Ok. Two things: 1) that’s not residue in the water, they’re called achenes and they are the true fruit of strawberries. 2) bacteria and more importantly fungus will grow back onto the surface of the fruit almost immediately because they’re in the air. The real reason to wash produce is to remove pesticides and any wax that are added to help preservation during transport
That’s what I was thinking for number 2. Also this is probably a stupid question but does it make a difference if you wash the fruit in tap water knowing there may be fluoride in it?
As a farmers market vendor do not wash your fruit until you are ready to consume them. I’ve worked for the farm for 6 years and the business has been going for 29. We tell our customers exactly not to wash their fruits until they’re ready to consume and they always tell us that we’ve helped them make their fruit last longer. Also a tip we tell them is to put them in a tuber ware container and place paper towels over the fruits to make them last slightly longer. So do with this information as you will
Raspberries definitely go bad faster if you wash them and store them. Don't rinse Raspberries until your ready to eat them. Save your vinegar and your time lol
Wife actually rinses them the same day she buys them - and then by the third day, she's already consumed them. So, yeah, this is probably for people who eat the stuff nearly right away.
Blueberry farmer here. Nothing wrong with washing your berries but fresh berries will keep for 3 weeks easily. However by the time you get them they are probably 2 weeks old if bought out of the USA. The waxy haze you see on blueberries is there to protect them from the sun and drying out. The more of it you see on the fruit the less handled they were during processing. Most importantly for shelf life make sure they are dry before the fridge. And if freezing I would freeze them unwashed so they don’t stick together. Wash when you pull out of the freezer and it will help thaw them.
Oh you mean the PFAS pesticides on the strawberries which our taste buds can’t even detect but which cause c4nc3r and wreck our complicated system of hormones and… oh yeah, our immune system as well. It’s like telling someone to work out in a way that’s been known to cause injuries
Don’t wash your berries until you are ready to eat them or cook with them. Washing the berries bruises them and any extra water on berries will cause them to spoil faster. Blueberries have their own built-in protection via a waxy outer coating called a bloom, and raspberries are extremely delicate and susceptible to mold and bacteria from too much moisture and from bruising. With strawberries keep those little, frilly green calyxes and stems on your fresh strawberries when storing in the refrigerator. Having the calyxes and stems intact will protect the interior of your berries and prolong their shelf life. All berries stay their freshest when dry and cold, and any added moisture will soften the strawberries and encourage mold growth. So instead of washing all of your berries right when you get home from the store, wash them as you plan to eat or prepare them.
Used to pick a ton of warm strawberries on sunny summer days & eat them straight from the plant as a child. Nothing tastes better, especially not refrigerated or frozen.
Blackberries can contain maggots however, I always rinse in salty water, Gooseberries, strawberries, raspberries straight out of the garden are delicious.
@@YorkshireBusGuy you should definitely be washing your fruit what, maybe this is extreme but washing your fruits, especially store bought is a necessity
It’s not about your immune system😂. It’s about them blasting like two weeks longer than they normally do sometimes even longer. 🤦♀️😂 ever since I started doing this, my fruit doesn’t go bad so fast.
@@sierra6452yeah and bacteria is good for your immune system, without bacteria your immune system would be weak ASF, hence why he said he can't even go out to check the mail 😂
Don't rinse until you intend on eating. No matter how much you try to dry them after a dunk, they will still be wet, especially the inside of raspberries. Wet berries will be ruined berries in no time at all.
My mother was an avid gardener, we never washed anything until we were going to use or eat it. The one exception would be soaking greens in cold salted water to kill any possible worms or bugs on it. She always swore if made the fruit spoil faster if washed it first.
I miss the old days when we would just make videos of daily life now it's just ppl stealing each other's content and regurgitating some facts they just found out about
@@Bustermaniaxmy strawberrys last like a week and a half in the fridge, if I rinse them they're bad within 2-3 days.... I've only done this sort of vinegar dunk for berries I'm about to freeze
Our bodies can handle it ive never met anyone that died eating a dirty strawberry lol but idk i grew up with fresh food in my back yard since my dad grew up on a ranch and we just picked it wiped it off and ate it. Unless it was muddy then we washed it.
