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The most dangerous product in a typical kitchen is lettuce. Bon appetit.
by cyberax 2y ago
The most dangerous product in a typical kitchen is lettuce. Bon appetit.
- bitcoin_anon 2y agoWhat if you grew it yourself?
- OutOfHere 2y agoIt's fine if you wash it well, which restaurants and salad bars almost never do. Same for raw spinach. Also, ensure that surfaces and hands are sanitary.
- cyberax 2y agoWashing produce with water doesn't help much: https://www.consumerreports.org/e-coli/washing-greens-protect-e-coli/ https://www.consumerreports.org/e-coli/washing-greens-protec... It can reduce the bacterial load, but it won't eliminate it. You need to wash things at least with soap to make an impact on bacteria, but who does that?
- OutOfHere 2y agoRaw spinach too, a very close second.
- JadeNB 2y ago> The most dangerous product in a typical kitchen is lettuce. Bon appetit. What is the quantitative definition of "dangerous?"
- cyberax 2y agoThe chances of dying from food poisoning after eating it, if it's used in a normal fashion. Lettuce is usually eaten raw and uncooked, and it can't really be washed thoroughly. It's also a leafy green that grows directly out of the ground, so it has the greatest chance to be contaminated by ...erm... organic fertilizers, rodent poop, and other sources of bacteria.