Wash that celery, please!

Nancy Young said:

Someone mentioned this the other day, tv chefs not washing
produce. �

We are supposed to assume, since much is prepped behind the scenes,
that the veggies are also washed before they reach the set... in real
restaurants veggies are cleaned and prepped before the cooks get
them. But you are correct in thinking that the TV Personality chefs
should comment to wash veggies and how.

Quoted message said:

That Desperation Dinner (?) chef showed some woman
how to chop a whole celery at once, just cut cut cut. �I don't know
where he gets his celery, but mine usually has some dirt in there
that needs to be washed off each stalk. �Separate the stalks and
wash them first, then you can cut cut cut them all at once. �Geez.

Anyways, it's easier to separate the number of individual ribs needed,
wash each and pare away any damaged parts and grasp a bunch by the
leaf end and then start slicing from the large end. Of course with
celery how to prepare depends on whether one wants the leaves, the
heart (white) end, or the green end.

Anytime veggies are cooked the last dregs should be left behind in the
pot, as no matter how carefully cleaned some amount of inorganic
matter (sand) will be embedded in the vegetables.... you won't die
from ingesting as little sane, we all do every time we eat, but using
some discretion is a good way to keep from breaking your teeth.

Sheldon

"Sheldon" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Nancy Young said:

Someone mentioned this the other day, tv chefs not washing
produce. ?

Quoted message said:

We are supposed to assume, since much is prepped behind the scenes,
that the veggies are also washed before they reach the set... in real
restaurants veggies are cleaned and prepped before the cooks get
them. But you are correct in thinking that the TV Personality chefs
should comment to wash veggies and how.

But the celery was still all connected at one end. The end
where the dirt stays.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

That Desperation Dinner (?) chef showed some woman
how to chop a whole celery at once, just cut cut cut. ?I don't know
where he gets his celery, but mine usually has some dirt in there
that needs to be washed off each stalk. ?Separate the stalks and
wash them first, then you can cut cut cut them all at once. ?Geez.

Quoted message said:

.Anyways, it's easier to separate the number of individual ribs needed,
wash each and pare away any damaged parts and grasp a bunch by the
leaf end and then start slicing from the large end. Of course with
celery how to prepare depends on whether one wants the leaves, the
heart (white) end, or the green end.

I don't even think he got rid of that first cut where the celery
is all dried out. I won't eat that part if I can help it.

nancy

Nancy Young said:

Someone mentioned this the other day, tv chefs not washing
produce. That Desperation Dinner (?) chef showed some woman
how to chop a whole celery at once, just cut cut cut. I don't know
where he gets his celery, but mine usually has some dirt in there
that needs to be washed off each stalk. Separate the stalks and
wash them first, then you can cut cut cut them all at once.

Or cut cut cut them, and then wash them in the salad spinner. I've
done that once or twice.

Serene

Nancy Young said:

Someone mentioned this the other day, tv chefs not washing
produce. That Desperation Dinner (?) chef showed some woman
how to chop a whole celery at once, just cut cut cut. I don't know
where he gets his celery, but mine usually has some dirt in there
that needs to be washed off each stalk. Separate the stalks and
wash them first, then you can cut cut cut them all at once. Geez.

I never use that much celery at a time that I would need to cut it all up
on the stalk, but I would think that it would be easier to cut it like that
and then rinse it than it would be to separate it all, rinse it and then
start cutting it.

Nancy Young said:

Someone mentioned this the other day, tv chefs not washing
produce. That Desperation Dinner (?) chef showed some woman
how to chop a whole celery at once, just cut cut cut. I don't know
where he gets his celery, but mine usually has some dirt in there
that needs to be washed off each stalk. Separate the stalks and
wash them first, then you can cut cut cut them all at once. Geez.

I don't know why I'd use a whole head of cut celery in the first
place.

-sw

Nancy Young said:

"Sheldon" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

Nancy Young said:

Someone mentioned this the other day, tv chefs not washing
produce. ?

We are supposed to assume, since much is prepped behind the scenes,
that the veggies are also washed before they reach the set... in real
restaurants veggies are cleaned and prepped before the cooks get
them. �But you are correct in thinking that the TV Personality chefs
should comment to wash veggies and how.

But the celery was still all connected at one end. �The end
where the dirt stays.

Then they are just faking it.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

That Desperation Dinner (?) chef showed some woman
how to chop a whole celery at once, just cut cut cut. ?I don't know
where he gets his celery, but mine usually has some dirt in there
that needs to be washed off each stalk. ?Separate the stalks and
wash them first, then you can cut cut cut them all at once. ?Geez.

