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Reporter Xu Shuling / Taipei Report
Washing dishes should be one of many people’s daily activities, but are you really doing it right? Professor Zhao Mingwei, an expert in toxicology, pointed out on the fan page “Professor Zhao Mingwei Toxicology William” that to clean dishes without leaving oil or bacteria stains, there are actually some tricks, but there are also some small areas that are easy! Ignored by all!
▲ Zhao Mingwei said that it is better not to soak the container with water for more than 4 hours. Approximately 1 to 4 hours is the adaptation period for bacteria and it will multiply after 4 hours. (Image / recovered from unsplash)
Zhao Mingwei lists six dishwashing habits that the public easily overlooks:
1. Pile up regularly soiled plates and bowls
2. Do not wash in time, soak dirty dishes together for a long time
3. Nothing can be washed without detergent, and the original liquid is used directly
4. Lack of patience and the water is not clean enough
5. Store dishes without drying them
6. After washing dishes and chopsticks, but not washing rags
▲ (Image / recovered from unsplash)
Zhao Mingwei explained the consequences of these incorrect methods one by one:
1. Dishes are stacked together and not washed in time
Many people wait until they are free to wash the dishes, and some even soak for a long time. However, Zhao Mingwei stated that it is better not to soak a container with water for more than 4 hours, because the oil or leftovers in the container will make bacteria particularly easy to multiply. Approximately 1 to 4 hours is the adaptation period for bacteria, and after 4 hours it will. Multiply.
Also, greasy dishes can easily cause cross contamination as well, so it is important to separate dishes from food, mainly because the sink can contain bacteria such as Salmonella, Proteus, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Shigella, etc. They easily attach to bowls and plates.
2. Use all-purpose detergent and use undiluted
When it comes to washing dishes, many people like to use dishwashing liquid, either oily or oil-free. They always feel that they are clean this way, and they tend to squeeze the dishwashing liquid onto the vegetable cloth and wash with a little water. The main ingredient in detergent is surfactant. If you don’t have the patience to rinse it out completely, it will stay in the dishes. Excessive exposure to detergent is definitely not good for the human body.
Zhao Mingwei suggests that it is better to distinguish whether the food you are eating is fatty. For example, if you only add salt to hot vegetables, you don’t need to use detergent to clean them if you don’t add soy sauce or sesame oil to taste. . Also, the dishwashing liquid is usually very thick, and it is very reasonable to wash the dishes after dropping them a little bit in the water, and it won’t hurt your hands, as if it dilutes itself ten times.
3. Do not dry the dishes, wipe them with a cloth
Some people always like to be greedy after washing dishes and chopsticks, so they just wipe them clean and don’t let the plates and chopsticks drip directly. Zhao Mingwei recommends that it is better to have a dish drainer at home. After washing, put it on directly to control the water drying. You can also use a disinfection cupboard, but it should be noted that the dish drainer or sink also needs to be cleaned frequently, otherwise wash Clean dishes and chopsticks are prone to secondary contamination.
4. The cloth should be cleaned
Studies have found that if wipes are not washed for a long time, the total number of bacteria in a single wipe can go up to 500 billion. To avoid such problems, as long as you smell the bad smell from the cloth, it means that bacteria have started to grow, you should throw it away at this time and do not save.
Zhaomingwei explains that in general, the cloth should be changed once a month, and it is better that it is made of wood fiber material, which has strong hydrophilicity and oil drainage, and it is not easy for bacteria to adhere. However, Zhaomingwei asks, wash it every day, is it difficult?
