Keep your sponges free of bacteria by cleaning them regularly. Kitchen sponges can become a breeding ground for bacteria if they're not cleaned regularly. "Make sure to rinse and wring them out ...

When it comes to kitchen necessities, sponges are the absolute G.O.A.T. From minuscule tasks like sopping up a splatter while making chili to bigger missions like scrubbing your oven, dishwasher or ...

Doing the dishes might be one of the most hated household chores in the country (at least, according to a survey by the American Cleaning Institute), and I get it. I’m also about to make that ...

A kitchen sponge is one of the dirtiest items in your home. Learn how to clean a kitchen sponge and tell when it's time to toss it. One of the hardest working tools in the kitchen is a sponge. You ...

When asked, “What is the dirtiest spot in the typical household?” most people say the toilet seat. For sure, that would have been my response, until I discovered studies on bacteria and household ...

You likely already have an idea that kitchen sponges can get seriously germy. You use it to clean your dishes, utensils, and cookware—but do you give a thought to how the sponge itself gets clean?

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Unless your sponge is brand new, it almost certainly harbors all sorts of germs. Some of those germs might just make the sponge smell but others ...

Ever since the invention of the sponge — that magical tool for cleaning dishes, pots and surfaces — humans have grappled with a paradox: How to clean a sponge itself? On a recent episode of The ...

If there’s one item in your home that works the hardest and gets the least attention, it’s your kitchen sponge. It scrubs greasy pans, wipes spills, touches your plates, your sink, sometimes even your ...