Category: Home and Garden
1. Sanitizing kitchen sponges – MSU Extension
Mar 19, 2014 — 1) Use a solution of one-quarter to one-half of a teaspoon of concentrated bleach (8.25 percent sodium hypochlorite) per quart of warm, not hot (1)…
Dec 4, 2017 — The Best Way to Clean a Sponge. Mix 3/4 cup of bleach in one gallon of water and soak the sponge for five minutes, then rinse – and that’s it.(2)…
Then, thoroughly soak it in water (a dry sponge could catch on fire) and microwave it in a microwave-safe bowl on high for 1 minute. Let the sponge cool for 10 (3)…
2. How to Clean a Kitchen Sponge | Cook’s Illustrated
Jun 21, 2019 — METHOD 3: Submerge your sponge in a bleach solution (¾ cup of bleach for every gallon of water) for at least 5 minutes and then rinse it (4)…
Aug 20, 2019 — 3. Clean your sponge in vinegar. If you’re looking for a little more ~natural~ option, a good soak in full-strength vinegar (which has a (5)…
Jul 27, 2021 — Add 3 cups water and 1 cup plain white vinegar to a large saucepan. Bring this to a boil and add your kitchen sponge. Let it boil for 2 minutes, (6)…
3. The Grove guide to disinfecting a sponge in the microwave.
Mar 10, 2021 — You can also put your sponges on the top rack of your dishwasher, although this method doesn’t kill all of the bacteria. More effective is (7)…
May 21, 2021 — How to clean a sponge · Put a sponge in the washing machine on the hottest possible setting with some bleach-based detergent, running the washing (8)…
4. Toss the Sponge: Here’s The Best Way to Hand Wash Dishes
Still, “it is possible to clean sponges,” says Forte. House-cleaning experts advise that you to sanitize dish sponges every few days in a Apr 27, 2018(9)…
Aug 8, 2017 — According to the German study, regularly sanitizing sponges by popping them in the microwave or boiling them in water doesn’t make them germ- (10)…
Apr 8, 2021 — The best way to clean a sponge and minimize germs is to wash the sponge daily in hot, soapy water and then microwave it wet for two minutes. No (11)…
The scientists reported that simply microwaving sponges (completely wet, never dry) for two minutes at high power killed or inactivated over 99 percent of (12)…
Jul 24, 2020 — Submerge your sponges and brushes in a container filled with white vinegar. Soak your sponges and scrub brushes overnight. Squeeze them out in (13)…
5. Microwave Kills Germs in Sponges – WebMD
Jan 24, 2007 — Microwave Sterilizes Sponges · Microwave only sponges or plastic scrubbers that do not contain steel or other metals. · Make sure the sponge or (14)…
May 24, 2017 — Another way to kill bacteria is by soaking your sponge in a bleach solution after you use it. Grab a plastic container with a lid and fill it (15)…
Sep 11, 2017 — 3. Clean the sponge every few days. The USDA recommends putting it in the dishwasher with a heated dry cycle, or wetting the sponge and popping (16)…
6. How to Clean a Sponge so That It Is Free From Germs and …
Oct 16, 2020 — Methods of cleaning sponges · Hot soapy water: Hot tap water won’t be hot enough to get rid of the germs, according to Quinlan. · Bleach bath: (17)…
11 steps1.Soak the sponge with water and put it in a microwave-safe bowl. Run the sponge under tap water for 30 seconds, letting it become completely saturated. Don’t 2.Place the sponge and a cup with 0.5 cups (120 mL) of water in the microwave. Position the bowl containing the sponge and the cup of water next to each other 3.Microwave the sponge for 1-2 minutes. Start by microwaving for one minute, which can kill up to 99% of all bacteria in the sponge. If the sponge smells bad (18)…
21 steps1.Make sure your sponge is microwave-safe. Never microwave a sponge that has any metal on it. Metal reflects microwaves, causing them to move around 2.Rinse your sponge thoroughly. There should be no food or dirt visible in it. You can use a little dish soap to help get it clean. Wring it out to remove 3.Place your sponge in a solution of water and lemon juice. Pour about a 1/2 cup of water into a bowl and add a teaspoon of lemon juice. Soak the sponge in (19)…
Sep 15, 2021 — If you want to get rid of germs the natural way, try vinegar. Add 3 cups of water and 1 cup plain white vinegar to a large saucepan, says (20)…
7. Kitchen Sponge Safety
Sponges are still a good kitchen tool, just keep these do’s and don’ts in mind. DO CLEAN SPONGES DAILY. Toss sponges in the dish washer with a drying cycle,.(21)…
Oct 23, 2020 — Microwave damp sponges for one minute or put them in the dishwasher with a drying cycle. The UDSA found that this kills over 99% of bacteria, (22)…
May 6, 2020 — If you want to clean your sponge, putting it into the washing machine at 60° C (140° F), and using a bleach-containing, heavy-duty detergent is (23)…
8. How to Keep Kitchen Sponges Germ-Free | EatingWell
