Should I throw moldy Strawberries away?

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Should I throw away moldy Strawberries or just cut the bad parts off? They aren't super bad but I am a little paranoid when it comes to mold.

Plant them inside until Spring. – Optionparty Feb 27 '14 at 14:30 — Optionparty, Feb 27 '14 at 14:30

score 24 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 27 '14 at 11:48

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The visible mold that you can see is the fruiting body of the mold, that is the moldy-equivalent to the apple; much of the mold penetrates into its food substrate like the roots of a tree.

Since strawberries are fairly porous, the entire fruit is almost certainly full of the mold, even though it is not visible.

You should discard the strawberries.

answered Feb 27 '14 at 11:48

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This raises a question for me, what differentiates cheese from strawberries in this case? – Dryden Long Feb 27 '14 at 19:27
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@DrydenLong Some cheeses are soft, and the mold can easily colonize the entire cheese; these cheeses have to be discarded. Hard cheeses are not easy for the mold to penetrate, and so cutting off an inch or two will do the job. – SAJ14SAJ Feb 27 '14 at 20:25

Should I throw moldy Strawberries away?

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