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What does WASH BEFORE USE mean to you?

B3B3 Posts: 27,505
Rinse under the tap?
Milton or similar?
Washing up liquid?
What?
 How long? 
What if you don't?
In London. Keen but lazy.
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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    depends if it's a Duvet Cover or a potato. 
    Devon.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    edited November 2021
    Vegetables
    I've seen it on frying pans and I get it..season the pan and get rid of whatever stops it rusting.
    I want to know what you need to do with supermarket vegetables
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    I'd only wash them if they were dirty ( as Jersey Royals often are ) Normally I don't bother to wash, or peel stuff like carrots, parsnips, potatoes etc
    Devon.
  • If it's veg from a SM, then the first one - rinse the pesticides off under flowing cold water. ;)
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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    If it's going in the oven, or boiling water, I reckon that's good enough
    Devon.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    @Hostafan1.  I've seen instructions on duvet covers and the like  - wash before use. Who does that? Who apart from me reads instructions about what to do with a duvet cover.😐
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    edited November 2021
    B3 said:
    @Hostafan1.  I've seen instructions on duvet covers and the like  - wash before use. Who does that? Who apart from me reads instructions about what to do with a duvet cover.😐
    perhaps some part of the process may leave some residue to which some folk are allergic?
    Devon.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    edited November 2021
    Enjoying the banter. Please continue😏
    But this is a serious question.
    Bung some grapes or tomatoes or whatever in the colander and flush under the tap. Is that enough?
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • HeliosHelios Posts: 232
    edited November 2021
    @B3 I do! Just so I have an ideal opportunity to have a whinge if they shrink even though I’ve followed instructions.
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