1. Gather all of your supplies. This includes the vegetables, knives, peelers, and a garbage bowl for everything that will be discarded, moist paper towels, dry paper towels, colander, large pot, and a storage bag for each vegetable you are preparing.
2. Wash all vegetables in the colander and place in the pot for drainage.
3. Vegetables like celery and mushrooms can be washed with the moist paper towels.