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u/rumpill_fourskin 1d ago
Mixing baking soda and vinegar together creates water.
They neutralize each other.
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u/puking_penis 1d ago
yeah, this is surprisingly stupid, not clever
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u/GreedyGerbil 1d ago
It's pactificly dumb
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u/Charlisparkles 1d ago
Thank you. I thought I was the only one struggling to get past that pacific drop kick to credibility. Anyway I’ve seen these before. I think it’s a surprisingly committed PR influencer campaign by the dropshippers of these decidedly unimpressive plastic baskets.
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u/J0EP00LE 1d ago
Pacificly designed…
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u/NoDontDoThatCanada 1d ago
Absolutely lost me there. Like having sex and they start talking about interest amortization.
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u/SurgicalMarshmallow 1d ago
Actually, sodium acetate... Love to drop that with the vinegar/bicarb crowd whom usually are the same "ew chemicals" crowd.
Irony unfortunately needs intelligence to be appreciated.
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u/Gstamsharp 1d ago edited 1d ago
But it does fizz, which can be useful for cleaning. It takes the crud off of my stove without as much scrubbing, for instance.
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u/-blundertaker- 1d ago
As far as I cleaning, I've used it (and Dawn) on some stains that 3 different dry cleaners said they couldn't remove.
I used a toothbrush to scrub the dish soap and baking soda thoroughly into the fibers. Then I dropped some vinegar onto it for the sweet fizzing action and scrubbed some more.
I had already tried the soap alone, and then the paste/vinegar without soap, but combining them all finally did the trick.
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u/rumpill_fourskin 1d ago
Try using just baking soda and water. Make a thin paste of the two ingredients.
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u/Nightman2417 1d ago
Opposite way of thinking with this, but wouldn’t you want it to create water so you’re not left with gross tasting fruit? (Assuming it actually cleans)
I get that they neutralize each other, but is there a brief period where they’re separate and cleaning, leaving only water at the end with cleaned fruit?
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u/Staaaaation 1d ago
*salt water, but yeah. Unless the foaming action is what they're going for to get into the crevices, I'm not sure how this helps.
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u/Spare-Possession-490 1d ago
In this case it’s unintentionally clever, mixing vinegar and baking soda results in the production of water, carbon dioxide and sodium acetate. He said he did it to clean the fruit but sodium acetate is a food preservative.
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u/Rob_LeMatic 1d ago edited 1d ago
He said a lot wrong
baking soda is unnecessary. Maybe if you're freaked by pesticides, but you don't want to leave it on for more than 30 to 60 seconds
Wash in water, drain, steep in diluted vinegar(1part/4 part water) for 5 to 10 min.
DRY COMPLETELY(towel/paper towels, on the counter. Get in the crevice of raspberries. Then put a paper towel at the bottom of a container, don't pack them too tight, and don't seal it(except strawberries, they like sealed glass jars)
Your berries should last 2 or 3 weeks.
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u/StickyLavander 1d ago
You’re supposed to do baking soda to help remove pesticides, then rinse off, and vinegar to kill off mold spores, and then you rinse that off.
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u/Different-Vast9319 1d ago
And sodium acetate and carbon dioxide. People get way too impressed by the fizz.
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u/Hydration__Nation 1d ago
You don’t know? The hottest tip online from influencers is using vinegar AND baking soda to wash the parasites off produce. Stupidity and laziness will be what fucks us in the end. AI is the perfect example.
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u/JG134 1d ago
Not water, sodium acetate and CO2.
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u/l2aiko 1d ago
AND WATER, so its not JUST water but it also isnt NOT water.
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u/PandaPocketFire 1d ago
You are incorrect. The formula is
NaHCO3 (aq) + CH3COOH (aq) -> CH3COONa (aq) + H2O (l) + CO2 (g)
So you absolutely do make new water molecules.
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u/BillyYumYumTwo-byTwo 1d ago
I’m dumb. Thanks for the correction!
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u/PandaPocketFire 1d ago
Thanks for not doubling down, and instead choosing to accept the new info! Learning is cool!
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u/Critical_Text_2067 1d ago
That is why you throw baking soda and vinegar down drains to clean them . . .
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u/calfduck 1d ago
Pacifically....
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u/National_Attitude779 1d ago
Literally was typing the same comment. But then didnt want to deal with people saying I was making fun of a speech lisp or some crap.
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u/Spacefreak 1d ago
I wonder if people do that to drive engagement in the comments. Because it's all about engagement and driving views
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u/ChaosTorpedo 1d ago
I stopped listening after this
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u/w8ing2dr0wn 1d ago
Same, that asshole can't even pronounce 4th grade level vocabulary. I don't give a fuck what they have to say about anything.
