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Originally posted by Nina:
OK, I will modify my comment. I've never been sued for wrongful death by any victim's family.

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Originally posted by Lisa:
After reading that article, I am surprised I am still alive.

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The thrifty among us may try to clean a sponge that starts to stink, but it’s probably time to let it go. Disinfecting it, as many have tried, does not necessarily work. You can microwave a sponge, throw it in the laundry or dishwasher, douse it in vinegar or other cleansing solutions or even cook it in a pot. But the researchers discovered more of the potentially pathogenic bacteria, like Moraxella osloensis, on the sponges collected from people who said they routinely disinfected them.

“When people at home try to clean their sponges, they make it worse,” Dr. Egert said — similar to how people can encourage antibiotic resistant bacteria if they don’t follow the doctor’s orders. He says if you can’t clean it perfectly, it may be best to replace it with a new one every week or so — especially “if it starts to move.”

But if you would rather not create that much waste, run it through a laundry machine at the hottest setting using a powder detergent and bleach and then use it somewhere other than the kitchen that is less hygiene-sensitive, like the bathroom.

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Originally posted by Nina:
I get pretty fastidious with raw poultry. We don't eat pork, so that's not an issue. But that's really about the only thing I go a bit nuts over.

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Originally posted by well-tempered gardener:

Regarding raw meats....my mom wouldn't have thought twice to put a piece of raw meat on the wooden cutting board, and then to slice onions on it without washing it off. She'd wash it off at the end.

I'm definitely much more careful.