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- Wash berries properly
- Do you ever wash berries or not?
- The right order makes the difference
- Wash berries properly and store in a refrigerator
- Tips
Berries should only be washed when needed
Wash berries properly
In addition to apples, cherries and pears, delicious berries can also provide fresh fruit from your own garden or from nature. Since there are various myths and falsehoods for the right washing of berries, it is worth taking a quick look at the facts about carefree berry enjoyment.
Do you ever wash berries or not?
The washing of mature berries such as raspberries and strawberries can dilute their taste, as the protective shell of these fruits is extremely thin and fruit juice can easily escape. However, washing should be completely avoided only if it is not fruit picked in nature such as wild blueberries, which could potentially pose a risk of infection with the fox tapeworm. Even with berries from their own garden, washing before consumption may be advisable if residues of spray or fertilizer may adhere to the fruit. If this is not the case, the berries can also be freshly harvested without prior washing. When harvesting, you should also make sure that mushy or already moldy specimens do not even land in the harvesting basket. So you can sometimes preserve the flawless berries before the need for cleaning before consumption or further processing.
The right order makes the difference
Basically, almost all types of berries have relatively short fruit after harvesting. In the fridge, berries can be stored for a few days at a maximum, when freezing, consistency changes of the fruits must be accepted. If the currants, strawberries, raspberries or even other berries are not really contaminated, they should first be put into the fridge unwashed and washed only before consumption. Strawberries are first stored together with stalks, while currants can be stored as if picked as grapes. Only after washing the strawberries are then cleaned or the currants picked apart.
Wash berries properly and store in a refrigerator
So that the sensitive fruits do not get muddy, they should never be shed under a hard jet of water. Better place the berries in a fine-meshed colander and lower them into a bowl filled with cold water. After about a minute of gentle panning in the water, the fruits can be lifted out and placed to drain off kitchen crepe. As a cleaning agent, small amounts of lemon juice or vinegar may be added to the water as needed and the procedure may be supplemented with a wash of clear water. When stored in the refrigerator, the berries should be stored as possible, taking into account the following factors:
Tips
In order to protect sensitive fruits such as raspberries and blackberries from impurities, it is advisable to tie up these plants by means of a climbing aid. The fruits can then be harvested far more conveniently and are best protected against contamination.