As a child, grandpa and I walked through the garden and he would pull a radish then shake it against his overalls then hand it to me...yummy! He and I would walk through the veggies and berries and my little tummy would be full by the time we were done!❤❤❤
@@binaryvoid0101the point of the story was to say they didn’t wash their fruit either, like a large amount of comments are stating. Also saying they didn’t wash it and they were/are just fine.
@@BIG_Z_69lol nothings stopping you from growing berries. I grow my own strawberries, raspberries, and many other fruits/veggies. Not like I have a big garden either. Only a few square feet. No pesticides or anything except compost and water.
I usually just wash them off with water and put them in a bowl in the fridge !! I’ve always done that , omg !!!!! I’m gonna get tape worms or something!!?
I have rinsed my fruit and berries with vinegar or baking soda. It does seem to help them last longer. But I put them in a container after rinse and throw a paper towel in with them and close the lid n put in frig. As kids, we picked wild berries off the bush. No rinse, no hand washing, and we never got sick😊
yeah but the bush wasn't treated with poisons to make more money and hurt people likely , God is good , the rulers of this world serve the devil , which , most still have a hard time to accept and believe this even though its literally , and I mean literally , right in your face pretty much everywhere you look and listen now
I always wash my berries in the dishwasher and adding a few drops of mercury to them is an absolute pro tip. The berries will stay fresh much longer than you think, or breathe.
I don't give a crap about normal microorganisms, I care about the pesticides, so I always wash the fruit under the tap before I eat it - it's the best I can do.
I do the same, wash it before eating. This excessive washing and cleaning some people do is just paranoia. COVID really made the simpletons deeply afraid of any kind of germs.
So many adults on here talking about how not doing this and eating fruit hasn't harmed them......dum azzes its for them to keep longer and not spoil not about making them safer ...MUPPETS
Worked at 3 4 diamond kitchens over a 26 year period .Chefs ONLY WASHED fruit just pror to use . Otherwise the will immediately start forming mold. I worked with hundreds of chefs,not one washed and then stored fruit .
Shrrr...this the reason why a lot a persons are SICK when they go on restos. Thank's i live on Canada et nous avons des ministères qui font régulièrement des visites de propreté dans le secteur alimentaire et restauration. Faut être de sales porcs pour ne pas laver ses fruits et légumes
Ce qui m'écoeure le plus ce sont ces personnes à l'épicerie qui se permettent d ouvrir les contenants et de goûter. Surtout les raisins. Les insectes chie sur les fruits et légumes.les employés qui ramassent ont peut être été aux toilettes chier on l'a diarer, l'hépatite A BC etc ... Il y a du spermes d'insectes et qui sait de la prise humaine et ces personnes vont vous lancer ceci c'est bon pour le système immunitaire. C'est surtout que vous montrer au monde présent à l'épicerie que vous êtes de vrais sales, et que sûrement après avoir été aux toilettes vous passez outre de laver vos mains. Ce n'est pas juste les trucs qui sont accrochés aux fruits qui se retrouvent au fond du bol mais des bactéries des petits vers mais c'est vrai ça renforce le système immunitaire toute cette merde sur les fruits et légumes. Vous pouvez aussi les laver avec eau et bicarbonate de soude. Rincer essuyer ça c'est pour les personnes comme moi qui lave ses mains et ses fruits et légumes
@@redlight3932 I have no idea. I’m just saying the point of the video was to wash off whatever makes them not last as long, nothing to do with germs/getting sick. Tbh, it works well for berries like strawberries/blueberries as long as they’re fully dried when stored. Haven’t had the same luck with raspberries. Don’t dry as well.