.Anyways, it's easier to separate the number of individual ribs needed,
wash each and pare away any damaged parts and grasp a bunch by the
leaf end and then start slicing from the large end. �Of course with
celery how to prepare depends on whether one wants the leaves, the
heart (white) end, or the green end.

I don't even think he got rid of that first cut where the celery
is all dried out. �I won't eat that part if I can help it.

FoodTV is obviously meant for instructing the home cook, they have no
business pretending to be in a professional environment. But the
truth be known very, very few TV Personality chefs actually know how
to cook... anyone with the bucks can own restaurants and hire staff...
most restaurants are owned by people who can't boil water nor do they
care to... they're businessmen... restaurants are a very lucrative
business, much is *cash* business.

Sheldon

"Dave Smith" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Nancy Young said:

Someone mentioned this the other day, tv chefs not washing
produce. That Desperation Dinner (?) chef showed some woman
how to chop a whole celery at once, just cut cut cut. I don't know
where he gets his celery, but mine usually has some dirt in there
that needs to be washed off each stalk. Separate the stalks and
wash them first, then you can cut cut cut them all at once. Geez.

Quoted message said:

I never use that much celery at a time that I would need to cut it all up
on the stalk, but I would think that it would be easier to cut it like
that
and then rinse it than it would be to separate it all, rinse it and then
start cutting it.

That's how I would do it, though I don't wash the very heart. That
part I just eat as is. My favorite.

nancy

"Sqwertz" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

Nancy Young said:

Someone mentioned this the other day, tv chefs not washing
produce. That Desperation Dinner (?) chef showed some woman
how to chop a whole celery at once, just cut cut cut. I don't know
where he gets his celery, but mine usually has some dirt in there
that needs to be washed off each stalk. Separate the stalks and
wash them first, then you can cut cut cut them all at once. Geez.

I don't know why I'd use a whole head of cut celery in the first
place.

I was flipping back and forth between a football game I was on edge
about, all I caught was he was making stuffing. And look, just chop
it like this to save time! Who knows, maybe later he washed all those
little cuts, but I don't think so.

nancy

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Quoted message said:

Nancy Young said:

Someone mentioned this the other day, tv chefs not washing
produce. That Desperation Dinner (?) chef showed some woman
how to chop a whole celery at once, just cut cut cut. I don't know
where he gets his celery, but mine usually has some dirt in there
that needs to be washed off each stalk. Separate the stalks and
wash them first, then you can cut cut cut them all at once.

Or cut cut cut them, and then wash them in the salad spinner. I've done
that once or twice.

Serene

I just finished washing beet leaf greens and the dirt/sand -- they were
filthy! -- I had to rescue some of the greens. DH went through the whole
espresso prep and froth, and heated the dessert while I was doing this.
They least they could do is show a 3 second blip of them cleaning up their
produce. I can't believe that their produce is always this clean --- how
about that nice cilantro and perky parsley that has had none of the
sprinkler system coming down on it for 36 hours straight. They must have a
purchaser going around finding the cleanest and perkiness. Give me a break!

I used to watch Rachel Ray and she at least would get some ziplocks out that
she said 'had been cleaned and prepped.' I once knew a woman who worked
with me who would say that she went to the grocery store late in the evening
and then she would come home and clean all her produce before she put it
away. Carrots? Potatoes? Who would do this?

Dee Dee

Nancy wrote on Sat, 17 Nov 2007 15:19:37 -0500:

??>> "Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote:
??>>> Someone mentioned this the other day, tv chefs not
??>>> washing produce. ?

??>> We are supposed to assume, since much is prepped behind
??>> the scenes, that the veggies are also washed before they
??>> reach the set... in real restaurants veggies are cleaned
??>> and prepped before the cooks get them. But you are
??>> correct in thinking that the TV Personality chefs should
??>> comment to wash veggies and how.

NY> But the celery was still all connected at one end. The end
NY> where the dirt stays.

You hope! Celery usually needs to be washed overall, in my
experience.

??>>> That Desperation Dinner (?) chef showed some woman
??>>> how to chop a whole celery at once, just cut cut cut. ?I
??>>> don't know where he gets his celery, but mine usually has
??>>> some dirt in there that needs to be washed off each
??>>> stalk. ?Separate the stalks and wash them first, then you
??>>> can cut cut cut them all at once. ?Geez.

