How To Clean Berries

[pmbxeeq]

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

[jamesa]

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

[Thani]

I learned more from the comments than the actual video.

[Unforgivenn]

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

[debsidur]

I have never heard someone say wrong things, consecutively, all at once for an entire conversation.

[crawdoogie]

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.

[hyjayy]

Anything sounds amazing when it’s said confidently

[TravistheGREAT]

God forbid we develop an immune system.

[liftacar]

This guy is the perfect example of speaking incorrectly with confidence.

[zackbridgman]

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.

[atticfanatic]

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.

[rhdiaz]

Hey there pal?!! Whatever you think you cleaned off those berries is what's keeping me and mines healthy!!!

[jasonluera]

This guys immune system can't handle going out to check the mail.

[dhadbaoui]

Strawberries have a natural anti fungal chemical on them. Wash just prior to eating. All those little particles in the bowl are strawberry seeds.

[gusthebus]

When I get home from the grocery, first thing I do.. is order a pizza…. 😊

[mrob]

Once in a while Bobby goes “a little over the top”…Not often, but sometimes…And this is one of those times.

[eily_b]

Don't wash your berries unless you are about to eat it. You will never get them dry enough to not starting to rot right away

[silverdoe]

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.

[bradcarby]

I just put them all in a bowl with ice cream and shorten the whole process dramatically.

[clashfan]

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.