Plump, juicy, and sweet Blackberries lure you to pluck it straight out from the bush and eat it as a whole, but before gulping it beware to clean it thoroughly!
Blackberries are fragile fruits that can break easily after they ripen, and the quality degrades rapidly with the wrong handling.
So, read this entire article if you want to clean your Blackberries without a single damage before enjoying them.
Is It Important To Clean Blackberries?
Blackberries are delicate fruits that may accumulate dirt and insects between the drupelets and even molds.
Moreover, the fruit may contain pesticides or fungicides harmful to human health if it’s a cultivated variety.
Thus, cleaning blackberries reduces the risk of disease transfer and improves the fruit’s overall taste.
Furthermore, cleaning allows you to select fresh berries and discard the damaged fruits before eating them.
How To Clean Blackberries?
It’s not a good idea to soak the berries with only water as it won’t remove the small bugs, and you will end up eating them too.
Moreover, soaking Blackberries for too long will break the berries and spoil the texture, flavor, and nutrients of the fruits.
- Take a large bowl with cold water and gently place the berries in the water.
- Don’t make the mistake of placing berries first, as they will break after you pour water.
- For the best cleaning, mix 1 part of organic apple cider vinegar into 4 parts of water.
- Gently agitate the water and remove the worms, bugs, and dirt with a spoon from the water.
- Transfer the berries to the colander carefully, ensuring you aren’t breaking them.
- Drain the excess water and repeat the soaking process 3-4 times.
- After the berries become clean, drain the water and let them air dry on the colander.
- Transfer them to the dry paper towel to remove the extra water when they become dry.
- Sort out the fresh berries and use broken and mushy ones for smoothies, juice, and icing.
You can also use this process to clean other delicate fruits like strawberries, mulberries, raspberries, etc.
From Editorial Team
How To Store Clean Blackberries?
After cleaning the blackberries, store them only after removing moisture with a paper towel in a dry, airtight container.
Moreover, storing them after layering in the main section of the refrigerator will make your blackberries last longer.
