As true as it is, it always makes me laugh that we don't mind eating bugs if they're all ground up.
Re strawberries: with the top taken off, the entire peel taken off (get big/huge strawberries), and cut in the middle to check that sliver hole...whatever leftover flesh remains is yummy. Alternatively, just puree them whole and you are good to go. (check with LOR) The removing peel was substituted for soaking in soapy water a few years ago because of increased infestation.
Halacha never permits eating bugs, so if it's permissible to eat it ground then we're not eating bugs.
Who did this substitution? not the major hechserim.
Seems to be some back and forth on this. 2007 the consensus was that strawberies are impossible to clean.It seems like things have improved.http://kosherpoint.com/what-can-be-wrong-with-that/strawberries/
you sure are, they are just batelbut when they are whole, each bug is a berya, and aint batel
Go back to this post, see attachment.
His point was that the major hechsherim never changed their view, so pointing out one Rov that did is not gonna change that.
If you never had to eat crow then you lived one boring life.
Has anyone ever seen a bug on a strawberry?
Absolutely not! There is no bitul likatchila. I don't think any reputable LOR would recommend this.
take one & hit it on a sheet of paper. I actually eat strawberries as there is a way to make them bug free
That's my point. If you hit it on paper you'll see pretty quickly if it's infested or not. Then you can go from there with your peeler or soap or vinegar or whatever. I've seen many clean strawberries.
I'll just repeat what others say, not my own words. But R' Wei is considered the giant and mumche in tolaim.