leanleft, (edited )
@leanleft@lemmy.ml avatar

i have an irrational fear of the bacteria that live on sponge.

Lemmygradwontallowme,
@Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net avatar

It’s satisfying of course… but I’m pretty sure you don’t have to be over 30 to do so…

Cysioland,
@Cysioland@lemmygrad.ml avatar

I’m under 30 and recently was delighted by a new bread knife, because now I can finally slice bread properly

SuddenDownpour,

I guess I was over 30 when I was 25

gandalf_der_12te, (edited )

Don’t use sponges. They have tiny holes, where bacteria live.

Use brushes instead.

Example (Amazon link)

0x4E4F, (edited )

So, what you’re saying is, bacteria can’t get stuck in brushes… I say that’s not true. Bacteria can live in almost anything.

gandalf_der_12te,

Yeah, that’s correct. Still, brushes dry much faster than sponges. So the bacteria have less time to grow.

0x4E4F,

Oh… OK, now that makes sense.

Kit,

I can’t click the link on mobile, it errors out because I’m in the US. Can anyone share a pic?

gandalf_der_12te, (edited )

here you go:

here you go

AgentGrimstone,

It doesn’t feel good until after a couple washes

EdibleFriend,
@EdibleFriend@lemmy.world avatar

That’s what she said

EmperorHenry,
@EmperorHenry@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

I have OCD, I’ve always liked things to be clean and new-looking.

kofe,

That’s called having a preference, and a pretty normal one. If you do have OCD then I think you should consider not simplifying it to liking things to be clean and new looking, because I imagine if it’s like mine it’s far more complicated and debilitating.

EmperorHenry,
@EmperorHenry@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

I have my various issues figured out, I’m autistic and high functioning.

ComradeR,

How did you gess it?

wafflez,

Just use a kitchen washcloth instead of a sponge and get a silicon gentle scrubber in addition that you can put in the dishwasher. Less microplastics and more environmentally friendly

clemdemort,
@clemdemort@lemmy.world avatar

Yeah, except I’m 20 :/

Pogbom,

The internet has told me you don’t enjoy changing sponges then.

clemdemort,
@clemdemort@lemmy.world avatar

Longest I ever kept a sponge for was four months it was a “I’ll do it later” kind of thing, the green scrubbing part had nearly fully been removed lol.

Nioxic,

cleaning a skillet with a sponge and soap?

heathen!

Telodzrum,

How fragile is your season? A good seasoning holds up great to light abrasion and non-lye soap.

Sigh_Bafanada, (edited )

Great mood? Nah

Better mood? Yeah

Meme fits, cause I’m 25.

0x4E4F,

Well, better mood, yeah 👍.

hakunawazo,

From the thumbnail it looked like moldy toast. I was a bit disturbed.

MechanicalJester,

Warm new sponges get me so wet but not in a weird way I just fuck em

WallEx,

I just think about the fact that I’m throwing away something I paid for and that used up resources. Doesn’t make me feel that good honestly ^^

volvoxvsmarla,

Tbh we wash them and use them for really dirty stuff. Like when you need to remove mold with a chlorine spray or poop from your shoes. Then they get tossed because there’s no way I am washing that again.

We’re phasing out single use sponges though, but now I don’t know what to use for the really dirty stuff.

WallEx,

Yeah like scrubbing the bathtub, cleaning spills, carpets, that kind of stuff.

Is there a sensible alternative to single use sponges? If so, would you point one out for me? Obviously I would be interested.

volvoxvsmarla,

We use a combination of brushes with wooden heads (I don’t like stuff with handles though), structured cotton towels from the drug store, and sponges from Ikea called “Pepprig” which I think work best for most things. They are also plastic but you can wash them easily.

WallEx,

Thanks!

CubbyTustard,

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  • volvoxvsmarla,

    Same. We actually cut them in half before we use them (no this is not a way to save up $10k in a year) and then quarter them when they turn to crap sponges xD

    brbposting,

    I was cutting but that surface area is so nice!

    volvoxvsmarla,

    So true, I always hear Fight Club’s narrator say “I wanted to destroy something beautiful” when I cut that new sponges

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