thread: Mushrooms and listeria

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  1. #1
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    Dec 2007
    Victoria
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    Yep, will kill most everything Very exxy buying precut mushies though, and more waste lol

  2. #2
    Registered User

    Nov 2009
    Melbourne
    78

    Yep, will kill most everything Very exxy buying precut mushies though, and more waste lol
    you sound like my accountant!! heheheh :P I do buy whole mushies from 1 supermarket and only the pre cut ones from Woolies...(its weird calling it that! I like safeway better!)

  3. #3
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    Dec 2007
    Victoria
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    PMSL I have been over here with Woolies for 4 years and I still call it Safeway!

  4. #4
    Registered User

    Nov 2009
    Melbourne
    78

    Before I forget, would it still kill the bacteria if I dont wash them. I dont wash the sliced ones but rub the whole ones?

    I only call it woolies to interstate people!! Safeway all the way! :P

  5. #5
    Registered User

    Jul 2009
    2,251

    Wow i never knew washing your mushies makes them soggy, thanks for the tip

    I have also wondered that about the listeria risk with the pre packaged safeway ones

  6. #6
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    Dec 2007
    Victoria
    7,260

    The problem with the dirt on mushies people have is that they are grown in manure. (Feed on s*** and kept in the dark lol)

    So many people don't like it, they even peel the mushrooms!
    Though honestly, just brushing it off or using a dry towel will get rid of the dirt, and microscopic bits can actually be good for you too, and personally, I don't think there is much of a risk of bacteria hurting you form the mushroom dirt.

    As for the precut ones, I think the tools they are using and the hygeine of those preparing them is the big concern, but Coles/Safeway would be in a world of trouble if thye were found to have issues with that in their prep kitchens - and isn't worth it - they even have auto meat slicers in the delis now so the staff never have to touch the meat to prevent issues like this.

    There is a time when you can over think things I think - I wouldn't worry at all.

  7. #7
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    Jan 2009
    A Pirate Ship
    3,627

    I eat heaps of mushrooms and just wash them, I never have a problem with them going soggy I just run them under water while I rub the skin. If I skin still feels a little dirty than I will peel the skin from the top.

    PMSL I have been over here with Woolies for 4 years and I still call it Safeway!
    I haven't lived near a 'safeway' for 11 years and still call woolies safeway sometimes! lol