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Things to Avoid While Using Kitchen Towels

Kitchen is one of the most important rooms. It is the place where food is prepared and in order to prepare good and hygienic food it is important that the kitchen is kept in the best condition possible. In order to add a little color and style to the kitchen you can always use kitchen towels.

In order to make the kitchens more efficient, useful and fun, it is important to use the tea towels properly. Tea towels can be very useful if being used properly. Some things need to be avoided when you are using the tea towels for kitchen.

Using different towels for drying dishes and hands:

There are many bacteria present in the kitchen and in order to keep things clean. Most of the bacteria which is present in the kitchen come there because of the hands. If you do not want to contaminate the clean dishes from bacteria and germs, it is always better if there are two dishtowels.

There should be one dishtowel for drying the hands and another one for drying the dishes. You can choose two different colors so you do not get them mixed. Hang them in the separate places to avoid any mix up.

Stay away from meat, poultry and fish residue:

You should avoid wiping the residue with the kitchen towels because if you do this then it can lead to contamination. If you wipe the harmful bacteria and then use the same cloth for cleaning the dishes then it can lead to cross-contamination.

The meat that is sold in the supermarkets is processed through decontamination bath. It is a chlorine bath which gets rid of any type of germs which are present in the meat but it always better to be safe and do not use the kitchen towels for wiping up the residue of the meat of any type.

Never clean the sink with the help of kitchen towel:

The kitchen sinks are also a place, which is full of germs. You should use a sponge or a paper towel to clean the sink and not the kitchen towel. The sponge is better at absorbing the moisture and it can get rid of the germs more easily as compared to the kitchen towel.

Avoid using the kitchen towels in combination with the cleaning products:

This is similar to the meat residue problem. Just as the meat residue can cause contamination, similarly if you are using harsh chemicals for cleaning the counter tops and the sinks then you should keep the towels away from the sink. If the same cloth is used for wiping the sink and then drying your hands, then you can contaminate your hands.

Do not leave the kitchen towels lying on the counter top:

The bacteria’s flourish in damp places so it is very important to keep the kitchen towels dry. If the kitchen towel is left crumpled on the counter top then the kitchen towel will not be able to dry and it can lead to contamination. It is not good for the kitchen at all as the food can be contaminated by it.

You should always hang the kitchen towels so they can dry easily. You should regularly put these towels in the laundry in order to keep it clean.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Albert Carver .