do you rinse off cans before you open them?

[irisblue]

This question became a discussion at a recent family gathering. I am firmly in the rinse first then open. My dearly loved nephew opened a can w/o rinsing it. 5 females, 40+ nearly had strokes, 1 female ~25 was neutral, 3 males 40+ said never rinse, 1 25 yr old man said What"? when one of his aunts said "what are you doing?" (not me)
FTR, I also rinse fruit off before I slice it.

[femmocrat]

1. Yes, always.

I also wash fruit and vegetables.

[RebelOne]

2. Dltto. n/t

[ailsagirl]

3. 90% of the time

[ohnoyoudidnt]

4. I do wash vegetables thoroughly, but never thought about doing it with cans. nt

[noamnety]

5. I never rinse.

Not with cans or bottles.

[Art_from_Ark]

6. Absolutely

Always rinse off cans.

[trof]

7. Nah. Granny said:

"You gotta eat a peck of dirt before you die."
How much IS a 'peck', anyway?

[trof]

10. Ah...it's 1/4 of a bushel! How much is a bushel?

dang

[OriginalGeek]

39. I had a crush on a girl in Jr High

her last name was Peck and the Pecks went to our church. She had 2 sisters and the family used to call themselves a Bushel and a Peck.

Had they been good singers they may have had a cool gimmick.

[panader0]

13. "I love you a bushel and a peck,

a bushel and a peck and I'm yours by heck"
(not you personally)
And a bushel is four pecks.

[Blue_In_AK]

24. I thought it was "a hug around the neck"

Have I been mishearing that song for 65 years?

[fizzgig]

32. my mom always sang a hug around the neck

[jmowreader]

43. It's more dirt than you ought to eat

[Wounded Bear]

8. Well, sometimes....

if its been in the cupboard for a couple of years or so. Or maybe been in storage or something.

Otherwise, no.

[irisblue]

11. how long were those cans iin a where house?

how much dust on the cans of crushed tomatoes, from the processing plant to the where house to the truck to the backroom of the store where you shop? Dust is easy, other critters, not so much, by choice.

[LiberalElite]

9. No but my father did nt

[PasadenaTrudy]

12. Nope n/t

[auntAgonist]

14. Always. Often when I open a can the lid slips downward so yeah, it needs to be clean.

I am forever washing my hands too.

aA

[Skittles]

15. yes

but I don't think it would be a disaster if I didn't

[ProdigalJunkMail]

16. i give a cursory wipe down on the lid

but sometimes i forget. did it tonight making chicken pot pie. we all need a little dirt in our food... i just like a little more control over where the dirt comes from...

sP

[orleans]

17. wash the fruit & veggies

used to wash/wipe off can lids

that was years ago

i just don't have the interest or energy to bother with it anymore

[mackerel]

18. 50/50 time is a factor

[CaliforniaPeggy]

19. I have never rinsed off a can lid, unless it looks dirty, and they never have.

I always wash my produce before cooking or making it into something.

[IcyPeas]

20. I get bottled water delivered and...

I always wash the top of the bottle too (the 3 gallon bottles). The top of the bottle could be dirty -- being on the truck, sitting outside my door when it's delivered...... who knows what's touched it. And that's the part you are tipping into the dispenser:

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[3catwoman3]

29. One of our cats stands up on his hind legs...

...and pulls down the handle on our Hinckley Springs tank to get himself a drink. We have to keep a bowl on the floor under the spout to catch the water. He figured this out by himself by watching us.

[olddots]

21. I have Howard Hughes clean all my food for me

it is a real good idea to clean your can opener before putting it away .

[CBGLuthier]

22. We do not eat food that comes out of cans

Nothing against cans just everything we eat, beans, lentils, tomatoes, and other produce are all fresh. We do not even own a can opener.

[Blue_In_AK]

23. Only if it looks particularly dusty.

I'm not dead yet.

[HappyMe]

25. No, I don't.

I will wipe it off if it looks dusty. I rarely have a can that looks dusty.

[hobbit709]

26. Do you eat what's in the can uncooked?

If you cook it any possible germ will be killed anyhow.

I'd bet there are more bacteria on the cutting edge of the can opener than on top of the can.

[valerief]

27. Definitely rinse, but I don't open many cans. They're BPA-lined.

Although I found Muir Glen tomatoes in a can and they're both organic and not lined in BPA! Yes, I rinse them.

[dolphinsandtuna]

42. no BPA in Amy's cans.

[valerief]

44. Right. None in Muir Glen either. nt

[BlueJazz]

28. I do. Also, don't forget to clean your can opener. EEEEEEEWWWWWW!!

[Duppers]

46. yup, every time i use it. nt

[3catwoman3]

30. I wash everything...

...and refer to myself as Lady MacBeth. Or perhaps I was a raccoon in a previous incarnation.

[roody]

31. I haven't, but I do wash them before I put them in recycle.

Human beings sort the recycle, and the more dirt in it, the lower price it brings to the recycler.

[fizzgig]

33. it's never even occurred to me to do so

i do wash fruits and veggies, though.

[Sweet Freedom]

34. Yeah and here's the gross reason why...

My ex used to work in a distribution warehouse. The guys who worked on the docks were pretty disgusting. One guy thought it was funny to pee on the merchandise. He was eventually reported and fired, but not by any of his immediate co-workers. They all thought it was hilarious. Heaven's knows how many products he peed on for fun.



Not to mention, those workers, trucks and docks can get pretty filthy.

Rinse. Rinse twice.

[Liberal_in_LA]

36. ugh

[Liberal_in_LA]

35. no. should i?

[Baitball Blogger]

37. We have a can opener that slices the can open from the side.

[kath]

38. Nope. Not a germaphobe.

I also know that there are bacteria everywhere, but the human immune system is really awesome!

I also know that children who are raised in environments that are too clean (no animals, parents spraying that "antibacterial" crap everywhere, etc) are way more likely to suffer from asthma, excema, and allergies.

[awoke_in_2003]

40. No, but the wife does...

I have lived 47 years now and haven't died from anything contracted from canned goods or soda cans.

[dolphinsandtuna]

41. no rinsing

but I suppose if I noticed the top was dusty I might wipe it off on my jeans

I have a sister-in-law who thinks people who don't wipe off cans are courting death, but I've made it into my 70s.

[Duppers]

45. yes, mostly