Another Use for the Microwave

Another Use for the Microwave

September 13, 2007

September is National Food Safety Education Month. Use this month as a reminder to keep clean one of the dirtiest places in your house: your kitchen sponge.

Damp sponges are perfect breeding grounds for disease-causing bacteria. Don’t hesitate to throw them out when they become dirty or smelly. If you want to hang onto your sponge longer, rinse it well and microwave it on “high” for about two minutes.

The sponge must be wet before you put it in the microwave; nuking a dry sponge is a fire hazard. Be careful taking it out, because the sponge will be hot.

For more information about National Food Safety Education Month and keeping foodborne illness out of your kitchen and away from your family, visit a registered dietitian and www.homefoodsafety.org.

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