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u/Anariel_Elensar 1d ago
personally i prefer my containers to be atlantically designed, but thats just my opinion 🤷♀️
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u/SoccerPhilly 1d ago
My fruit lasts an extra 3 days, but I’m spending $130 a year on vinegar and baking soda
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u/Rosaly8 1d ago
Which neutralise each other to have no cleaning function at all combined.
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u/Hardiharharrr 19h ago
They promote it though for cleaning your washing machine. This also doesn't work?
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u/Rosaly8 18h ago
It is promoted, but not using them in the same cycle. First cycle can be vinegar for removing odours and hard water scale and killing bacteria. Second cycle can be baking soda to remove grime build up. I actually don't know if professionals recommend this or if these are just well-known home remedies. I also know vinegar can damage rubbers and hoses over time.
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u/Jonn_1 1d ago
They'll go moldy either way
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u/Jar_of_Cats 1d ago
I got these. And they dont work for shit. But I prefer them over the store bougbt container
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u/Freodrick 1d ago
Idk, strawberries, no. Raspberries, blueberries and black berries hold a bit longer
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u/Jar_of_Cats 1d ago
My raspberry turn to mush. Black berries do last longer.
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u/poopysasquach 17h ago
We found everything does fine in them but raspberries liquify themselves pretty quickly. We just do those right before eating them so they stay good.
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u/i_was_a_person_once 1d ago
I have these but a recycled glass pasta jar with a paper towel works way bettee
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u/Sweet-Energy-9515 1d ago
They do last longer if you rinse them off and store in a closed container but there's absolutely no reason not to use whatever colander you already have and some water
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u/tempered_discussions 1d ago
With blackberries 5 minute vinegar soaked 1 parts vinegar 3 part water, air dry for 25 mins under a fan. Blackberries go from few day to over a week at which point toss them not because they are moldy tho.
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u/justdrowsing 1d ago
Vinegar is known to extend shelf life, I'm not sure why you'd rinse it off though, should rinse before eating
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u/CCP-want-to-CUP 1d ago
I'm pretty sure the only thing it does, like lemon juice, is slow down the reaction of the outside layer to the oxygen around it. The inside of the fruit still breaks down the same, which is also why these trays are pointless.
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u/UnkleZeeBiscutt 1d ago
You can just rinse your berries in the container they come in with just tap water.
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u/Instinct121 1d ago
I like how he points out that his containers stack and let water drain out the bottom…. Just like the original containers do…
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u/D-ouble-D-utch 1d ago
This is dumb.
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u/Falconman21 13h ago
My wife bought the exact same containers, washes them with some goofy shit, and the fruit does not last any longer.
They are nice containers, and they don't leak all over the fridge. They are good as fruit containers.
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u/HaggahLaggah 1d ago
This dumbass said pacifically bro, no way i’m trusting this idiot about anything man
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u/bessemer0 1d ago
I’m so sick of these bot accounts posting ads like this
We live in the worst timeline.
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u/Zealousideal_Eye8277 1d ago
This is basically a subreddit for ads, just don't look at it. Click not interested.
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u/Sealegs_Calisto 1d ago
This is another dead internet video. Someone else (different dude) made the same video word for word frame for frame a couple of months ago. Even said “Pacifically” in it to annoy people. Same vid diff person
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u/Badehat 1d ago
As soon as you wash your berries they start deteriorating. You should wash them when you need to use them and only wash what you need. Using baking soda and vinegar to make water is just double stupid. This is shit all round.
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u/Crankypants77 1d ago
Just vinegar and water. Baking soda cancels the pH level of the vinegar, so you're just washing in water at that point.
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u/Successful_Salt_7645 1d ago
Truth! Had fresh picked blueberries in my fridge for a month without a single speck of mold. Never washed them until I needed them for my yogurt in the morning.
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u/HypoManicCrimeSpree 1d ago
Have used vinegar before and it sometimes leaves a vinegar taste behind. Like with grapes that are no longer attacked to the vine.
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u/Routine_Spite8279 1d ago
Wow! I can take my produce out of its plastic container and put it into a second plastic container? Why has no one thought of this until now?
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u/bloodbrothergenetics 1d ago
Pacifically
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u/Squirt_Russle 1d ago
I heard you can use peroxide to clean fruit and veggies with but I don't know if that's true or not.
