what is better for washing dishes, a dish cloth or a sponge? Could you explain your answer? thank you?

Answer 1

dish cloth. Sponges soak up bacteria

Answer 2

I don't think there's a "better" way if you're washing dishes by hand. I am a small person with small hands. I like a small sponge with a nylon net on the outside of it. I buy them at the dollar store. They work well to get the dishes clean. I use a dish cloth to wipe down the counters, stove, table, etc. When I'm finished with the dishes, and I want to clean out the sink - I use a bathtub spray cleaner with bleach in it and I use the sponge and cloth to ensure both are exposed to the bleach. After which I rinse thoroughly and air dry. I use a new dish cloth every day or two days and a new sponge once a week. The sponges get tossed after I'm finished, the dishcloths get bleached in the wash.

Answer 3

I am not Real sure which is best. I have been doing house work for 25+ years and I think its okay to use either. I choose to use a wash cloth because I can buy as many cloths as I need and bleach them in the washer as much as I have too. I also know that sponges somehow GROW bacteria. I use a wash cloth every round or two of dishes. I am not afraid of germs.

Answer 4

A dish cloth is the best. Use a clean one every day. Sponges are bad news. You can get sick from the accumulation of bacteria if you don't change them and wash them often.....)(

Answer 5

Both hold germs. You should put a sponge in the microwave for 30 seconds to kill the bacteria. And a washcloth should be used once and then washed in the laundry.

I prefer a brush

Answer 6

I prefer a dishcloth over a sponge because.......millions and millions of germs live in both dishcloths and sponges after you wash dishes. I use a new dishcloth every day, and wash mine in hot water with bleach in the washing machine.

A sponge just holds onto all the germs, and spreads them around your sink (and everywhere else you use it). Unless you threw your sponge away and got a new one everyday....

Answer 7

Niether. I unquestionably have a broom that i exploit to scrub the sink.. it is truly meant for scrubbing dishes, even even though it is not appropriate. So I unquestionably have a broom to scrub the sink earlier I fill it with water, and that i'm getting a sparkling dish textile each and every time I wash. are you able to think of the micro organism starting to be on a moist textile after a pair of days!? BLERG. continually use a sparkling one with each and each load of dishes. i exploit 2 an afternoon, yet i comprehend the dishes get sparkling that way. additionally, I by no ability use sponges. They carry a lot micro organism..eww. the only sponge I unquestionably have is for my george forman grill. i exploit it to scrub it then I wash it out with break of day and positioned it in it is lil holder.

Answer 8

The disposable dish washing clothes with the soap already in them is great, but normally I use a sponge. They just work better and are better for your hands, they may harbour germs if you don't dry them out everytime you finish using them, but I mean, dishwashing detergent should kill them, don't you think? All this hype about germs hiding in spnges and such is just a marketing scheme to sell clorox disinfecting wipes, my mom used sponges to wash her china for years, and we never were sick people, get back to being european. Their immune systems are better cuz they don't clean with horrible chemicals and they are just used to more germs anyway.

Answer 9

Use a sponge or a wash cloth then put them in the dishwasher

Answer 10

I use a sponge, but, since they start to smell like mildew after a week, they have to be replaced often, not keen on dishcloths/brushes, but, a dishcloth would be my next choice, then it can be washed with towels, washcloths, and handtowels!