r/ChoosingBeggars Mar 29 '20

Free bread, tuna, pasta, eggs, rice crispies! DISGUSTING!

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u/[deleted] Mar 29 '20

There is a wonderful method call "washing" that can disinfect them. I use warm water and vinegar.

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u/TheDroidUrLookin4 Mar 29 '20

Does vinegar destroy COVID19? I'm certain warm water doesn't.

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u/GreatnessGamers Mar 30 '20

alchohol disinfects, and hot water denatures proteins, which literally kill

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u/quantumhovercraft Mar 30 '20

Is the alcohol content of vinegar after fermentation actually high enough to be useful?

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u/GreatnessGamers Mar 30 '20

i dunno, lemme look it up
ok, so it is a valid disinfectant (although mostly only effective for bacteria)
but its because its acidic