On 9/24/2010 5:09 PM, James Silverton wrote:
> George wrote on Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:07:19 -0500:
>
>> On 9/24/2010 2:27 PM, James Silverton wrote:
>>> George wrote on Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:15:59 -0500:
>>>
>>>> On 9/24/2010 1:29 PM, Dimitri wrote:
>>>>> I heard most homes would FAIL the sanitation standards set
>>>>> for restaurants.
>>>>>
>>>>> The reason - household sponges.
>>>>>
>>>>> I regularly zap mine in the nuker to bring any liquid to a
>>>>> boil and to sanitize.
>>>
>>>> Never use them, use wash cloths and replace them twice a day
>>>> with clean ones. They go into the wash, get some bleach in
>>>> with them and there you are.
>>>
>>> It is much easier to put the kitchen sponge into the covered
>>> compartment of the dishwasher when I remember or sense a
>>> smell. This does certainly remove odors. I don't care to
>>> collect a week's worth of smelly rags and, in any case, I
>>> very seldom use bleach since my bath towels are colored.
>>>
>> I don't collect a weeks worth of smelly rags James, they never smell,
>> are rinsed, go into the utility room in a basket and are washed every
>> few days. Our bath towels are colored too, the dish rags go in with
>> the whites. Everyone does things differently, not wrongly.
>
> Who said wrong? :-) I guess it depends on the size of your household.
> Most of my stuff is wash and wear but I have one full load of towels,
> athletic socks and underwear once a week.
>
You must not be married, my wife uses about three washer loads a week by
herself. She still works though. My clothing load is not that heavy as I
am a retired house husband. <G>