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Pete C.

Peter A wrote:
>
> In article >, says...
> > Absolutely excessively clean environments harm our immune systems,
> > however a dishwasher is a long way from creating a perfectly sterile
> > environment. The water and energy savings are still a benefit as well.
> >
> >
>
> I believe a dishwasher does sterilize completely. The detergent is so
> caustic that I doubt anything, even bacterial spores, can survive.
>
> --
> Peter Aitken

If that was the case hospitals would use $400 dishwashers instead of
multi thousand dollar autoclaves to sterilize instruments.

I seriously doubt anyone but a few obsessive compulsive type keep the
rest of their kitchen at OR sanitation standards either.

Pete C.