The toilet may be the first place you think of when it comes to the most bacteria-infested part of the house, but chopping vegetables on a toilet seat may be cleaner and safer than chopping vegetables on a cutting board, say scientists.
You may be busy all day cleaning brush the toilet, toilet, think this is the most dirty place, or have been panicked because pet drink toilet water, but your dog may be more clever than you, because the American microbiology professor at “(Charles Gerba) said:” the fecal bacteria in the kitchen sink (fecal bacteria), more than to flush the toilet after, so your dog to drink toilet water.”
Does your dog drink toilet water, too? Toilet water may be cleaner than you think.)
Because toilets are widely believed to be the most germy, most people clean them regularly, so they don’t necessarily harbor dirt. Gerber, who has been dubbed “Dr. Germ,” tests surfaces extensively and finds that the most germy place in the home is not in the bathroom but in the kitchen.
Toilet seats are cleaner and safer than chopping boards
Because there are a lot of food in the kitchen, but prone to salmonella and e. coli, carving chopping block, in particular, are more likely to breed this kind of bacteria, “according to a recent study, generally in the home the fecal bacteria on the chopping block, more than a toilet seat,” “said,” so the sandwich on the toilet seat, actually is safe than on the chopping block.”
In addition to the cutting board, the sink is also a bacterial hangout, Gerber warns: “Many people defrost raw meat in the sink or rinse raw chicken, but simply rinse it with clean water afterwards.”
But the dirtiest place in the kitchen isn’t the chopping board or the sink, it’s the kitchen sponge.
(Bacteria can still come back after a kitchen sponge is cleaned, and the best way to do this is to replace it often.)
Kitchen sponges have 362 species of bacteria
Gerber collected kitchen sponges from hundreds of homes and found salmonella in 15 percent of them. A 2017 study found that used kitchen sponges contain 362 different types of bacteria, or 82 billion bacteria per cubic inch.
Refrigerator handles aren’t safe either. Many people open the refrigerator without washing their hands after handling raw meat, and often hang hand towels or rags on the handles without washing them for more than a few days. These unsanitary habits can breed bacteria. Can openers, coffee makers, and even salmonella and E. coli can be found in cans if not cleaned regularly.
(The kitchen is far more germy than you might think, so clean everything from the sink to the refrigerator handles.)
What’s the best way to clean it?
In the case of the dirtiest kitchen sponges, many people put them in the microwave to sterilize them, or run them in boiling water, or put them in the dishwasher, but they all come back after a while. The best way to do this is to replace them regularly, preferably once a week.
The cutting board and kitchen sink can be scrubbed with bleach, and the filter outlet and faucet of the sink should be cleaned from time to time, and the flow table should also be wiped with diluted bleach every day.
For faster cleaning, Gerber recommends wiping it with disinfecting wipes rather than nozzle cleaners, which are often ineffective because they are not used properly. But sterilizing wet wipes costs more, so if you do decide to use a nozzle cleaner, be sure to spray thoroughly and wait a few minutes before wiping clean.
(The toilet may not be the dirtiest, but be careful what germs you splash out on.)
Toilet water is probably cleaner than a towel
As to toilet, also cannot take lightly, although clean frequency is taller, but everybody often ignores closestool water to may splash all round. If you are in the habit of lifting the toilet lid to flush, fecal bacteria can fly up to 2 meters, which means that the sink, toothbrush, towel and even soap can be contaminated with bacteria.
Although the bacteria on each person may not be harmful to the self, many families may be infected with bacteria from other family members. Berger recommends changing your towel at least every three to four days, especially since E. coli is particularly fond of resting on a damp towel: “Otherwise, you might get more E. coli from wiping your face on a towel than from stuffing your face in the toilet and flushing it with toilet water.”
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