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itkocak
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Re: Microwaving a sponge
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melbalalala
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Re: Microwaving a sponge
Yup. All the time. They say the dishwasher doesnt get hot enough to kill all the germs, that the microwave is the only way to kill them all.
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Blu-ize
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Re: Microwaving a sponge
i throw them away and get new ones. I buy sponges all the time. Mostly dobies. I use windex and fantastic on the counter tops.
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| Posted 10/29/07 1:16 PM |
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jellybean78
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Re: Microwaving a sponge
I buy sponges in bulk and throw them away every 2-3 days.
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| Posted 10/29/07 1:25 PM |
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mtdr1106
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Re: Microwaving a sponge
Posted by Ophelia
Does anyone do this? to kil the germs? I have never heard of this until my very french friend told me she does it and learned from her very french mom...so
is this a french thing? or just something we don't do in Brooklyn?
i do it in queens...
30 seconds on high
try it - you might like it
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yankinmanc
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Re: Microwaving a sponge
Be careful, they can catch on fire in the microwave.
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RadioLau
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Re: Microwaving a sponge
Yes I do it. Sometimes I put it in the dishwasher too.
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BabyAvocado
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Re: Microwaving a sponge
Never heard of nuking them. They go in the dishwasher every couple of days. I replace them often too.
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Re: Microwaving a sponge
I've heard of it, but just have never done it...I usually just get a new one.
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CunningOne
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Re: Microwaving a sponge
I do, a lot. Kills bacteria and helps them last a little longer before they stink like mildew. I nuke a WET sponge for 2 minutes.
ETA: I throw in dishwasher sometimes too, but the water is not hot enough to kill some of the bacteria, that is why microwaving is better. And 2 minutes at least to kill bacteria.
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Shorty
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Re: Microwaving a sponge
we don't have a dishwasher, so i nuke the sponge every night.
I'd love to buy a new sponge everyday, but $30 a month in sponges seems unnecessary. 
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Kara
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Re: Microwaving a sponge
If you're THAT worried about germs, you should get rid of your sponges. Use rags, never for more than one day at a time, and wash them in your washing machine. Keep a bucket of clean rags and a bucket for the dirty ones under the sink... When the dirty one is full, wash them in the washing machine on hot.
That's much more sanitary and far less of a fire hazard.
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stayandjohn
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Re: Microwaving a sponge
I nuke them every days and i put them in the dishwasher 1-2x a week
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Myrockette
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Re: Microwaving a sponge
yup! about 25-30 seconds and I like to replace them about 1x/week.
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| Posted 10/29/07 2:45 PM |
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Ophelia
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Re: Microwaving a sponge
Posted by Kara
If you're THAT worried about germs, you should get rid of your sponges. Use rags, never for more than one day at a time, and wash them in your washing machine. Keep a bucket of clean rags and a bucket for the dirty ones under the sink... When the dirty one is full, wash them in the washing machine on hot.
That's much more sanitary and far less of a fire hazard.
this is probably why I don't know about this "technique". I have used *washable and reusable* rags most of my life.
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| Posted 10/29/07 2:58 PM |
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alnem
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Re: Microwaving a sponge
i just rinse my sponges with hot hot hot water every night and then change them every other week.
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Ginger123
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Re: Microwaving a sponge
i feel liek a slob that i dont do this... i will start immed
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Goobster
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Re: Microwaving a sponge
Posted by Ophelia
Does anyone do this? to kil the germs? I have never heard of this until my very french friend told me she does it and learned from her very french mom...so
is this a french thing? or just something we don't do in Brooklyn?
Martha Stewart's housekeeping book says:
the best way to clean your sponge is to let it airdry everyday, that way bacteria starve. All they do when you microwave it is thrive on the heat, same with dishwashing.
Let it sit out to dry every night and that way old germs have nothing to feed off of. So that is what I do now. It actually feels so much cleaner when you let it dry knowing nothing's growing in a dry sponge.
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PotofLuck06
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Re: Microwaving a sponge
Posted by Diane
never heard of doing that...I just throw them away and get new ones
same for us!
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| Posted 10/29/07 3:27 PM |
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Phyl
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Re: Microwaving a sponge
I toss them frequently and replace. I can't stand that sponge smell 
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rojerono
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Re: Microwaving a sponge
I should do it. I throw my sponges out because they start to seem gross after 2-3 days.
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| Posted 10/29/07 3:50 PM |
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LIBOUND
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Re: Microwaving a sponge
I do it all the time.
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MrsSteflily
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Re: Microwaving a sponge
Posted by chmlengr
I do, a lot. Kills bacteria and helps them last a little longer before they stink like mildew. I nuke a WET sponge for 2 minutes.
ETA: I throw in dishwasher sometimes too, but the water is not hot enough to kill some of the bacteria, that is why microwaving is better. And 2 minutes at least to kill bacteria.
Same here. Usually 2x a night - before I start dinner (don't know what the kids and DH tried to clean before I got home from work) and after I am done in the kitchen. Plus I change the sponge once or twice a week.
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Ophelia
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Re: Microwaving a sponge
Posted by Goobster
Posted by Ophelia
Does anyone do this? to kil the germs? I have never heard of this until my very french friend told me she does it and learned from her very french mom...so
is this a french thing? or just something we don't do in Brooklyn?
Martha Stewart's housekeeping book says:
the best way to clean your sponge is to let it airdry everyday, that way bacteria starve. All they do when you microwave it is thrive on the heat, same with dishwashing.
Let it sit out to dry every night and that way old germs have nothing to feed off of. So that is what I do now. It actually feels so much cleaner when you let it dry knowing nothing's growing in a dry sponge.
awesome.
I am not wrong.
that is my favorite.
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bird382
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Re: Microwaving a sponge
Posted by Goobster
Martha Stewart's housekeeping book says:
the best way to clean your sponge is to let it airdry everyday, that way bacteria starve. All they do when you microwave it is thrive on the heat, same with dishwashing.
Household bacteria don't thrive on the heat during microwaving. They die. It's too hot to support bacterial life.
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