Should You Wash Pre-Washed Lettuce?
You ever open a bag of lettuce, read “triple-washed, ready to eat”… and still pause for a second? Yeah. Same. There’s always that tiny voice in your head going, “Should I rinse this anyway?”—especially if you’ve ever seen one too many food safety headlines or just grew up in a kitchen where everything got washed twice, no questions asked. So let’s talk about it. Not in a scary way. Just honestly. What “Pre-Washed” Actually Means (And What It Doesn’t) Here’s the thing—pre-washed lettuce isn’t just rinsed once and tossed in a bag. Most of it goes through multiple cleaning stages, …










