I feel even better replacing a new or old sponge with a brush that will never get that awful sponge smell
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I like the sponge smell
Why y'all sponge's smell?
My ass smells like blueberry muffins.
Gonna eat that ass like a muffin
I'm calling the authorities. All of them.
Gross.
With a long stick attached so you don't need to touch it
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I just think about the fact that I'm throwing away something I paid for and that used up resources. Doesn't make me feel that good honestly ^^
Tbh we wash them and use them for really dirty stuff. Like when you need to remove mold with a chlorine spray or poop from your shoes. Then they get tossed because there's no way I am washing that again.
We're phasing out single use sponges though, but now I don't know what to use for the really dirty stuff.
Yeah like scrubbing the bathtub, cleaning spills, carpets, that kind of stuff.
Is there a sensible alternative to single use sponges? If so, would you point one out for me? Obviously I would be interested.
We use a combination of brushes with wooden heads (I don't like stuff with handles though), structured cotton towels from the drug store, and sponges from Ikea called "Pepprig" which I think work best for most things. They are also plastic but you can wash them easily.
Thanks!
Hot take: there is no food safety reason to replace a sponge if it's still good at removing food from dishes. If you remove the food source, and the soap removes whatever is living on the dish, whatever is left over will die due to lack of nutrients and water. It's why in food safety courses you are taught that dishes have to dry completely. Even a sponge which has been used once will be depositing "new" pathogens onto the dish. Stuff is gonna live in the sponge. The sponge doesn't kill pathogens. Removal, soap, and desiccation do. The sponge's job is almost purely mechanical.
Old sponges are smelly as shit though.
New sponges have an unnaturally nice chemical smell.
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There is absolutely a food safety reason to replace a sponge. Most bacteria don't just die when they're in dry nutrient poor environments. They desiccate themselves into a spore form. Those spores can stay like that for very long periods of time until their environment becomes more wet. Then they can continue their lifecycle until they dry out again. Dry doesn't mean sterile.
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Yeah, except I'm 20 :/
Fuck sponges. I get a dopamine rush replacing my brush.
My brush has lasted a decade and is still going strong. I hate how gross sponges get
I get a dopamine rush fucking sponges.
Great mood? Nah
Better mood? Yeah
Meme fits, cause I'm 25.
Well, better mood, yeah 👍.
I get really excited about getting new socks, I think that makes me middle aged.
No joke at a company outing someone pointed out my socks were Darn Tough brand and he lifted up his pants to show his. Then my boss too, and we all talked about socks and lifetime warranties for 5 minutes and holy fuck I'm old. Or at least no longer young.
I actually wore Darn Tough socks today!
Warm new sponges get me so wet but not in a weird way I just fuck em
It doesn't feel good until after a couple washes
That's what she said
I guess I was over 30 when I was 25
I was always told I was an old soul
Don't use sponges. They have tiny holes, where bacteria live.
Use brushes instead.
So, what you're saying is, bacteria can't get stuck in brushes... I say that's not true. Bacteria can live in almost anything.
Yeah, that's correct. Still, brushes dry much faster than sponges. So the bacteria have less time to grow.
Oh... OK, now that makes sense.
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Just use a kitchen washcloth instead of a sponge and get a silicon gentle scrubber in addition that you can put in the dishwasher. Less microplastics and more environmentally friendly
I feel so good that I high five myself and dance the floss dance for ten minutes. Am definitely over 30.
I HAVE SHOWN RESPONSIBILITY.
From the thumbnail it looked like moldy toast. I was a bit disturbed.
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