Melons
Even though you dont eat the rind, you still need to wash off any bacteria lurking on the outside of your watermelon or cantaloupe before cutting into it. Any time youre going to cut through the rind and through the center, you contaminate every edible surface as it passes through, Dr. Mills says. To prevent yourself from getting overeager and cutting right in when youre ready to eat, she recommends washing your melon as soon as youre home before storing it in the fridge. Pre-cut fruit isn’t that much safer, either.