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    From allen@21:1/5 to All on Thu Feb 10 14:44:09 2022
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    Most things with leaves aren't easily infected by bacteria.
    I guess for the reasons that they normally live outside as plants.

    Which brings me to my storey after I just came back from Costco.
    I have a lot of Romaine letuce 6 packs I just washed to rid it of the bugs.
    I washed & rinsed pulled leaves in the sink and put in a bucket to dry.
    Bucket won't fit in the frigerator but wifey is all up and mad about it.
    Wifey wants me to back the lettuce & then fill the frigerator with it.
    I think it will do just fine at the 70 degrees we keep the house at.

    Why does letuce need to be in a frigerator anyway?

    It might not be as crisp after days in the kitchen.
    But do bacteria really attack lettuce in a week or two?

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  • From Rod Speed@21:1/5 to allen on Fri Feb 11 09:57:42 2022
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    allen <[email protected]> wrote

    Most things with leaves aren't easily infected by bacteria.

    Thats wrong. Plenty of plant diseases are bacteria.

    I guess for the reasons that they normally live outside as plants.

    Guess again.

    Which brings me to my storey after I just came back from Costco.

    I have a lot of Romaine letuce 6 packs I just washed to rid it of the
    bugs.

    What bugs ? Its more important to get rid of agricultural chemicals.

    I washed & rinsed pulled leaves in the sink and put in a bucket to dry. Bucket won't fit in the frigerator but wifey is all up and mad about it. Wifey wants me to back the lettuce & then fill the frigerator with it.
    I think it will do just fine at the 70 degrees we keep the house at.

    Why does letuce need to be in a frigerator anyway?

    Because lettuce lasts longer in the fridge in a container that keep the
    leaves moist.

    It might not be as crisp after days in the kitchen.

    Absolutely guaranteed to not be as crisp.

    But do bacteria really attack lettuce in a week or two?

    It isnt bacteria that is the problem, it is that the leaves dont last as
    long.

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  • From Peeler@21:1/5 to All on Fri Feb 11 00:25:15 2022
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    On Fri, 11 Feb 2022 09:57:42 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rodent
    Speed, the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again:

    <FLUSH the abnormal trolling senile cretin's latest trollshit unread>

    --
    Bill Wright to Rodent Speed:
    "That confirms my opinion that you are a despicable little shit."
    MID: <pjqpo3$1la0$[email protected]>

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  • From Retirednoguilt@21:1/5 to allen on Fri Feb 11 09:04:50 2022
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    On 2/10/2022 5:44 PM, allen wrote:
    Most things with leaves aren't easily infected by bacteria.
    I guess for the reasons that they normally live outside as plants.

    Which brings me to my storey after I just came back from Costco.
    I have a lot of Romaine letuce 6 packs I just washed to rid it of the bugs.
    I washed & rinsed pulled leaves in the sink and put in a bucket to dry. Bucket won't fit in the frigerator but wifey is all up and mad about it. Wifey wants me to back the lettuce & then fill the frigerator with it.
    I think it will do just fine at the 70 degrees we keep the house at.

    Why does letuce need to be in a frigerator anyway?

    It might not be as crisp after days in the kitchen.
    But do bacteria really attack lettuce in a week or two?

    Yes they do. And so does mold. Refrigeration slows the growth of most bacteria and molds. Ever start using a head of lettuce and find a brown
    slime inside? What do you think caused that?

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  • From knuttle@21:1/5 to Retirednoguilt on Fri Feb 11 12:31:25 2022
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    On 2/11/2022 9:04 AM, Retirednoguilt wrote:

    It might not be as crisp after days in the kitchen.
    But do bacteria really attack lettuce in a week or two?

    Yes they do. And so does mold. Refrigeration slows the growth of most bacteria and molds. Ever start using a head of lettuce and find a brown slime inside? What do you think caused that?

    Agree with RetiredNoGuilt for sure!
    It's not that it will get infected.
    It's that if it's /already/ infected, the bacteria "can" multiply.
    You won't know if it's already infected (listeria, e. coli, whatever).

    https://www.ars.usda.gov/ARSUserFiles/60701000/Pickle%20Pubs/p363.pdf https://www.fanaticallyfood.com/how-long-does-lettuce-last-unrefrigerated/ https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/communication/leafy-greens.html https://cathe.com/lettuce-is-the-most-common-food-linked-with-food-poisoning-how-can-you-lower-your-risk/

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  • From micky@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sat Feb 12 10:32:02 2022
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    In alt.home.repair, on Thu, 10 Feb 2022 14:44:09 -0800, allen
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    Most things with leaves aren't easily infected by bacteria.
    I guess for the reasons that they normally live outside as plants.

    Which brings me to my storey after I just came back from Costco.
    I have a lot of Romaine letuce 6 packs I just washed to rid it of the bugs.

    Did you find any bugs? I try not to eat bugs, but I don't know how
    much effort I should put into that.

    I washed & rinsed pulled leaves in the sink and put in a bucket to dry. >Bucket won't fit in the frigerator but wifey is all up and mad about it. >Wifey wants me to back the lettuce & then fill the frigerator with it.
    I think it will do just fine at the 70 degrees we keep the house at.

    Why does letuce need to be in a frigerator anyway?

    It might not be as crisp after days in the kitchen.

    That's why they call the bottom drawers teh "crisper". iirc. At least
    they used to. If they stopped, why did they stop calling it that. No
    more advertising benefit?

    But do bacteria really attack lettuce in a week or two?

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