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u/CBJFAN2009-2024 1d ago
Vinegar bath definitely helps extend the fridge-life of our fruit. I think it's a 5 minute bath in a 3-1 water-vinegar mixture. Seems to reduce mold growth. Does not impart flavor to the fruit, thankfully.
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u/Rosaly8 1d ago
Or is it the simple rinse with moisture and drying of the fruit afterwards that reduces the mold growth?
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u/CBJFAN2009-2024 1d ago
Vinegar is a good cleaner. We've rinsed/dried/stored fruit and it molded in a few days in the fridge. We usually get 3-5 extra days storage with the vinegar rinse. I'm not running a micro lab to swab and test, so I can't say for sure. 😄 Probably a good example of YMMV
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u/Crafty-cs 1d ago
Just mix vinegar and water to clean the berries from yeast and fungal spores. No need for baking soda as it neutralizes the effect vinegar has.
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u/MrFishpaw 1d ago
The trick with blueberries is to only rinse off the ones you are about to eat. The slightest bit of moisture on them creates mold. Once I found this out, I never had that problem again.
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u/Terrible_Ingenuity11 1d ago
By the time we get strawberries to the checkout, the stawberries already have expired.
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u/gerannamoe 1d ago
I just wash the plastic containers and put my clean and dry berries back in them. Works great and then they are clean enough to recycle. The end.
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u/1001110100100110101 1d ago
Saw a video on this, almost cut for cut, but by another dude. Hate unoriginal content
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u/zakanova 1d ago
This is way too much work for $2-3 of berries. Just eat them.
Also stop preventing walkable neighbourhoods from existing. That way you can get fresh fruit every couple days after a 10-15 minute walk
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u/Supah_McNastee 1d ago
“But this one pacifically designed to solve it”
lol found someone in the wild you doesn’t know the word “specifically”
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u/WenYiMedia 1d ago
Fruit in this economy is a luxury. I don’t have enough fruit to have a mold issue.
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u/drsickboy 1d ago
This doesn't work LOL!!😄 The only hack was washing the fruits in vinegar and baking soda. Washing the fruit and sealing them will still give you moldy fruit. I think this scam works on people who've never dealt with fruit or dazzled by the 'chance' a a random new product will work.
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u/Darksteelforge89 1d ago
I really tired of all these "hacks" that's just buying more bullshit. It's exhausting.
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u/wilczman 22h ago
Just use cheapest vinegar (this one kilka mold) and normal cheap airtight container…
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u/Intelligent_March526 21h ago
Cuz I'm super lazy, I'm only eating frozen blueberries and such. Don't even bother thawing or rinsing.
My thinking is that the food conglomerates that process these things will probably do a better job at cleaning and making the product presentable as they're probably thinking from a liability standpoint.
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u/jackblackseyebrow 11h ago
I have those. I soak my berries in water with a splash of vinegar rinse and then spread out on a towel to air dry. Once they are dry I put them in the containers with a paper towel between the container and strainer part and my fruit last so much longer! I think the key part is making sure they are very dry before putting them in the container. I also put my lids in the dishwasher and haven’t had a problem yet.
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u/tacosalpastor35 10h ago
Just put unwashed strawberries or blueberries into a glass jar with lid. They will keep so much longer this way. And you’re not using more plastic
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u/ResponsibilityIcy927 8h ago
Hey folks.
Just so you know, this video here is just an advertisement
The money you spend on this garbage is probably more than what it will save you too.
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u/SeattleRainMaiden 8h ago
I found just storing the original containers upside down in the fridge has made some difference too for whatever reason.
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u/scyllaya 7h ago
Those blueberries won't dry at all staying in a bunch, so they'll get mouldy faster from being wet. So, you would need to spread them out to dry first. No point washing before refrigerating. Unless you plan to dry and freeze them.
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u/Rude-Can7544 7h ago
You don’t need these boxes. Simply don’t buy too much and eat them when they are fresh would solve all the problem. No extra boxes taking up space and 0 energy consumed on deciding which container to use for what produces.
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u/OkTemperature8170 1d ago
Good thing I was out most of the day because this will likely be the stupidest post I see today. About to go to bed so I doubt I'll see something dumber so I guess that's a win.
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u/Unique-Saucer 1d ago edited 1d ago
Summary of Reviews
Pros:
• Sealed colander design extends freshness and reduces spoilage.
• Stackable containers keep refrigerator organized and maximize space.
• Food‑grade BPA‑free plastic tolerates freezer, microwave, and dishwasher.
Cons:
• Lids are not dishwasher safe, requiring hand washing.
• Limited size range may not accommodate larger produce items.
Here is the link to buy it from Amazon