To not wipe worktops every day?

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Just that, really.

Prompted by the d&v thread. Obviously if I’ve cut meat or esp chicken on them they get wiped with washing up liquid, but I don’t shine em, bleach em, or antibac them ever. They get a rub down with regular washing up liquid when they look dirty. Can be days! Minger?

How often do you wipe them?

I use chopping boards so every 2/3 days really as nothing particularly goes on them. Spills would be wiped straight away

I only wipe where I’ve made a mess most days. Wipe them all when I clean the kitchen properly (no more than once a week, usually less).

I use chopping boards but still have to wipe the counter several times a day. I don’t do a fancy polishing job though, just spray or washing up liquid and hot water.

Don’t have fancy worktops so no shining required but still wiped down several times a day.

I wipe them down after preparing food - so at least 3 times a day. I use Method anti-bac spray because I like the smell.

I spray with anti bac and wipe after any time I use them.

You have to if you're going to chop on them.

Depends how much you use your kitchen and how messy or tidy you are whilst preparing food.
Mine are wiped down several times a day - not necessary each one every time but as I prepare food, cook, put dirty pots next to sink etc.
I would say they probably need more than once a week - but it probably depends how much mess you make in between

Once a week

I didn’t realise that some people chop directly on their worktops... I don’t, have chopping boards,

Usually wipe down twice a day, clean spills/crumbs straight away. I use diluted zoflora

I spray working tops after each prepared meal, germs are invisible.

I’d love to see a study on whether folk that use antibac get more d&v type stuff. Theory is apparently that it kills the low level germs that you’d normally use to get your immune resistance up. I feel we are ill less often now that I don’t use antibac washing up liquid...

Every single morning with Dettol because my bastard cat basically thinks the worktop is his bed.

Do people really chop directly on their worktops?! Don’t you scratch them? I use chopping boards, obviously but still wipe down tops most days and go over cupboard doors and handles every few days

I don;t use anti bc, but I cook a lot. Worktops are wiped down even during cooking meals with hot soapy water and a cotton cloth.
Preparing meals may dribble, scatter or drip on preparation areas.onion or veg, chopping meat etc. I keep clean cloths on hand to wipe as I go.

I don’t have allergies and don’t often get sick - I wash and anti-bac my chopping boards. The bacteria from meat / fish can give you serious problems if allowed to fester. You also need to clean out and anti-bac your oven regularly because otherwise you can get sepsis if you hit your head / arm / leg on it and it got infected

I anticbac very infrequently but seem to be constantly wiping as my kids aren't as good at cooking as they think they are! DD reacts badly to antibac. I would antibac more if I had a cat though.

You also need to clean out and anti-bac your oven regularly because otherwise you can get sepsis if you hit your head / arm / leg on it and it got infected

Is this a serious comment?

I clean the chopping boards after using them to prepare food each time, but only wipe down the worktops if they look dirty. I don’t prepare food or eat directly off them so I don’t see the need.

I wipe the sides down every night, but use a diluted vinegar spray.

The thought of Noro makes me want to blitz every thing with bleach now (or is it disinfectant for Noro?).

I clean mine before and after use, I use chopping boards, but preparing food leaves crumbs etc on the worktop. If I had made roti I make that directly on the worktop and not cleaning that straight away would leave an awful mess. I use an e-cloth and hot water.

I rarely get ill, only had the runs once, I’m a type 1 diabetic as well so that makes me more prone to contracting viruses.

I just automatically wipe mines all down after doing the dishes, never really thought about it! I do dishes then wipe down all worktops with soapy cloth then dry over it with a tea towel and hang tea towel on the cooker. I must do that 3 or 4 times a day but just completely out of habit after washing dishes

Couple of times a day, after any use (we use chopping boards but there are crumbs, spills, water splashes, veg peelings etc) and before use whenever I suspect the cat might have been up there.

Only use washing up liquid on them, ever. D+V is not a frequent occurrence in this house.

You also need to clean out and anti-bac your oven regularly because otherwise you can get sepsis if you hit your head / arm / leg on it and it got infected

I'd be interested to see the research into that.

I wipe down work surfaces when I use them with hot soapy water.