Microwaving Sponges, Pros and Cons
Killing germs by microwaving sponges. We've covered this before on Serious Eats, but the New York Times brings it up today. Effective but not without risk, the paper says. Namely from too-dry sponges, which can catch fire after a spell.
Serious Eats reader pageycooks offers another perspective: "I tried this once—afterwards, I had to 'de-stink' my microwave."
Yuck. That's another argument for just throwing it out and buying a new one. They're cheap!
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2 Comments:
It really does work, stink-free, so long as the sponge is dripping wet. At the end of the two-minute cycle, I wear rubber gloves when I remove the sponge--it's steaming hot, and dripping very hot water. If you don't have rubber gloves, you could just deposit your waterlogged sponge in a little dish, put it in the microwave, and remove the dish, taking care not to burn your fingers.
baboo at 9:35PM on 03/28/07
I put mine in the dishwasher on the anti bacterial cycle.
JerzeeTomato at 12:47AM on 03/29/07