| So you are going to disinfect your | | | | This is one of the toughest jobs |
| dishcloths and kitchen sponges in your | | | | encountered in our day to day life. It |
| microwave oven rather than using your | | | | is not always possible to rinse your |
| germ ridden dishwasher! | | | | oven after every use! And often we find |
| This is a good idea as your microwave | | | | that the container gets hot! |
| oven can kill 99% of pathogens that | | | | To fight this problem you can use |
| inhabit your sponges and dishcloths | | | | silicon sheets. There is a cavity |
| within two minutes as a study in the | | | | protection system available on the |
| Journal of Environmental Health | | | | market that uses these silicon sheets to |
| reported. | | | | keep microwave ovens free from |
| It is even better when, on an average, a | | | | leftovers. These systems also help to |
| hundred thousand people report cases of | | | | keep the container cool as you can cook |
| food poisoning every month in the UK and | | | | almost fifty percent of daily food off |
| the damp and warm kitchens are known to | | | | the base. |
| be great breeding grounds for germs! | | | | You can reuse these silicon sheets if |
| However, be sure that the sponges and | | | | you wish; however, they are only |
| clothes are well soaked in water or you | | | | reusable if there is not much spillage |
| may end up with a nasty fire. There are | | | | on them. To add to this, silicon sheets |
| already reports of such an accident from | | | | do not react with food ingredients and |
| Shropshires Fire Service. | | | | thus there is hardly any threat to your |
| Scientists add that it is just enough if | | | | health. |
| you repeat this process every second | | | | This is also a good way to avoid |
| day. They also assume that it is the | | | | unwanted blendings of smell and taste of |
| heat rather than the microwave radiation | | | | different foods. Along with this, a |
| that brings this benefit for us. | | | | messy microwave oven will cook slower |
| You can also use a pressure cooker to | | | | and more unevenly. |
| sterilise your dishcloths and sponges if | | | | You can also use some other methods to |
| you do not want to use your microwave | | | | keep your microwave ovens clean but do |
| oven for this purpose. | | | | not use any aluminium foils or other |
| But what about keeping your microwave | | | | metallic objects. |
| oven clean from leftover food particles! | | | | |