Why would you expect tap water to kill bacteria?
You’re washing bugs and dirt off.
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Its also wash out bacteria.
The mechanical action of water running and wiping is what takes out 90% of germs and bacteria already. Soap is only responsible for that next 9%.
There's still 1% unless you autoclave it.
Tldr: You probably don't need soap for dishes if you wash them during initial rinse immediately after use and they aren't super gross.
You still want to wash and soap your hands cause 10% of cold germs is plenty.
Also quit licking your fingers to open the plastic bags for produce at the store you filthy fucks.
Username checks tf out.
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I don't think that salad bought in a store should have bugs and dirt on it, if you find them in your sink when you wash it you should change supermarket
EDIT: My bad, I was thinking about pre packaged salad, not like a whole head of lettuce, OP is correct and OOP should wash their lettuce better
They're definitely washed after being harvested, but as someone who has seen how it's stored between that and the store shelves, I'll give it a rinse every time.
You might be thinking of pre-packaged salad which, while already washed, can still contain bacteria. But if you’re buying plain lettuce, it’s absolutely not pre-washed.
Ah, you're right I was thinking about the pre packaged one, now all the people telling me they have found multiple bugs in their lettuce makes sense considering I would probably expect to find small bugs and dirt in a whole head of lettuce
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Bro people poop in the fields because they literally just don't have time to go back to the restroom in between shifts of picking
And I don't blame them in the slightest. They have a very hard job
So I don't know about you but I will always be washing any produce that I buy at the grocery store as soon as I bring it in my house
we're not far off from grocery store workers having to do the same
Used to work at a supermarket. We would hide the poop behind the cheese section so it wouldn't stink
Lettuce grows in a bundle of very tightly packed leaves. At no part in the growing - transport - shelving - selling chain can anyone be expected to thoroughly wash between the leaves, especially near the root. Rinse your veggies before using.
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Bugs mean fresh and no pesticides!
BUGS GOOD!
It’s like finding soil on your tubers. It’s better to have to wash it off.
Also, unwashed potatoes will last longer, as water causes fungus and bacteria to grow.
I don't know where you live but I'm in Australia and I also lived in South America and I've seen plenty of dirt, caterpillars, aphids and flies too many times on my lettuce, harvested from different sources, seasons, and purchased from different supermarket chains and small grocer shops.
And it was never a problem for me. Where are you getting your sterile lettuce from, so I make sure I don't?
Even pre packaged, check the package to confirm if you need to clean it or not
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the belief that a quick 3 second rinse will kill off bacteria seems to be consistent with the ways that most people try to wash their hands
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Who rinses things to remove bacteria? I just want to remove dirt.
We tell ourselves these lies, as we fear the truth.
Only because you don't like the color, or maybe the texture of dirt? We wash off dirt because it's dirty, and dirty things aren't good for us (because of bacteria...).
Eating a little bit of dirt probably won't hurt you, but it is unpleasant.
Also because gritty lettuce makes a salad I don't eat. Spinach is the worst . . . plus it seems to have Listeria from time to time . . . 3.2 second wash minimum
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You wash because of the pesticides.
Also the bugs, fecal matter, and dirt that can be in the folds and pockets.
You wash it because of the ratlungworm that raw snail and slug can give you.
Oh fuuuuck. Nature is crazy 😬
Shit like this is why I don't believe there's a god
They've studied that and it doesn't get rid of pesticides.
To get rid of pesticides you need to immerse it in a baking soda solution for about 20 minutes.
They've studied it and you're wrong
The correct answer is 9/12 pesticides are removed by Simple rinsing with water. Detergents do not improve results compared to mechanical removal via rinsing for 30 seconds.
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Bodies are pretty OK with dietary bacteria. Same goes for dirt, bugs, and Will Arnett.
Is ... Is that Will Arnett?? Or am I missing the joke?? It doesn't look like him to me.
Oh damn, you’re right! I skimmed past thinking it was one of these lol
Yeah no idea who that is in OP
It's mark hoppus from blink-182
Ha bacteria! It's not the water you should be worried about.
It's the quart gallon of vodka I wash it down with each night, as I try to blot out my existence.
Fuck you bacteria (and my liver), I WIN!
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The level of idiocy needed to think that the reason you rinse it is to kill bacteria is disturbing to imagine.
Err, your immune system can cope with a bit of bacteria. But if you don't wash your salad and get a massive load into yourself, your body will deal with it by extorting everything in your stomach. E.g. you'll puke the entire night. You're welcome.
When you rinse salad with water you are not cleaning a significant amount of bacteria off it. You're getting soil and bugs.
Unless your salad is contaminated with something, not washing it will at worst be gritty and unpleasant. It won't make you ill. If it does, washing it will make no difference.
What do you even mean? Obviously, you are washing off all the bacteria that is in the soil and the bugs. It doesn't make it sterile, but rinsing makes the overall amout of bacteria significantly lower....
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if you don't wash your salad and get a massive load into yourself
Who spunks on a salad?
Men of culture (bacterial)
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Yeah I just don't like the feel of dirt grit and bugs in my teeth.
Yeah I wash my vegetables for grit. I don't even care that much about bugs, but even the slightest amount of grit is terrible.
I don't know if this is effective, my wife soak the veggies in baking powder/baking soda, I forgot which. She said it kills bugs. Who am I to argue.
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Here’s me raw dogging my salads.
There are customers visiting my company. I was washing my hand in the bathroom sink when one of them, after doing his business, put his left hand behind, opened the faucet with the right, wet his fingers, closed the faucet, and left. Disgusting piece of shit.
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It probably doesn’t do much, but I soak it in water with vinegar for 10 minutes.
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