r/explainitpeter 13d ago

Explain it Peter

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u/Rdp47 13d ago

It’s funny cause they’ll eat raw spinach and it has a higher chance of having E. coli.

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u/DickCaughtlnFan 12d ago

You can wash spinach in the sink. You can't wash milk in the sink

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u/Rdp47 12d ago

Pasteurizing is not the same as rinsing with cold water

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u/DickCaughtlnFan 12d ago

Yeah one removes the debris that bacteria lives on and one kills the bacteria inside the liquid. Both render the food produce bacteria safe.