This is how they get really clean

Rinse thoroughly under running water

Store the grapes unwashed until you are ready to eat them. This prevents the protective layer of scent, which can be seen as a white coating, Will get removed.

1. Take a handful of grapes.
2. Pluck fruits with bruises or visible damage.
3. Hold under lukewarm running water for at least thirty seconds.
4. As you do this, rub each grape gently.
5. Place the fruit on a kitchen towel and pat dry.

Soak the grapes briefly in water

The fruits will be even more thoroughly clean if you soak them in water beforehand:

1. Fill a bowl with lukewarm water.
2. Pluck the grapes and place them in the liquid.
3. Leave in there for about ten minutes.
4. Pour into a sieve and rinse with lukewarm water.

Clean with apple cider vinegar

Especially when children eat the grapes, it is important that the fruit is really clean. Apple cider vinegar reliably kills germs and harmful substances on the peel are bound in the water.

1. Place the grapes in a large bowl.
2. Top up with slightly tempered water.
3. Add a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar.
4. Let the grapes sit in the solution for a few minutes.
5. Pour into a sieve and rinse the fruit under lukewarm running water.

Particularly thorough: a soda bath

If you want to be absolutely sure that the grapes will be clean, you can treat them with baking soda or baking soda.

1. Put cold water in a bowl.
2. Add a teaspoon of baking soda or a tablespoon of baking soda.
3. Place the plucked grapes in the solution for five minutes.
4. Pour into a sieve and rinse with clear, lukewarm water.