I can confirm that attempting to blow ones brains out with a primed Cucumis sativus is not going to work at all - although I am not taking any risks with this surprisingly inexpensive green monster...
Number 1 - Its British
Number 2 - No way am I going to cook cucumber but I have a Swedish Recipe that uses a lot of vinegar (Ph 2.5 to 3.5) which should do for Mr E C. Although E Coli has can be primed to be acid tolerant (how else would it get through your stomach) the literature seems to look at survival in simulated "gut" fluids and at 37oC - acid is going to hurt it more while it is actively doing stuff and all its little enzymes and organelles are busy exchanging fluids. Unfortunately the recipe calls for refrigeration - which won't support growth but won't necessarily kill the little blighters either. The latest science points to the new bug having an amazing single adaptation that lets it bond to "salad leaf surfaces" and "the human gut" - so I am going to peel and hope.
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