How
long do you use a dish cloth or sponge before you replace it? For me it is a daily thing and depending on
how many dishes I've washed and how much clean up I've had I will do it more
often. I don't use paper towels much and
cleaning rags are another thing I use for housework.
Dish
cloths, rags, scour pads and sponges will harbor germs and bacteria so rather
than spreading it around I try to keep it to a minimum. I'm not going to pretend I'm not going to
spread something around because it would be impossible. Germs exist.
As
a rule I use my dish cloth and replace it daily. My dish towel is replaced about every other
day. Cleaning rags are replaced as
needed depending on what it is I'm cleaning (I have a specific scrubber
designated for the toilet bowl).
Sponges
and scour pads get hot soapy water and a couple minutes in the microwave to
kill germs and other little buggers I don't want to know about. J
When we lived in our house I would regularly put them in the dishwasher
and run them through the wash cycle. Soaking
in hot water and bleach is another good way to clean your scrubbing utensils.
So
how about it? What is your typical
routine?
Every time I use it, it goes in the wash pile.
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:)
DeleteIt helps that my mom loves to knit dish rags, so I have an enormous pile of them, and I have a washer/dryer in the house. :-)
Delete- molly
That is nice! I run a load of clothes nearly every day so no biggie to toss in a dish cloth.
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