- Kitchen sponges have billions of bacteria, including kinds that make humans sick. Sterilizing them with hot water or in the microwave does not work and can even make it worse. Authors recommend getting a new sponge weekly. http://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-06055-9 239 comments science
Linking pages
- Cleaning a Dirty Sponge Only Helps Its Worst Bacteria, Study Says - The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/04/science/sponges-bacteria-microwaving-cleaning.html 45 comments
- Kitchen sponges are festering germ dens—and sanitizing them doesn’t help | Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/07/kitchen-sponges-are-festering-germ-dens-and-sanitizing-them-doesnt-help/ 3 comments
- We Need to Talk Some More About Your Dirty Sponges - The New York Times https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/08/11/science/sponges-dirty-bacteria-contamination.html?referer=http%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com%2F 2 comments