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Cooking & Baking

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13. Does peeling the cucumber make it safer?

Sat Jun 7, 2025, 01:38 PM

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Why are so many people getting sick from eating cucumbers? [View all] SheltieLover Jun 7 OP

Absolutely! I envy those who can garden! SheltieLover Jun 7 #2

K&R Diamond_Dog Jun 7 #3

I think backyard gardens are the answer for most. SheltieLover Jun 7 #7

Thank you. My wife eats a lot of them surfered Jun 7 #4

Yw! Not sure how you can check source, but pls try to avoid this one. SheltieLover Jun 7 #8

RFK Jr must have bathed in the canal. 🤮 sheshe2 Jun 7 #17

Eeeeewwwwww. Brain worms! SheltieLover Jun 7 #21

I am glad his father is not alive to see what he has become. sheshe2 Jun 7 #30

So am I. SheltieLover Jun 8 #31

Great idea. One of us can use eggs, the other cucumbers. surfered Jun 7 #19

I wash stuff vigorously with Dawn dishsoap. SheltieLover Jun 7 #9

I had one that I bought from Walmart or Target, it worked pretty well-- Wingus Dingus Jun 7 #11

Eeeewwwww SheltieLover Jun 7 #14

Oxo is a great brand. sheshe2 Jun 7 #18

Thx, She! SheltieLover Jun 7 #20

There is veggie soap I_UndergroundPanther Jun 7 #27

Thx, Panther! SheltieLover Jun 7 #28

Wouldn't it be nice if someone could inspect? young_at_heart Jun 7 #6

Yes, but safety is not a dynamic for kraznov's pootinesque agenda SheltieLover Jun 7 #10

Ty for sharing! SheltieLover Jun 7 #15

Does peeling the cucumber make it safer? Zackzzzz Jun 7 #13

Maybe if you scrub vigorously before peeling. Not sure. SheltieLover Jun 7 #16

Probably not if it's contaminated irrigation water Ritabert Jun 7 #23

The variety supermarkets carry is a large part of the problem Warpy Jun 7 #24

Ty for sharing. SheltieLover Jun 7 #25

I had to go to the ER I_UndergroundPanther Jun 7 #26

Omg, Panther! SheltieLover Jun 7 #29