i have an irrational fear of the bacteria that live on sponge.
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It's satisfying of course... but I'm pretty sure you don't have to be over 30 to do so...
I'm under 30 and recently was delighted by a new bread knife, because now I can finally slice bread properly
I guess I was over 30 when I was 25
Don't use sponges. They have tiny holes, where bacteria live.
Use brushes instead.
I can't click the link on mobile, it errors out because I'm in the US. Can anyone share a pic?
here you go:
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.
It doesn't feel good until after a couple washes
That's what she said
I have OCD, I've always liked things to be clean and new-looking.
That's called having a preference, and a pretty normal one. If you do have OCD then I think you should consider not simplifying it to liking things to be clean and new looking, because I imagine if it's like mine it's far more complicated and debilitating.
I have my various issues figured out, I'm autistic and high functioning.
How did you gess it?
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
Yeah, except I'm 20 :/
The internet has told me you don't enjoy changing sponges then.
Longest I ever kept a sponge for was four months it was a "I'll do it later" kind of thing, the green scrubbing part had nearly fully been removed lol.
cleaning a skillet with a sponge and soap?
heathen!
How fragile is your season? A good seasoning holds up great to light abrasion and non-lye soap.
Great mood? Nah
Better mood? Yeah
Meme fits, cause I'm 25.
Well, better mood, yeah 👍.
From the thumbnail it looked like moldy toast. I was a bit disturbed.
Warm new sponges get me so wet but not in a weird way I just fuck em
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!
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