How to Wash Strawberries with Salt

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Wait until you're ready to eat the strawberries to wash them.. Fill a bowl with 2 cups (473 ml) of warm water.. Stir 1 tbsp (17 g) of salt into the water.

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1

Wait until you're ready to eat the strawberries to wash them.

Step 1

Wait until you're ready to eat the strawberries to wash them.

2

Fill a bowl with 2 cups (473 ml) of warm water.

Step 2

Fill a bowl with 2 cups (473 ml) of warm water.

3

Stir 1 tbsp (17 g) of salt into the water.

Step 3

Stir 1 tbsp (17 g) of salt into the water.

4

Let the water cool before washing the strawberries.

Step 4

Let the water cool before washing the strawberries.

5

Pick out any spoiled or moldy strawberries before soaking them.

Step 5

Pick out any spoiled or moldy strawberries before soaking them.

6

Soak the strawberries in the saltwater for 30 minutes.

Step 6

Soak the strawberries in the saltwater for 30 minutes.

7

Rinse the strawberries under plain water after soaking them.

Step 7

Rinse the strawberries under plain water after soaking them.

8

Refrigerate any leftovers in an open container.

Step 8

Refrigerate any leftovers in an open container.

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