My husband has always complained about my stinky kitchen rags and sponges. He's a chef and teaches sanitation courses, so this is one subject that is near and dear to his heart. He'd say I was going to make the whole family sick...which hasn't happened to the best of my knowledge. The problem being, those darn kitchen rags turn "sour" in just a day or two....I just didn't have enough rags or motivation to continually replace them to keep ahead of the stink.
One day, I had a brilliant idea...of course, why didn't I think of this sooner?!?!? Way back, before children, I had a budding career as a waitress. EVERY restaurant I worked, ALWAYS had a bleach bucket where the rags where stored in between uses. This not only solved the stink problem but the germ problem as well!
So, I grabbed a decorative, small, ceramic flower pot, and VOILA!...I had my own little (pretty) bleach bucket right next to my kitchen sink. No more stinky rags or sponges! When I'm not using them I just toss in my little STINK-FREE pot. I have to admit, I don't change the water/bleach each day, like we did in the restaurant, but it usually stays bleachy fresh for about three days straight. And when it's time to refresh the water, I just replace the rag. Another added bonus is, the "old" rag doesn't stink in your dirty laundry while waiting it's turn to be cleaned....in my house, that could be a week.
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Nov. 11, 2007 - stinky rags