Rinse it, life's too short. Honestly your buddy needs to chill. The whole point is to make food you like to eat. A quick rinse takes the edge off but all the good probiotics are already in there from fermenting. You do you and ignore the purists.

How about switching to bulk condiment dispensers? We did that last year and cut our plastic waste way down.

Wait, over 2100 actually?

Heard a podcast last week where this business coach said always trust your gut with payments. Amy_adams10 hit the nail on the head about the nickel and diming starting right away. That coach said the same thing, that if they fight you on the first invoice, they'll fight you on every single one. It's crazy how common this is in freelance work. What other red flags should we be watching for?

Wait, what were they actually doing? Just rinsing them under lukewarm water or something? I saw a place once that just wiped the blades on a rag between uses, it made my skin crawl. How do these places even pass basic health checks?