??>> .Anyways, it's easier to separate the number of individual
??>> ribs needed, wash each and pare away any damaged parts and
??>> grasp a bunch by the leaf end and then start slicing from
??>> the large end. Of course with celery how to prepare
??>> depends on whether one wants the leaves, the heart (white)
??>> end, or the green end.

NY> I don't even think he got rid of that first cut where the
NY> celery is all dried out. I won't eat that part if I can
NY> help it.

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Someone mentioned this the other day, tv chefs not washing
produce. That Desperation Dinner (?) chef showed some woman
how to chop a whole celery at once, just cut cut cut. I don't know
where he gets his celery, but mine usually has some dirt in there
that needs to be washed off each stalk. Separate the stalks and
wash them first, then you can cut cut cut them all at once. Geez.

Yeah. Celery is among the dirtiest. And that list includes leeks, spinach,
leaf lettuce and sometimes potatoes. I also don't like the very inside part
of the celery. Tends to be flavorless or bitter.

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"Sheldon" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

Nancy Young said:

Someone mentioned this the other day, tv chefs not washing
produce. ?

Quoted message said:

We are supposed to assume, since much is prepped behind the scenes,
that the veggies are also washed before they reach the set... in real
restaurants veggies are cleaned and prepped before the cooks get
them. But you are correct in thinking that the TV Personality chefs
should comment to wash veggies and how.

But the celery was still all connected at one end. The end
where the dirt stays.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

That Desperation Dinner (?) chef showed some woman
how to chop a whole celery at once, just cut cut cut. ?I don't know
where he gets his celery, but mine usually has some dirt in there
that needs to be washed off each stalk. ?Separate the stalks and
wash them first, then you can cut cut cut them all at once. ?Geez.

Quoted message said:

.Anyways, it's easier to separate the number of individual ribs needed,
wash each and pare away any damaged parts and grasp a bunch by the
leaf end and then start slicing from the large end. Of course with
celery how to prepare depends on whether one wants the leaves, the
heart (white) end, or the green end.

I don't even think he got rid of that first cut where the celery
is all dried out. I won't eat that part if I can help it.

Eeeeeeeew. I won't eat that either.

One thing I've noticed at some restaurants is I am getting the core of the
lettuce in the salad. That's just wrong.

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Nancy Young said:

Someone mentioned this the other day, tv chefs not washing
produce. That Desperation Dinner (?) chef showed some woman
how to chop a whole celery at once, just cut cut cut. I don't know
where he gets his celery, but mine usually has some dirt in there
that needs to be washed off each stalk. Separate the stalks and
wash them first, then you can cut cut cut them all at once.

Or cut cut cut them, and then wash them in the salad spinner. I've done
that once or twice.

Serene

I just finished washing beet leaf greens and the dirt/sand -- they were
filthy! -- I had to rescue some of the greens. DH went through the whole
espresso prep and froth, and heated the dessert while I was doing this.
They least they could do is show a 3 second blip of them cleaning up their
produce. I can't believe that their produce is always this clean --- how
about that nice cilantro and perky parsley that has had none of the
sprinkler system coming down on it for 36 hours straight. They must have
a purchaser going around finding the cleanest and perkiness. Give me a
break!

I used to watch Rachel Ray and she at least would get some ziplocks out
that she said 'had been cleaned and prepped.' I once knew a woman who
worked with me who would say that she went to the grocery store late in
the evening and then she would come home and clean all her produce before
she put it away. Carrots? Potatoes? Who would do this?

I used to spend about 2 hours prepping veggies for the week. Or almost the
week. They never lasted quite that long. I would do most things, but
potatoes were not one of them. You'd have to put them down in salted water
or treat them with something to prevent them from turning black.

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Quoted message said:

Nancy Young said:

Someone mentioned this the other day, tv chefs not washing
produce. That Desperation Dinner (?) chef showed some woman
how to chop a whole celery at once, just cut cut cut. I don't know
where he gets his celery, but mine usually has some dirt in there
that needs to be washed off each stalk. Separate the stalks and
wash them first, then you can cut cut cut them all at once. Geez.

I don't know why I'd use a whole head of cut celery in the first
place.

Celery soup?

On Sat, 17 Nov 2007 16:31:05 -0500, "Dee.Dee" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I used to watch Rachel Ray and she at least would get some ziplocks out that
she said 'had been cleaned and prepped.' I once knew a woman who worked
with me who would say that she went to the grocery store late in the evening
and then she would come home and clean all her produce before she put it
away. Carrots? Potatoes? Who would do this?

