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sterlising dish cloths

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Forgetmenot

Forgetmenot Report 24 Jan 2007 22:53

I always boil my dishcloths in an old fashioned way, I use cotton ones, I have an old preserving pan I use to boil them on the cooker, I then pop them all in the washing machine to rinse and spin, I also do face flannels the same as they are all white, unless I have enough to boil in the washing machine of course, I also put my dishcloths in the microwave, mine haven't yet caught fire but I'm blowed if I'm gonna try with a sponge! I use a lot of bleach in my kichen sink and waste disposal as I have a white plastic sink that gets stained every time I use it, so my sponge gets bleached. I don't think there will be many germs in my kitchen or on my cloths, I cannot stand seeing filthy cloths and flannels, Urghhhh Gillie xx

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}((((*> Jeanette The Haddock <*)))){ Report 24 Jan 2007 22:51

I saw this on the news too. They were saying that health and safety and the fire service were telling people not to do it because of the fire risk. I always bleach mine or chuck it away and get a new one out and I'm still here! And talking of dishwashers......they're very good for washing baseball caps.....but not while the dishes are in obviously! lol

ChrisofWessex

ChrisofWessex Report 24 Jan 2007 22:40

This did cross my mind when I read it - I remarked to my husband that when I began married life with no fridge, a gas boiler, table mangle and a board - for cleaning materials, Vim or similar, bleach, sunlight soap, washing soda, elbow grease and one always boiled dish cloths and tea towels - my family never had a tummy upset. I reckon hospitals need a Matron, bleach, dettol, in-house laundry and in-house cleaning staff as they did a few years ago. We appear to have gone back 90 years plus when the old feared the hospital as you died if you went in.

Mandy in Wiltshire

Mandy in Wiltshire Report 24 Jan 2007 22:40

They had that on our local news tonight and at the time, I thought that surely putting a little washing-up sponge in a microwave for 2-4 mins (depending on the percentage of germs you want to kill, 96% or 100% lol!) would cook the actual sponge! We put ours in the dishwasher every couple of days, I'm sure that's hot enough to kill a few germs. Mandy :)

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~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2** Report 24 Jan 2007 21:30

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Rosi Glow

Rosi Glow Report 24 Jan 2007 21:29

roflmao....

Jennifer

Jennifer Report 24 Jan 2007 21:26

I put my dishcloth in the microwave for 2 mins as read in the newspaper, to sterlise it, guess what..... it caught fire, lol jeniffer xx