May 9, 2021 — Keep Your Sponges Clean & Sanitize Them I wash my sponge frequently with hot water and dish soap. I also make sure to wring out excess water (24)…
Soak your sponge for at least 5 minutes in a solution of 3/4 cup bleach to 1 gallon of water. Best of all: If you mix the bleach solution in your kitchen sink, (25)…
Dec 17, 2018 — The most effective and easy way to clean your sponge is to douse it in bleach. You’ll want to soak it for at least five minutes in a solution of (26)…
9. How To Sanitize Kitchen Sponge In 2 Minutes – DIY Joy
The kitchen sponge is a nightmare with all of the bacteria growing on it after numerous times of washing dirty dishes. CNET on YouTube shows how to clean a (27)…
Fill a small bowl with water (add lemon juice or vinegar – as below – if you wish) and soak the sponge in the solution. Remove the sponge from May 1, 2021 · Uploaded by Tech Insider(28)…
10. How to Clean Your Sponges (Because Bacteria Is Real)
Apr 1, 2019 — If you don’t want to use bleach, try soaking in undiluted distilled white vinegar. The acetic acid in vinegar effectively eliminates 99.6 (29)…
Aug 24, 2021 — Use vinegar · Take a dish big enough to hold the sponge and fill it with vinegar. · Soak the sponge in the dish for 5 minutes. · Wring out the (30)…
A clean dish sponge decreases your odds of spreading bacteria around your kitchen. Microwaving is one of the most effective methods of cleaning sponges. Simply (31)…
They recommend soaking the sponge for five minutes in a mixture of 3/4 cup bleach with a gallon of water. (Eco-friendly note: A gallon of water Jul 26, 2018(32)…
You probably use a sponge to scrub dishes and kitchen surfaces. But is it really clean?(33)…
May 8, 2020 — Give your sponges a thorough cleaning. According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the best way to kill bacteria in (34)…
Jul 16, 2012 — If you’d rather not deal with the steam or the risk of fire, you can simply soak your sponge for five minutes in a solution of 3/4 cup bleach to (35)…
Two easy and effective DIY ways to clean and sanitize a sponge. As an object that holds soap, you wouldn’t think that a kitchen sponge needed to be cleaned.(36)…
May 17, 2018 — Since your kitchen sponge is usually warm and damp, it creates the perfect breeding ground for cultures—not unlike a petri dish itself—and (37)…
Oct 5, 2015 — Fill a container with enough full strength vinegar to submerge the sponge. Rinse the sponge throughly to remove any solid particles or remnants (38)…
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(1). Sanitizing kitchen sponges – MSU Extension
(2). How to Clean a Sponge and Kill Bacteria – Good Housekeeping
(3). How to Sanitize a Kitchen Sponge – Food Network
(4). How to Clean a Kitchen Sponge | Cook’s Illustrated
(5). How To Clean A Kitchen Sponge Properly, According To Experts
(6). How to Clean and Disinfect Kitchen Sponges – Housewife …
(7). The Grove guide to disinfecting a sponge in the microwave.
(8). How to Clean Your Kitchen Sponge | Reader’s Digest
(9). Toss the Sponge: Here’s The Best Way to Hand Wash Dishes
(10). The Dos and Don’ts of Clean Kitchen Sponges | Real Simple
(11). How to clean a sponge and how often you should replace it
(12). How to Microwave a Kitchen Sponge to Kill Germs – Moms …
(13). How to Sanitize Sponges and Scrub Brushes With Vinegar
(14). Microwave Kills Germs in Sponges – WebMD
(15). How to sanitize your kitchen sponge in 2 minutes or less – CNET
(16). So Your Kitchen Sponge Is A Bacteria Hotbed. Here’s What To …
(17). How to Clean a Sponge so That It Is Free From Germs and …
(18). 3 Ways to Clean a Sponge – wikiHow
(19). How to Clean and Sanitize a Sponge – wikiHow
(20). How to Clean a Sponge to Kill Germs, Using 4 Easy Methods
(21). Kitchen Sponge Safety
(22). Are Your Kitchen Surfaces and Sponges Really Clean?
(23). This Is How Often You Should Replace Your Kitchen Sponge
(24). How to Keep Kitchen Sponges Germ-Free | EatingWell
(25). How To Clean A Sponge: 4 Most Effective Ways To Kill Germs …
(26). Does Your Kitchen Sponge Stink? Here’s How to Clean It
(27). How To Sanitize Kitchen Sponge In 2 Minutes – DIY Joy
(28). How To Clean & Disinfect A Kitchen Sponge | KitchenSanity
(29). How to Clean Your Sponges (Because Bacteria Is Real)
(30). Can You Microwave A Sponge? Facts, Cleaning Tips, & More
(31). Clean Dish Sponge Do’s And Don’ts | Merry Maids
(32). The Best Way How to Clean a Sponge and Kill Germs – Wide …
(33). Health Tip: Sanitize Your Kitchen Sponge – MedicineNet
(34). When to Replace Your Kitchen Sponges | Martha Stewart
(35). Can you disinfect kitchen sponges? | HowStuffWorks
(36). How To Sanitize Your Kitchen Sponges – Scrubbi
(37). A 1-minute sponge cleaning hack to kill bacteria | Well+Good
(38). 3 Ways to Safely Sanitize Your Sponge – Clean Mama
