This can be a sweet hack.
A Detroit food truck owner is sharing the “best” approach to wash berries to rid them of mold and pesticides.
“This can be a must-learn, especially if you might have kids at home,” Mike Nassar, co-owner and executive chef at Detroit 75 Kitchen, declares in his November TikTok, which has soaked up 84,000 views.
Within the 26-second clip, he adds a cap stuffed with white vinegar right into a bowl of cold water and soaks the berries in the answer for about quarter-hour.
He gives the berries a fast rinse and lays them out on a towel to dry. Once they’re dry, he adds them back into the container they got here in.
Southern Living recently noted that berries are vulnerable to mold because they’ve thin skins and are stuffed with moisture.
The outlet suggests soaking berries for five to 10 minutes in a combination of three cups water and 1 cup white vinegar.
Southern Living recommends keeping several types of berries separate because some ripen faster than others and trashing ones which are overripe or moldy already.
For its part, EatingWell prefers a 4:1 ratio of cold water to vinegar and a 5-minute soak.
“It’s not exactly that vinegar itself extends the lifetime of berries,” Sean Brady Kenniff, EatingWell’s senior digital food editor, explained in a blog post last 12 months.
“It’s the incontrovertible fact that vinegar is so acidic that it kills or inhibits the expansion of loads of the bacteria and fungus, including mold, which will grow on berries, which makes the fruit last more,” he added.
EatingWell also advises drying the berries thoroughly — think about using a salad spinner — and lining the container that holds them with a cloth or paper towel to soak up excess moisture.
Nassar’s followers thanked him for the video and peppered him with follow-up questions.
“My raspberries at all times find yourself mush with this process. Even after I set them out to dry. What am I doing fallacious??” one commenter complained.
“Try soaking them for less time — start with 7-10 minutes,” Nassar responded.
When one TikToker asked about vinegar allergies, Nassar suggested using baking soda as an alternative.
The Post reached out to Nassar for comment.
This can be a sweet hack.
A Detroit food truck owner is sharing the “best” approach to wash berries to rid them of mold and pesticides.
“This can be a must-learn, especially if you might have kids at home,” Mike Nassar, co-owner and executive chef at Detroit 75 Kitchen, declares in his November TikTok, which has soaked up 84,000 views.
Within the 26-second clip, he adds a cap stuffed with white vinegar right into a bowl of cold water and soaks the berries in the answer for about quarter-hour.
He gives the berries a fast rinse and lays them out on a towel to dry. Once they’re dry, he adds them back into the container they got here in.
Southern Living recently noted that berries are vulnerable to mold because they’ve thin skins and are stuffed with moisture.
The outlet suggests soaking berries for five to 10 minutes in a combination of three cups water and 1 cup white vinegar.
Southern Living recommends keeping several types of berries separate because some ripen faster than others and trashing ones which are overripe or moldy already.
For its part, EatingWell prefers a 4:1 ratio of cold water to vinegar and a 5-minute soak.
“It’s not exactly that vinegar itself extends the lifetime of berries,” Sean Brady Kenniff, EatingWell’s senior digital food editor, explained in a blog post last 12 months.
“It’s the incontrovertible fact that vinegar is so acidic that it kills or inhibits the expansion of loads of the bacteria and fungus, including mold, which will grow on berries, which makes the fruit last more,” he added.
EatingWell also advises drying the berries thoroughly — think about using a salad spinner — and lining the container that holds them with a cloth or paper towel to soak up excess moisture.
Nassar’s followers thanked him for the video and peppered him with follow-up questions.
“My raspberries at all times find yourself mush with this process. Even after I set them out to dry. What am I doing fallacious??” one commenter complained.
“Try soaking them for less time — start with 7-10 minutes,” Nassar responded.
When one TikToker asked about vinegar allergies, Nassar suggested using baking soda as an alternative.
The Post reached out to Nassar for comment.
