Sponges

There germs lurking everywhere in your kitchen.  Some studies...no, I don't know which ones...show that there are more bacteria in your kitchen than in your bathroom? Some of them are in your sponges.  






I  begin the war against germs in my kitchen with my sponges. I put them in the dishwasher every time I run it...and I put them in a 'rag' box when they start to look grungy.

Plastic Grocery Bags

Make good waste basket liners.
I keep a supply in the bottom of the basket.

Picking up!*

I got mine at Wal-Mart

This hand-held Dirt Devil is a must-have for me in the kitchen.  I can sweep every day and suck it up in this little vacuum.  I can clean under chair cushions. A quick sweep and vacuum right before company comes. I can pick up small spills around the counters...flour, chips, coffee grounds.  Accidents Happen!



* Giving credit where credit is due.  Thanks, Sherri, for the idea!

Sponge it!

Every time I run my dishwasher I throw in my dish sponges and brushes.  (Tip within the Tip: Be sure and lodge it it in between dishes really good to keep it from flying around in the dishwasher.) 

Gets and keeps them clean.  




I also keep a supply. When they get "yucky"*, I throw them into the "use on 'yucky' projects" box.  After that, I pitch them.  Sponges are noted for harboring bacteria.  Keep them clean or throw them out.

I discovered this cleaning product when visiting friends in Illinois..."dish scrub".  There are several manufacturers. Your local grocery probably carries one of them on the kitchen supply aisle along with the brooms and mops. It is very inexpensive and has refills.  When that sponge gets "yucky", I just throw it out and put on a new one.


What we do without it?  We use it to clean our dishes before we put them in the dishwasher! I know "they" say the dishwasher needs dirt to help with the cleaning process.  I have not found that to be true.  Maybe I just have an old dishwasher.  Also, there are just two of us so we only run it when it gets full not every day...maybe every other day. 




*"yucky" is a very technical term...meaning it is so gross; it is not described by any other term.