PausitoRoutine BuilderHow often should you change your dishcloth?
Use a clean dishcloth every day. Wash used cloths at 60 °C.
Bacteria multiply quickly in a damp dishcloth. With a dirty cloth you spread them over your worktop and plates. The Dutch Nutrition Centre therefore advises changing dishcloths every day and washing them at 60 °C.
- Put out a clean dishcloth every morning
- Hang wet cloths out open so they dry
- Collect used cloths separately
- Wash them at 60 °C in the washing machine or dishwasher
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Why does it matter?
Bacteria multiply quickly in a damp dishcloth. With a dirty cloth you spread them over your worktop and plates. The Dutch Nutrition Centre therefore advises changing dishcloths every day and washing them at 60 °C.
How do you go about it?
Put out a clean dishcloth every morning. Hang wet cloths out open so they dry. Collect used cloths separately. Wash them at 60 °C in the washing machine or dishwasher.
What source is this answer based on?
This answer is based on: Voedingscentrum.
1 to 2 minutes.
- a stack of dishcloths
- washing machine
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