How to keep your kitchen bacteria free. A Must read.

[astroview]

I learned this interesting tidbit in this article. about how to help stop bacteria:

"Dean Cliver, a professor of food safety at the University of California, Davis, found that microwaving sponges ? cellulose ones, not the natural kind ? wipes out harmful bacteria. "We did soak sponges in some pretty bad things," he said, "and one minute in the nuke and that pretty much did it.""

Furthermore, you can nuke the dishrag too. I wish I had thought of this before, it makes so much sense.

Read the whole thing, it's eye-opening.

 

[dighn]

is it really such a good idea to be too bacteria free? isn't that bad for your immune system?

 

[ViperMagic]

could someone post the article?

 

[MacBaine]

Originally posted by: dighn
is it really such a good idea to be too bacteria free? isn't that bad for your immune system?

I spit in all the food I prepare to make up for that.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

yeah my parents don't believe me when I tell them their sponge is a bacteria breeding ground. They think the antibacterial soap keeps it bacteria free.

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: dighn
is it really such a good idea to be too bacteria free? isn't that bad for your immune system?

Do you want e coli and salmonella strengthening your immune system?

 

[Yossarian]

I haven't died yet from bacteria, I think I'll be ok.

 

[Gibson486]

wont this make bacteria even stronger?

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

Microwave is good idea, I usually just run it through wash w/towels & bleach or dishwasher.

 

[AmigaMan]

Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis

Originally posted by: dighn
is it really such a good idea to be too bacteria free? isn't that bad for your immune system?

Do you want e coli and salmonella strengthening your immune system?

well we already have ecoli in our systems as it is. A little salmonella isn't gonna kill ya

 

[thetruth21]

are you guys cooking food in a gas station restroom? stop being pussies.

 

[Shockwave]

2 very interesting things....
The cleanest people are bachelors....
"Chuck Gerba, a professor of environmental microbiology at the University of Arizona who has studied bacteria in home kitchens, said that he found that people who had the cleanest-looking kitchens were often the dirtiest. Because "clean" people wipe up so much, they often end up spreading bacteria all over the place. The cleanest kitchens, he said, were in the homes of bachelors, who never wiped up and just put their dirty dishes in the sink."

Wood cutting boards ARE better then plastic...
"Professor Cliver's other notable discovery involved cutting boards. "Somewhere along the line, wood got a bad name," Professor Cliver said. Part of the blame, he said, must go to the rubber industry, which assailed wood cutting boards in order to promote hard rubber and plastic. In recent years, it has become conventional wisdom that plastic cutting boards are safer and easier to clean than wood cutting boards. Even the Food and Drug Administration says that plastic is less likely to harbor bacteria and easier to clean.

But in a study Professor Cliver conducted, he found that cellulose in wood absorbs bacteria but will not release it. "We've never been able to get the bacteria down in the wood back up on the knife to contaminate food later," he said."

 

[freegeeks]

I like bacteria

 

[geno]

I've never had myself or my parents nuke anything to clean it. Just replace your sponges on a regular basis and clean your dish towels with bleach, no need to be anal about this IMO

 

[Shockwave]

Originally posted by: geno
I've never had myself or my parents nuke anything to clean it. Just replace your sponges on a regular basis and clean your dish towels with bleach, no need to be anal about this IMO

I would say it depends on your household. When I was a bachelor I dont think i did replace my sponges... But now that I have 3 kids its a different story. If I get sick and die, oh well, but I sure couldnt stand to see that happen to my kids.

 

[Kev]

mmm.... bacteria.... aaaggggghhhh...