"John White" wrote in message
om...
To my horror, I saw a family member knock a kitchen towel off the rack
onto the floor, then pick it back up and place it on the rack.


To be realistic, kitchen towels and sponges are vectors for the spread of
germs in your kitchen. I doubt that the germs on the floor are more
pathogenic than the germs on your counters. That probably seems
counter-intuitive, but I suspect it is true. You hands, sink, and counter
come into contact with contaminated food and the towel just spread the
contamination. The floor isn't as likely to have raw poultry or eggs on it.
I would just get rid of the towel instead of finding a way to keep them
around longer. I use paper towels for most cleaning. When I do use a
kitchen towel, I only use it once.