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2. Never.

Tue Jun 7, 2022, 08:15 PM

Jun 2022

But then I don't use kitchen sponges. I use washclothes and I wash them every week.

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How long do you microwave your kitchen sponge?? [View all] a kennedy Jun 2022 OP

I put it in for 20 seconds. jimfields33 Jun 2022 #1

Never. PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2022 #2

I like them, too. wnylib Jun 2022 #25

I run mine through the dishwasher. Liberty Belle Jun 2022 #3

Me too Joinfortmill Jun 2022 #18

Never thought of that. 2naSalit Jun 2022 #4

3 minutes. MontanaMama Jun 2022 #5

I don't. demmiblue Jun 2022 #6

Interesting.......like this idea. a kennedy Jun 2022 #7

I also use vinegar to clean the counters/sink. demmiblue Jun 2022 #10

Never, because I don't use them. Ocelot II Jun 2022 #11

No sponges. I toss my Scotch Brite pads in the washing machine with.. Binkie The Clown Jun 2022 #12

Never. Soak them in a bleach solution and then wash with hot water. sinkingfeeling Jun 2022 #13

I do that too Joinfortmill Jun 2022 #20

2 minutes should kill the microbes poli-junkie Jun 2022 #14

Per this article, 2-4 minutes and make sure sponge is wet. MLAA Jun 2022 #15

👍🏻 I do actually do it for 2 minutes, and it's wet for sure. a kennedy Jun 2022 #17

Never. I find sponges disgusting and... 3catwoman3 Jun 2022 #16

What do you use then?? 🙂 a kennedy Jun 2022 #19

To clean food off dishes I just use my wet fingers... 3catwoman3 Jun 2022 #24

wow....according to this thread, I'm lucky to be alive.... bahboo Jun 2022 #21

🤣 😂 🤣 a kennedy Jun 2022 #22

Me either, made it this far with no ill effects. Fla Dem Jun 2022 #26

Depends on how hungry I am... Ohio Joe Jun 2022 #27

Until it's tender....... lastlib Jun 2022 #29