I use baking soda for all my berries. The trick is to make sure they’re completely dry and lined with paper towels before going back into the fridge. Also make sure you soak them long enough I use vinegar instead of baking soda for my grapes and cherries. The soda makes them too soft afterwards. I know many people say only wash what you’re going to eat but that doesn’t work for people like me with ADHD I do all my fruit as soon as I come home It removes all the pesticides
You know what I do right after getting home from the grocery store? I eat about half of the fruit that I just bought. I finish off the other half the next day. The fruit never gets soggy!
I am 68:: I have only rinsed my fruit with water. If I had to go thru this vinegar, soaking and rinsing process I would never buy fruit. I am not dead yet! I guess I’ll start now so I can live to 85!
@ranns2805, ma'am do you realize how many insects n dirt you hv digested for all these years, you should do it and add baking soda to that cleanse and you will see what he is speaking of. And if you drink cloves tea make sure to strain in cloth before drinking because the do make the cinnamon with rat hairs in it. If you don't believe me boil some cloves n even cinnamon sticks strain it and see how many eat hairs you find in it
It’s too keep fruit longer. My mom does it with our berries, extends their shelf life in the fridge a loooooong time. Otherwise the berries (especially the raspberries) grow mold really quickly.
My secret is immediately start eating the blueberries when I get home from store and then half way through realize I should probably rinse them off, so i do and then eat the rest of the blueberries.
Same, just buy what you're gonna eat, don't need to buy that many extra perishable food. You know, food can't go bad in your fridge if you actually eat it.
It's good to see this I've been doing this for years but I also use salt to sort of scrub them I figured that'll help me get any fertilizer or pesticides or additional residue off so I kind of gently scrub them and salt and then pour vinegar on them and then let them soak for 10 minutes and salt and vinegar then rinse them. Probably the same thing but maybe a little more cleansing
@@misspika9851Nope, freeze them. When berries are in season, I purchase as much as possible. Take straight out of the container and onto a baking sheet. Pop in freezer till rock solid. Then bag up and pop back in the freezer. Now you have fresh fruit year round. Have been doing this for 50 years.
I do this for grapes as well but with a tea spoon of baking soda and cold water. I don’t do it for bacteria but for pesticides. I also rub my apples with a little of baking soda.
Yes, it will remove the wax on cucumbers, apples etc. The pesticides go too as do any small insects that may have been trapped at harvest. I like to wipe them with a white towel afterwards to scare my roommate. 😂
Wash berries just before you eat them. They last longer if dry, and mold less. Do not cover them in the fridge or they will mold. Place in fridge where air moves freely over them. The hard plastic boxes they come in keep them fresh longest prior to washing. Strawberries are often the first to go bad (bigger, denser box).
@@JohnSmith-zs1bf you might be able to dry the strawberries and blueberries but the raspberries have the cavity and are bumpy, they hold the water no matter what. They will be mush in days. Wash as you need them
I subscribed to this channel. Took under 2 weeks, i became so paranoid about all the things this guy talks about. I realized he isnt living. Hes over the top. I feel for his family in a sense. Im more sensible now but i cant lose my mind over it.
@DashieNCheekie yah I get it. I started shopping a little differently. I was laughing to myself....his daughter comes home at 16 and says "she's pregnant" and had a snickers bar at lunch. It's not the teen pregnancy he'd worry about!
exactly e.g. blueberries are high in antioxidants and taste like ice cream when frozen. plus, specifically in blueberries case, you get more nutrients when they're frozen
I’ve been doing that process for years. It really works. We let them dry on the counter for a little bit throw them in the fridge and Ziploc baggies. They last 2-3 times longer.
Fun fact! This won't do anything but shorten the life span! :D True, a quick vinegar dip is good to clean them, but if you want them to last, you want to store them in an air tight jar. I put strawberries in a jar immediately after buying them and they lasted for so long with no signs of mold ever growing! Not to mention they stay fresh longer. Try it! :)
You should do a side-by-side comparison of two packages of strawberries that you bought the same day one where you leave it in the fridge and one where you disinfect the fruit and see just how much longer it lasts and make a video out of it.
