Turns out your kitchen (not the bathroom!) is the grossest place in the house - top electric toothbrush

As the summer grows longer, you will suddenly realize that you can now see how dirty your home has become with amazing clarity.
In a study measuring 30 common household items and surface contamination, the NSF International, which developed public health standards and food safety certification programs, found that the kitchen, not the bathroom, is the oldest place in the house. (
If this is not bad enough, the company notes that 20% of food outbreaks are believed to come from food consumed by families. )
Fortunately, you can easily overcome any potential infection with a little bit of elbow grease, bleach and a bunch of coffee to boost your motivation, handle all the surfaces in the kitchen and more. (
But, uh, look at the coffee. 4. . . )
Here are some of the top sources of bacteria, yeast, mold and viruses and how to clean them. 1.
Did you pick up your sponge and get hit back by the smell?
This is bad because sponges can keep and breed bacteria.
The NSF found that more than 75% of kitchen plate sponges and Rags showed harmful bacteria (
The worst is E.
E. coli and salmonella.
How to clean: put the wet sponge in the microwave for two minutes every day and change it about every two weeks.
Another option is: store some rags, towels and rags that can be cleaned in a disinfection cycle or by machine with bleach. 2.
Kitchen food-
Processing experts do not encourage the cleaning of raw meat and poultry in the sink, as you can spray bacteria anywhere.
What about those sink filters?
They are traps for sticky monsters, especially below.
How to clean: wash and disinfect all sink surfaces once or twice a week with a tablespoon of bleach mixed into a gallon of water.
Pour a quart of water mixed with a teaspoon of bleach into the drain pipe and process it once a month to disinfect it.
Scrub the filter regularly and place it in the dishwasher for hot cleaning. 3.
Of the 30 household items tested by the NSF, pet food and water dishes ranked fourthmost germy.
Pet toys ranked seventh.
And you kissed the dog.
How to clean: either use the disinfection cycle of the dishwasher every day, or wash the bowl with hot soapy water, and then soak it with bleach and aqueous solution.
Rinse and dry.
Soft pet toys can be cleaned by machine in a disinfection cycle. 4.
Coffee bank bacteria, mold and mold hold a party in the dark and humid corner of your faithful automatic coffee machine.
How to clean: Most manufacturers recommend cleaning once a month.
First, using an empty coffee filter allows up to four undiluted white vinegar to be placed in the reservoir for 30 minutes before opening the brewing cycle.
Use fresh water for two or three cycles until the smell of vinegar disappears. 5.
According to the NSF research, the most common places in other sneaky places of bacteria in your kitchen are some of the most annoying places where bacteria are hidden.
The test found that 36% of the following items are related to E.
E. coli, salmonella or E. coli: meat and vegetable compartments in the refrigerator, insulated washers for refrigerator doors;
Rubber spatula with rubber seal, mixer washer, can opener, pizza cutter and food storage container.
How to clean: wash rubber, neoprene and plastic with mild liquid soap and air dry.
Wash tableware and food storage containers in hot soapy water or dishwasher.
Soak the manual tank opener and pizza cutter with white vinegar, then scrub the food with a toothbrush to pile up and rust.
Refrigerator washers can be cleaned with water and mild detergent, or a tablespoon of baking soda can be dissolved with a quart of warm water.
Granted, most of us don't leave our toothbrushes in the kitchen.
But we cannot ignore this finding in the NSF study.
We hope you can sit down for this: the NSF test shows that your toothbrush holder is the one with the highest bacterial count in all test items.
How to clean: If the toothbrush holder or braces are dishwasher safe, wash once or twice a week.
You can also wash your hands with hot soapy water, rinse it, and wipe it clean with disinfection.
Don't forget the dirt gathered on the top and bottom of the electric toothbrush and charger.
A disinfection wipe or cotton ball that is wiped with alcohol can remove the scum. home@latimes.