How do you keep your kitchen sponges free of bacteria?
On 10/4/2018 9:07 AM, Bill Gill wrote:
> 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.Â* I don't use sponges.Â* I use wash rags.Â* I use them
> once and then they go to the laundry.Â* Much more hygienic.
>
> Bill
>
This.
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