I put my berries right away in a jar without washing and close with a lid. I had wild blueberries last 3 months (not on purposes, but it was a nice surprise). Wash them when you need to use them. I discovered this last year and still can't believe how magic this technique is.
They don’t taste like vinegar I’ve been doing this most of my life because my parents taught me this and they taste like normal strawberries you eat in restaurants or elsewhere.
Get a berry keeper. It's like a little plastic colander inside of a plastic dish with a lid on it. You rinse them off and dump them straight into those and it is like a miniature crisper and also gives the space for the water to get away from them
@@user-hv4hb6br6y I bought mine from fresh thyme farmers market and Whole Foods so I'm sure I paid quite a bit more...... I got a check and see what they have at the Dollar Tree in comparison. I've had mine for years and they're like new and I repurchased them for gifts for other people on more than one occasion
@@user-hv4hb6br6y I thought I responded to this, I'll have to go to Dollar Tree and see what they have! I got some kind of expensive ones that have lasted for years and still look relatively new from Fresh Thyme Farmers Market. I have a purple and a green one and I've also seen them at Whole Foods. I have repurchased the identical ones several times to give as gifts because people have come over and loved mine when we're having salads or something and I bring out the berries that I had prepared
I was thinking the same thing! I thought he was going to make a fruit taco of some sort, that was the only reason I wanted to watch the video to see what was going to turn out! 😅
I grew up in a small country town. We picked wild plums, blackberries, cucumbers etc. As kids and wiped them on our clothing and then we ate em! Sometimes we washed our hands, sometimes not. Lol. We were fine. I talked to my doctor about this and he said our bodies had built defense that protected us. We played barefoot, all day long outside. Most kids now are "inside kids", have no built-up defense against viruses etc.
I lived in New Zealand and got food poisoning and was laughed at by nurses when asking for medicine. I learned quickly in New Zealand how weak our immune systems are from being pumped with meds in the states. I have opted to leave America for good and its been 8 years. I now only get sick once every 2-3 years. Its amazing
Yeah, well we got worms, but the country folk had a remedy for that to. A small piece of chewing tobacco they had you swallow and it killed worms if you had them. Old remedies worked. You might not like them but you didn't get sick either. Lol
rookie mistake. your freezer is actually a breeding ground for many different types of ice goblins. if you pay close attention you’ll notice small amounts of them go missing over time
His heart is in the right place. I have rinsed mine and was surprised at the dirt which came off of them. We had a farm and picked strawberries to sell. We separated the culls as we picked and sometimes we just eat a few as we were picking. Never washed them and we never sprayed nor put anything extra on them.
I always take my strawberries out pack & put them in a big rectangular Tupperware bowl lined w/ paper towels. If paper towels start getting too moist feeling over time, I will change them out to fresh ones. Moisture is definitely the enemy to keeping fruits fresher longer. My son has autism & strawberries are one of the things he will eat so I buy A LOT of them & I mean A LOT. He has strawberries w/ every meal.
Mmm buy fruit wrapped IN PLASTIC and also store it IN PLASTIC. sounds. So healthy. Maybe those grocery chain berries you purchase will counteract the cancer from all that plastic?
@Sunshine Lindsay It would be lovely if the infrastructure of the US allowed for more farmers markets that were easily accessible to all. As it is, there are still food deserts where people can't even get basic necessities, much less go an extra hour to pick up fruit and veg that's not been pre-packaged and shipped to your area.
Yeah, I hate that there is so much plastic being used for all kinds of items not just strawberries & other fruits. I recycle all of the plastic I can but when the plastic goes to the recycling factory not all of it is actually recycled. Only a portion of it is actually recycled & reused. I wish companies would use more earth friendly materials like bamboo. Bamboo grows very fast so it’s definitely a realistic option. One thing that doesn’t go to waste in this household is food. Anything that is still edible we give to the raccoons & possum that live near our house & squirrels & birds get fruit peeling or nuts when I have them.
