Ecology Cooking Tip
May 11, 2012 by Jayah Faye Paley
Filed under Ecology Cooking, Uncommon Sense
In the morning, I boil a pot of water for tea. Yum! I pour the extra boiling water over my sponges in the sink. Also:
- I put my sponges in the dishwasher when I run it.
- I recently read in our local paper that another way to disinfect your sponges (which can harbor a TON of bacteria) is to put them in the microwave for 30 to 60 seconds. Sponges must be wet when you do this. Time depends on your microwave. I actually get my sponge quite wet and microwave it for about 3 minutes.
- The other recommendation was use one sponge for dishes and another for cleaning the kitchen to prevent cross-contamination.
What’s your favorite kitchen tip?
I have done exactly the same thing! Especially the hot water part!
Jayah’s own kitchen tip: double bagging things before putting them in the freezer prevents freezer burn. I never knew that!!
I find that double bagging bread keeps it from freezer burn!