Our guide for how to wash lettuce will coach you through getting your greens salad-ready—and keeping them crunchy.

Tear lettuce with your hands or cut it with a plastic knife. If you prefer to wash romaine or loose lettuces before storing, make sure they are completely dry. You can do this with a salad spinner ...

You can use any salad leaves you like. Remove any old or damaged leaves and wash well before cooking. Romaine, Little Gem, iceberg, round lettuce, or bags of mixed leaves all work well.

The FDA has again refused to provide information about the deadly 2024 E. coli O157 outbreak traced to romaine lettuce. Although the Food and Drug Administration knew what grower and distributor ...