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Top 5 Dirtiest Spots In Your Kitchen & How To Deal With Them |
Surprised? Well, you shouldn’t be.
Your kitchen hides a plethora of germs like Salmonella, Listeria, E. coli, mold, yeast…
So if you want to know where they are lurking the most and what to do in order to get rid of them, you better read on and take notes.
5. Cutting Boards
This may sound surprising but almost every cutting board that has been poorly washed harbors E. coli. Even if you washed your produce/meat thoroughly before cutting it.
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO: If possible use separate cutting boards for vegetables, meat, seafood, and poultry. This is the only way to avoid cross-contamination.
4. Meat Compartment In Your Fridge
Your meat compartment is a dark and moist place – a perfect environment for microbes like salmonella, E. coli, yeast and mold.
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO: Clean your meat compartment thoroughly on a monthly basis. Do the same for the vegetable compartment as well!
3. Plastic/Rubber Food Containers
If you don’t have a habit of cleaning your food containers thoroughly, they are probably teeming with salmonella, yeast and mold.
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO: If you don’t want your food to spoil easily, make sure to wash both the container AND the lid in hot soapy water after each use.
2. Sink
We’ll let that sink in… Jokes aside, many people think sink is one of cleanest spots in their kitchen since everything gets washed in it. Wrong. According to latest researches 45% of kitchen sinks were found to have coliform bacteria.
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO: Disinfect the sink using a kitchen cleaner at least once a week.
1. Dish Sponges/Rags/Dishcloths
One NSF study claims that more than 75% of sponges and cloths used for dishwashing contain at least one sort of bacteria.
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO: Although this might seem a bit odd, try microwaving your sponges and/or dishcloths for about 30 seconds after washing your dishes. This will kill almost all bacteria on them.
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