This sounds super exciting I know, but it's a good practice to put into place especially during this icky season of colds and flu viruses. The last thing you need is to make yourself sick at home, and let's face it, it is a cheap way to help extend the life of your sponge.
The how to: Make sure your kitchen/dish sponge is wet, pop it in the microwave for two minutes and then let it cool before you try to pick it up. Various outlets, including The Journal of Environmental Health, have published research that shows that microwaving your sponge every other day is a good way to kill up to 99% of the germs you get around your kitchen.
A good bonus from microwaving your sponge is that it will help loosen up any stuck on food bits from the walls of your microwave and make it easier to clean. Not that we ever forget to cover our food and get things stuck in the microwave, right?
The how to: Make sure your kitchen/dish sponge is wet, pop it in the microwave for two minutes and then let it cool before you try to pick it up. Various outlets, including The Journal of Environmental Health, have published research that shows that microwaving your sponge every other day is a good way to kill up to 99% of the germs you get around your kitchen.
A good bonus from microwaving your sponge is that it will help loosen up any stuck on food bits from the walls of your microwave and make it easier to clean. Not that we ever forget to cover our food and get things stuck in the microwave, right?
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