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