Is This the Best Way to Wash an Apple?

A day or two after I read this, was watching a food show. They were making caramel apples. Their method for cleaning apples was plain, hot water.

I doubt if the chlorine bath at harvest is geared to pesticide removal. It seems to be targeted toward reduction of bacteria, yeast and molds. This makes sense as with the number of apples (1-2 thousand) in a bin a grower does not want anything spreading within the tight confines of an apple bin.

When we were kids we ate vegetables right out of the garden (tomatoes, steawberries, carrots, we wiped the dirt off!) and never got sick. I still eat tomatoes right off the vine.
Melons I wash with Dawn before cutting. They now come with a sticker stating to wash first. Find what works for you.🙂

Whether organic or regular (but usually organic) I scrub them with baking soda paste. All produce is dirty from handling. If I think there is a wax coating, I use a small drop of Dawn dish soap, and the baking sod with a bit of water to make a paste, and scrub apple. then repeat just with baking soda. Note that if I do this food tastes much better. Water is not enough. would you think of washing your hands with just water? Never. Need an emulsifier and something rough to get thru the grit, break down the pesticides and wax and then remove the grime from the surface of the fruit or veggie. I do this will all whole veggies that have a skin: stone fruit, pears, apples, oranges, etc; potatoes, summer and winter squash, carrots, and other root veggies. for lettuces, grapes and other small and odd shaped produce I make a water, baking sod and vinegar solution. Put produce in, sprinkle over baking soda, sprinkle with vinegar (I store in ole wine bottle with pour spout so that i can drizzle vinegar over baking soda) Add small amount of water, swish around in solution, fill bowl with water and swish some more. Drain, and rinse. You will note that the first wash with solution the water feels a bit slimy. the second should feel clean. If not, rinse a second time with clear water. Everything tastes better when I do the, even preached field greens and lettuces. I think the only thing I don't do this way are onions and mushrooms. Mushroooms are grown in soil dark underground. I soak those in warm water to loosen dirt, and drain and rinse 2-3 times until water is clean. this sounds like a lot of work but I have been doing this or about 15 years, It is second nature. Washing everything makes the final product taste so much better. Organic and conventional. Happy Clean eating folks.

How much does it help to buy organic apples? ;o)

Tap water and dry them off. Same procedure for over 50 years.