• ridethisbike@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I’m confused on the lettuce etc… They DON’T lose a barrier when you wash them? This implies that the water is acting as the barrier?

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      1 year ago

      I don’t think lettuce has a barrier to lose. I don’t rinse cucumbers, squash, or melons and their skin is waxy like an apple.

      Cutting out the stem/separating all the leaves and rinsing and soaking for 5 or 10 minutes extends the lettuce life in the fridge by a week or more than just leaving it in the bag it came in.

      Same with strawberries, rinsing them when you get home (not soaking like lettuce) extends their fridge life.