Kamila Součková
3. 3. 2025
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We are mostly aware that when working with food it is necessary to keep our hands, worktop and all kitchen utensils clean. But what do you really do with what you puff all these things?
You know, it is necessary to have clean even the rags you wipe everything, and you wipe your hands. And for this it is necessary to follow a few principles. Did you prepare the chicken, wipe the kitchen plate, and then wiped the dining table with the same rag? A big mistake! Chicken offers refuge for bacteria like Salmonella and Campylobacter. Although they reliably break down the heat treatment, they will remain on your cloth. Also, we do not strongly recommend wipe the found stains on the ground with a rag in which you wipe your hands or dishes in the kitchen.
The kitchen cloth hides a number of bacteria. Watch youtube video:
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Various bacteria are nesting in the cloths
Kitchen towels are one of the largest sources of bacteria in the household. One study from the US University of Arizona has shown that from 82 pieces of randomly collected kitchen towels from various corners of the US and Canada, coliform bacteria (or faecal contamination) were present in nine out of ten towels tested. And the E. coli bacteria did not climb in one of the four. It had to be a spectacle under the microscope!
How to keep the cloths clean
Washing them every two days is an ideal solution, using a hot cycle of washing machine at least 60 degrees. If you used a cloth to wipe the remains of food with a higher purity, or the meat, but also the remnants of fish and raw vegetables, you should get rid of it and replace it with clean. A good solution is to invest in paper roles that you throw away after the cleaning work.
The wet cloth really serves as a nutrient ground for germs. The worst thing you can do is let the crumpled rasch dry and reuse. This is then cheerfully expanding to other surfaces in the kitchen or anywhere else. The way in the hot water rinsed cloths is also important, if you do not break them, you hang them. Spread them by laying flat or hanging. But never for a warm radiator, because the heat promotes the growth of bacteria.
Source: www.tidymom.net
