I wash Watermelon with dish soap and rinse with water before I cut it. Germaphobe or Smart Move? -- nm
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Bacon (aka redmond)
Apr 24 '12, 17:54
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shoot it with a 45, that'll teach the mofo to live in dirt -- nm
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zeitgeist
Apr 24, 18:25
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don't wash it, cut 1/2" off the outside of the whole thing and you will be fine. -- nm
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peglegpete
Apr 24, 18:06
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germophobe - water and scrubbing should do the trick. depending on soap used, you could be adding more risk with chemicals. here's cspi.. nm but -- (link)
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b.
Apr 24, 18:01
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Smart enough move. Some of the watermelon related salmonella cases were due to not washing the outside. -- nm
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the liioulu with reeses minis
Apr 24, 17:59
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I don't wash watermelon. At least not the big ones. -- nm
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Beryllium
Apr 24, 17:58
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you eat the inside of the watermelon, not the outside -- nm
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pixitude
Apr 24, 17:58
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Germaphobe. I don't even use soap on fruits with edible skin. -- nm
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mara
Apr 24, 17:56
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Waster -- nm
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Iron Spawn
Apr 24, 17:56
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