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Default Do you need to peel carrots?



"Omelet" > wrote in message
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> In article >,
> "brooklyn1" > wrote:
>
>> "l, not -l" wrote:
>> > "Theron" wrote:
>> >
>> >> More about carrots. If you're making a stew or braised dish, do you
>> >> need
>> >> to
>> >> peel the carrots? Why can't you just scrub them thoroughly. I think
>> >> there's
>> >> more flavor in the skin, and most likely there's more vitamin and
>> >> nutrient
>> >>
>> >> content near the surface.
>> >> Any thoughts?
>> >> Does anyone do this?
>> >>
>> >> Ed
>> >
>> > I never peel carrots, no matter how I plan to use them. Just scrub
>> > them
>> > clean; why waste carrot, nutrients or effort; its not like they are
>> > especially ugly or too tough.
>> >

>> When you have to pay like a grand to repair a broken tooth/crown from
>> biting
>> down on a tiny pebble embedded in a carrot, plus all the pain and
>> inconvenience, you'll have no one to blame but your lazy assed self...
>> you'd
>> best not have guests for dinner. Foreign matter embedded in root
>> veggies
>> is a lot more common then you think... many a restaurant and major food
>> companies have had to pay dental bills.

>
> You need to buy better quality carrots babe!
> If you are purchasing produce that is that filthy, you may need to
> reconsider where you are buying them.



He grows them in his used kitty litter.

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