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Kitchen Sponges - what's up? I always wash dishes with a sponge, and they used to last more than a couple of days. Now I am tossing sponges every other day because they positively stink like a moldy bacteria-hive dipped into a vat of tar.
Jun 30 · 6 months ago
🍀 gritty · 2023-06-30 at 18:06:
I heard putting them in a dishwasher and / or microwave helps
🚀 stack · 2023-06-30 at 19:31:
@gritty: possibly, but then you have a rapidly decomposing plastic sponge that is shedding nanoparticles onto your dishes. Also don't have dishwasher or microwave.
🧶 mouseless · 2023-06-30 at 22:28:
is there some weird climate stuff going on in your part of the world? my kitchen sponges have been lasting just as long as usual
🔥 Sm0key · 2023-06-30 at 23:05:
I've been eyeing crocheted dish scrubbies made from hemp on etsy to get away from plastic sponges, maybe you may be interested in them as well. hemp is tough, extremely mold/mildew resistant and gets softer as its washed.
🍀 gritty · 2023-07-01 at 01:52:
@stack fair point. we've also used swedish dishcloths. work pretty well.
🚀 stack · 2023-07-01 at 12:29:
I am experimenting with a piece of paper towel inside an abrasive plastic mesh (the kind garlic and onions come bagged in). The paper holds the soap and provides a nice padding for the scrubbing mesh - and I can get rid of it when done. Plastic seems to last forever, scrubs better than abrasive stuff on sponge, and is easy to rinse. Works so much better!