I do some of my veggies when I bring them home. Celery, scallions,
radishes, and sometimes lettuce depending on whether it's cleaned or
not. I pack it all up in ziploc bags. If I don't do that, the stuff
goes limp.

But carrots and potatoes? No way.

Jo Anne

Julie Bove said:

Quoted message said:

I used to watch Rachel Ray and she at least would get some ziplocks out
that she said 'had been cleaned and prepped.' I once knew a woman who
worked with me who would say that she went to the grocery store late in
the evening and then she would come home and clean all her produce before
she put it away. Carrots? Potatoes? Who would do this?

I used to spend about 2 hours prepping veggies for the week. Or almost the
week. They never lasted quite that long. I would do most things, but
potatoes were not one of them. You'd have to put them down in salted water
or treat them with something to prevent them from turning black.

Any cuts to vegetables in advance allows for vitamin loss. Once in a
blue moon (TG, for example) I'll prep veggies early in the day for
*that* day, but I don't want a weeks worth sitting around losing vitamin
content or getting dried up (or slimey) in plastic baggies.
Potatoes can be done early in the day and left in acidified water (a
splash of vinegar or lemon juice added to the water) until time to cook
when they get a fresh batch of water and cook up fine.

Oh pshaw, on Sat 17 Nov 2007 06:38:14p, Goomba38 meant to say...

Quoted message said:

Julie Bove said:

Quoted message said:

I used to watch Rachel Ray and she at least would get some ziplocks
out that she said 'had been cleaned and prepped.' I once knew a woman
who worked with me who would say that she went to the grocery store
late in the evening and then she would come home and clean all her
produce before she put it away. Carrots? Potatoes? Who would do
this?

I used to spend about 2 hours prepping veggies for the week. Or almost
the week. They never lasted quite that long. I would do most things,
but potatoes were not one of them. You'd have to put them down in
salted water or treat them with something to prevent them from turning
black.

Any cuts to vegetables in advance allows for vitamin loss. Once in a
blue moon (TG, for example) I'll prep veggies early in the day for
*that* day, but I don't want a weeks worth sitting around losing vitamin
content or getting dried up (or slimey) in plastic baggies.
Potatoes can be done early in the day and left in acidified water (a
splash of vinegar or lemon juice added to the water) until time to cook
when they get a fresh batch of water and cook up fine.

I pretty much to exactly as you, Goomba. Vegetables also seem to spoil
faster if prepped too far in advance and stored.

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Nancy Young said:

Someone mentioned this the other day, tv chefs not washing
produce. That Desperation Dinner (?) chef showed some woman
how to chop a whole celery at once, just cut cut cut. I don't know
where he gets his celery, but mine usually has some dirt in there
that needs to be washed off each stalk. Separate the stalks and
wash them first, then you can cut cut cut them all at once. Geez.

Odds are, the celery was washed off before the show began being filmed.
Showing people how to wash celery and other product would probably make
for dull TV.

The message <[email hidden]>
from Stan Horwitz <[email hidden]> contains these words:

Quoted message said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
"Nancy Young" <[email hidden]> wrote:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Someone mentioned this the other day, tv chefs not washing
produce. That Desperation Dinner (?) chef showed some woman
how to chop a whole celery at once, just cut cut cut. I don't know
where he gets his celery, but mine usually has some dirt in there
that needs to be washed off each stalk. Separate the stalks and
wash them first, then you can cut cut cut them all at once. Geez.

Quoted message said:

Odds are, the celery was washed off before the show began being filmed.
Showing people how to wash celery and other product would probably make
for dull TV.

Home makeover programmes don't show how to measure wallpaper or stir
paint; travel programmes don't show a suitcase and remind viewers to
pack their clothes.

Those who are worried about not seeing the celery washed, should bear
in mind that the finished dish, shown on camera, is NOT how it will look
in when made your own home kitchen. It has been carefully titivated in
the TV production staff for maximum camera appeal, just like the
presenter.While makeup was powdering the chef's sweaty skin and
arranging his hair, a technician was adding a shine-enhancer or some
colour to the sauce on the dinner plate, or fishing out the floppy
little slices of cooked red pepper and replacing them with raw bits
which look prettier and livelier. By the time the presenter "eats" a
forkful of "fresh from the pan" food on camera, it's probably several
hours old, stone cold, and they are about to spit it out off-camera.
What we see on TV, is NOT reality.

Janet