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Default How do you keep your kitchen sponges free of bacteria?

On 10/4/2018 7:44 AM, Arlen Holder wrote:
> How do you keep your kitchen sponges free of bacteria?
>
> I don't use a dishwasher (for a variety of unrelated reasons).
> What I use is:
> - Warm water (simply becuase it feels better on hands)
> - Costco dish detergent concentrate (whatever was on sale, Dawn or Palmolive)
> - Costco curvy yellow/green scotchbrite sponges (in the multi-pack)
>
> Each morning or evening (whenever I remember), I do the following:
> a. I gently squeeze the sponge (if it's soaking wet)
> b. I put it in the freezer drawer panel
> c. I replace with a dry sponge (from a basket under the kitchen sink)
> d. I put the old freezer sponge under the kitchen sink (in a basket)
> e. Over time (as needed), I throw away & rotate with a new sponge
>
> The concept is to let three things lessen the number of bacteria:
> 1. Time spent wet is never longer than a day
> 2. Freezer is simply one inhibitant to bacterial growth
> 3. Drying is just another inhibitant to bacterial growth
>
> In the past, I tried boiling, soaking in alcohol, vinegar, and even bleach,
> but most of that made the sponges fall apart, whereas freezing and drying
> doesn't seem to damage the sponge in the least.
>
> How do you keep your kitchen sponges free of bacteria?
>

Very simple. I don't use sponges. I use wash rags. I use them
once and then they go to the laundry. Much more hygienic.

Bill