ELI5. Why wash vegetables that you’re about to cook at high temperatures like baking at 350 or pan frying?

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ELI5. Why wash vegetables that you’re about to cook at high temperatures like baking at 350 or pan frying?

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Answer 1

Ever prepared leeks? Those sucker get so much sand and dirt underneath the top layer. Also what all the other answers said about pesticides and other harmful chemical residues on the surface.