1 in 7 Home Kitchens Would Fail a Restaurant Health Inspection

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According to a segment on The Early Show, 1 in 7 home kitchens would fail a restaurant health inspection. If you think about it, that could really gross a person out. Instead though, disturbing news like this can just make us more informed home managers. We all want to take care of our family and keep them healthy, so let’s take this knowledge and do something about it!

Video: 1 in 7 Home Kitchens Would Fail a Restaurant Health Inspection

The most bacterial laden spots in your kitchen are:

  • Anywhere You Touch (faucet, refrigerator handles, stove handles)
  • Dish Sponges (we’ve covered how to eliminate bacteria on the kitchen sponge.)
  • Cutting Boards (wood cutting boards can have 200 times more fecal bacteria than a toilet seat, so plastic is better than wood. Clean by using a high-heat dishwasher and/or bleach.)
  • Wood Countertops (use bleach to clean the surface if you have wood countertops. Stainless steel is a better countertop choice. You can find out how to clean granite countertops here.)

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Easy Way to Remove a Sticky Label

in Misc.

You know how sometimes you pry the corner of a sticker or sticky label up, part of it rips off and then you have to start again with another corner. The result is often a big mess with only part of the label removed. Well, there is a little trick you can use to remove a label quite easily.

To Remove a Sticker or Sticky Label Easily:

  1. Start by removing the corner of the label from the surface.
  2. Continue pulling the corner up just enough to get a good grip.
  3. Then, instead of pulling up towards the ceiling or towards the part of the label still stuck on the surface, pull towards the corner that’s already removed (towards your hand). It seems unnatural, but but the glue will gradually loosen and the sticker will come up easily.
  4. Voila! The label should remove easily.

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August’s Top Ten Posts

08.30.2010

At the beginning of every month I’m going to begin posting the top ten, most read posts from the previous month. This is not meant to be duplicate information for those of you who are regular readers of iDreamofClean. On the contrary! You are all busy people so you may not have been able to [...]

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Make Your Own Foaming Hand Soap

08.30.2010

Surprisingly, one of the most popular posts on iDreamofClean to date is How to Make Your Own Foaming Dish Soap! Since there were several questions in the comments of that post asking how to make your own foaming hand soap, I thought the question deserved to be answered in it’s own post. How to Make [...]

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And the Fresh Wave Stinky Dorm Kit winner is…

08.29.2010

The winner of the Fresh Wave Stinky Dorm Kit is… Carrie Congratulations! Thanks to all who entered! Tweet This Post Sharing This Post!

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Reader Poll: What are your Favorite Cleaning/Organizing Sites?

08.28.2010

The poll this week is a little different, so I’d love to have you answer in the comment section. There are a several organizing sites that I’m familiar with, but know of very few (if any) in the cleaning niche. So, I want to hear from you! What are your favorite organizing and cleaning blogs [...]

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Saturday Stumbles: Parties, Purging, and Pride

08.27.2010

This marriage conversation about Housework: Who Really Does More is quite entertaining…and thought provoking  at the same time! Since I’m a fan of living in small spaces, it’s probably no surprise that this Purging of Stuff post really resonated with me! Mandi @It’sCome2This is having a Month Long Party and I’m loving all the great [...]

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Quick Tip: Reduce Your Electric Bill by Thinking Ahead

08.25.2010

Laundry is one of my least favorite cleaning activities to do around the house. And I think some of you share my sentiments since in a recent iDreamofClean poll laundry came in a close second to toilets! For the first few years of marriage laundry day was one day a week. That meant that I [...]

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Should you get cleaning advise from a FWD:

08.23.2010

I have a confession. If you send me a “forward” (aka FWD:) on email there is a good chance I won’t read it. Especially if it’s one that says I must forward to 15 of my closest friends within 15 minutes, “or else”… Every once in a while, though, one catches my eye. When iDreamofClean [...]

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Cleaning Make-up Brushes

08.23.2010

Photo Credit: stephendpolo When is the last time you cleaned your make-up brushes? Last week? Last month? Last year? Never?! Is it something you ever think about? Well, when doing research to answer this question, I found that the answer to this question varies slightly. Most recommend cleaning make-up brushes used for dry powder weekly [...]

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