On Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 10:18:40 PM UTC-4, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 7/15/2020 9:31 PM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> > On Wed, 15 Jul 2020 15:24:44 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
> >
> >> On 7/15/2020 2:12 PM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> >>> On Wed, 15 Jul 2020 10:03:03 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> >>
> >>>> Of course not. I don't use any wooden implements in my kitchen.
> >>>> If it won't go in the dishwasher, I don't want it.
> >>>
> >>>> Cindy Hamilton
> >>>
> >>> Then you don't cook.
> >>>
> >>> I wash most everything by hand, immediately after I use it... I don't
> >>> use my dishwasher as the town dump. I hand wash plastic containers
> >>> but then put a bunch through the dishwasher to remove the stubborn oil
> >>> film that adheres to plastic. I also put my stove grates and drip
> >>> pans through the dishwasher. I don't remember ever using the
> >>> dishwasher to wash dishes, glassware, cookware, or bakeware... I do it
> >>> all by hand immediately after use.
> >>>
> >>
> >> The machine gets that stuff sparkling clean and sanitized. Saves energy
> >> too. I think it is a factor in preventing colds and the like as
> >> everything is so well cleaned with strong detergent and high temperatures.
> >>
> >> I run it every couple of days. Takes less than 5 minutes to empty
> >
> > Even though dish washers have a sanitize cycle none actually sanitize,
> > especially when dishes are put in open cupboards that are not sanitary
> > and are open to common air... no home has a sterilized kitchen.
> >
> Sterilized is different from sanitized. Food residue and people's use
> of things can spread bacteria so you get rid of as much as possible
> before putting a half dozen forks in the tray with the rest. Or the
> plate you had the raw chicken on.

Or the porous wooden (usually bamboo, IME) skewer that has meat
cooked into it.

There's a good deal of difference between a wooden cutting board
or salad bowl and a crappy disposable skewer.

Cindy Hamilton