@@Teenywing also the plastic bowl I put them in gets reused over & over. I’m fairly certain you consume plastic as well. Plastic is basically in almost everything & is used to make many things you wouldn’t guess had plastic in them. The device you’re using right now is made of plastic. When you buy food & produce from store what material are they in?
I wash mine just like that but instead of vinegar I use baking soda. Dry them on paper towels and store them in the fridge inside a pasta colander covered with a paper towel. No more problems with moldy or spoiled berries.
I do. Sometimes I'm too greedy and buy too much fresh stuff, including berries and eat them in the wrong order. Curse of living alone, there's only one mouth to consume shit.
Ima guy that never put fruit in fridge or freezer call me old fashion whateva. There a plenty of variety of fresh ones with great deals if you have your priorities straight
I wash fruit in baking soda for 1 -2 min only. Great for removing pesticides. Once dry, store in fridge in a paper towel lined container and keep it open. Fruits last a good week.
Microbes on the surface are important to keep the fruit fresh. When you wipe them all off, the slate is clean, meaning any single microbe can totally dominate the surface. With the original set of microbes, they’re all keeping each other in check. Only rinse them when you’re ready to eat them. If you wanna do vinegar, go ahead, but it might taste worse, and you’re probably not saving yourself from any harmful microbes.
that's ridiculous. Contamination of fruit and vegetable in the food supply by e coli and salmonella is a problem in America. you're supposed to wash your food before eating it. 🙄
@@Gongall do you not know how many cases of salmonella and e coli get reported on the news due to contamination. why would you defer your safety to someone else by not simply washing your food
@@Gongall they’re thoroughly rinsed to get out dirt and bugs and so on. Bags with fresh salad is different, though, but any produce sold in open containers are, as far as I know, only rinsed. The fresh bagged salads even says “washed, ready to eat”, or something to that effect. Those are indeed disinfected before packing.
I’ve been “washing” fruit, berries and vegetables under tap water all my life and I haven’t gotten any sick or ill symptoms of eating it so I’m probably going to continue doing what I’m doing. My grandfather is 89 (turns 90 this year) and he’s been eating his favorite berries all these years without even washing them at all
@@DeadPiixxelI’m not deleting anything, deleting a comment is like censoring. I was wrong in my comment and I was honest and told the guy I’m sorry for my mistake. Don’t delete comments because you are wrong, be honest about your mistakes and let it stay. Edit: I see I commented with my wrong account lol, again sorry about mistake number 2 and I’m so sorry for not deleting my comment 🤡
Just rinse the berries, store in a mason jar or other air tight glass container and refrigerate. Its surprising how long they stay fresh. We went on vacation, came back over 2 weeks later and the strawberries and blueberries (no raspberries) were still delicious.
@@cherokee1298 your welcome! Also, just in case you don't know know the tin foil trick, wrapping produce like celery and lettuce in aluminum foil make them keep so mych longer. Im not proud of this, but i think my record is about 2 months for some romaine lettuce that got pushed to the back of the fridge and forgotten. I almost threw it out without even looking, i was sure whatever was in that foil had to be nasty. I couldn't believe it was still edible. I almost wrapped it up and stuck it back in the fridge for science 😆
You have no idea the amount of chemicals on american/ canadian fruits and the dangers they pose to our health. Did you know lots of american food is banned in europe?
As for those of us who are busy, you can just put your fruit into a glass jar and rinse it off when you are ready to eat. Glass increases the shelf life
I rinse berries with just water and put the small berries in a ceramic berry basket. It has holes in it so the moisture is not contained. The bigger berries like strawberries or berries with smooth outer like goldenberreis I put in a small bowl with no lid. They never go moldy when I do this.
Agree 100%. I put them in a container in the fridge unwashed immediately when I get home. I don't wash them until I'm ready to eat them. They last much longer if you don't rinse them until you're ready to eat them.
One of my favorite childhood memories was picking blackberries every morning when we visited my grandmother for a couple weeks every summer in Vermont. My great aunt - her sister - lived down the road and she grew raspberries, so there was plenty of jam & pies! Also lots of scratched and juice-stained limbs!
