It may seem like a waste of time to wash an avocados when you are going to peel them, but the skins can harborbacteria that can transfer to your knife as you cut through the fruit.You can get sick if thebacteria get into the fruit.If you know how to properly wash and clean your avocados, you can lower your chances of getting a food poisoning.
Step 1: Under the running water, place the avocados.
If you want to remove dirt from the sink, don't fill it with water and leave the avocados there.Put the avocados under the water.Make sure your water is safe for drinking and washing.If possible, use distilled water or bottled water that has been cleaned.
Step 2: The vegetable brush can be used to clean the dirt off the avocados.
Take a vegetable brush and scrub the surface of the avocados as you hold them under the water.Don't do this until there is no dirt on the skin.Don't use soap, bleach, or specialty fruit washes.They aren't more effective than running water.If you don't have a toothbrush, use a vegetable brush.Don't use your hands.Artificial wax may be applied to the skins to trap pathogens.You can't get all the trappedbacteria out with only your hands.
Step 3: The avocados need to be dry.
The conditions thatbacteria need in order to grow are moist.After you have washed your avocados, pat them dry with a paper towel and set them on a cutting board to slice.
Step 4: There are brown spots on the avocados.
Determine what type of avocados you need and how ripe you want them to be, then check each fruit for brown spots or injuries.Picking avocados with blemish-free skins will help you avoid getting sick from eating them.You should not bruise your avocados after you buy them so that you don't introducebacteria into the fruit.Don't put heavy objects on or around avocados in the shopping bag, and store them somewhere where they will not be crushed.
Step 5: You should wash your hands with soap and water.
bacteria on your hands can transfer to the fruitPut on running water, lather your hands with soap, and scrub for 20 seconds.You should wash and dry your hands.
Step 6: After every use, wash your knife with hot water and dish soap.
You can transfer the bacterium from your knife to the avocados.Put the knife under hot water and wash it with soap.After rinsing it, use a clean dish rag to dry it.
Step 7: You should wash your cutting board after every use.
The cutting boards have food on them.After using a cutting board, place it under running water and wash it with dish soap.Then rinse the cutting board and dry it completely on both sides with a paper towel or rag, or set it on its side to air dry.The grooves on plastic cutting boards can trapbacteria.The dishwasher is the best way to clean plastic cutting boards because they can't be cleaned by hand.Wooden cutting boards are more sanitary because they are absorbed into the wood and eventually die.It is recommended that you wash your cutting board with soap and water at least once a month.
Step 8: The cutting boards should be used for raw meat, poultry, and vegetables.
If you place raw meat, poultry, and seafood on the cutting board, there is a chance that it will spread to other food.You should keep a separate cutting board for your fruit.