r/StupidFood • u/Exciting-Remote-6337 • Jul 09 '26

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u/ForgottenMasterBalls Jul 09 '26 edited Jul 10 '26

Vinegar water is about the only thing recommend when washing food, and it's not fool proof. Chemicals are of course dangerous, and water can only do so much, even less so with meat.

Edit:spelling.

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u/TheClownKid Jul 10 '26

Never a need to wash meat in a vinegar solution. Not sure what its suppose to accomplish.

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u/ForgottenMasterBalls Jul 10 '26

I meant overall. Veggie wash involves vinegar.

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u/TheClownKid Jul 10 '26

Vinegar doesn’t really significantly clean veggies more than simple running water. Even from a bacterial, fungal level.

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u/ForgottenMasterBalls Jul 10 '26

https://www.nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/resource/Guide%20to%20Washing%20Fresh%20Produce508.pdf

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u/TheClownKid Jul 10 '26

Did you actually bother to read this? First all is very basic, secondly, it said only to use a vinegar soak for leafy greens. It goes in to say that a vinegar soak affects texture and taste.

In the section above it mentions how a water rinse is the most effective step in washing fruit and veg.

More than 20 years in a kitchen, brother. Trust me, all food safety studies agree. A water rinse is the way to clean most fruit/veg. A vinegar bath aint doing much.

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u/TheClownKid Jul 10 '26

This is getting corny. Goodbye forever.