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?

Don't they get covered in crumbs and stuff? I do mine a couple of times a day, it takes seconds.

Washing up liquid??? I use an anti back spray

@fascinated what is the D&V thread?

I wipe my work tops daily.

What's with all the chemical sprays?
Vinegar. I wipe several times a day. The vinegar smell doesn't linger for very long, and is much cheaper/better for the environment.

I do mine once or twice a day because I'm messy and there's usually crumbs/ coffee drips.

I have a spray bottle with diluted fairy liquid which i refill, don't ever use anti-bac or anything fancy. Alot of the time I just dust the crumbs off. We are never ill.

Different coloured chopping boards for different foods.
Colour coded cleaning cloths.
Cloths and tea towels laundered daily on hot wash.
Kitchen surfaces wiped after cooking with Milton.
Different mop for bathrooms/lavatories and kitchen.

Never had a food hygiene issue. Most D and V spread is about hand washing.

I scrape ours down if it looks particularly unpleasent. Any serious chemicals are likely to do more harm than good i think..

I don't chop on my worktops but I antibac them every day

Aridane Sat 30-Nov-19 21:30:44
Once a week

Not got through the first page but serious? That's rank unless you never use your kitchen to prepare/cook

I wash down every time I prepare food - surely this is the norm?

Once a week probably. I'm not really a clean freak though, CBA. Never get ill.

I use an anti back spray

Well you bloody shouldn’t. It is no more effective than ordinary soap and contributes to antimicrobial resistance.

Yes why are people still using harmful anti bacterial sprays and bleach on work surfaces? What is your logic? It is well known now that we shouldn’t use these sprays and they cause more harm than good.

You are contributing to the rise in drug resistant bacteria. Soap and hot water is fine.

I wash down every time I prepare food - surely this is the norm?

Nope

I clean all of them morning and night with a hot cloth, washing up liquid and a tiny bit of bleach. Bloody cat walks all over them, taunting the dogs. Never use anti bacterial shit though, and we always use chopping boards that go through the dishwasher and are kept in drawers.

Not got through the first page but serious? That's rank unless you never use your kitchen to prepare/cook hmm

Why is it rank? I prepare food on chopping boards and plates, and they get washed afterwards. No food is directly prepared on or eaten from the worktops.

I use Fairy Washing Up liquid to clean my whole kitchen diluted in hot water and polished with a cloth.No anti bag at all in my whole house .Worktop surfaces and chopping boards cleaned after every use which could be 9 times a day or once depending on traffic .We are never sick and we haven't had a vomiting bug in the house in about 17 years which was when the kids were small.

Bleach is both harmful to you and the environment. It’s like most of you all have been living under a rock. Why use bleach on your work surfaces?

I use chopping boards, which get washed between uses with very hot water and dish soap. I sequence what I cut and when - raw meat always last. Countertops get a wipe down with very hot soapy water daily.

No-one in our house has had D&V in the past 10 years or more.

Amazed at some of these replies.

I couldn’t stand living with grubby worktops. I mean how hard is it to wipe round?

Clean hot soapy water and a drop of bleach in the water. Change cloth every day. I hardly use anti bac but have it in and use it occasionally.

I antibac wipe mine several times a day...! Maybe I’m just messier when using the kitchen?!

Use boards.
Everything gets wiped daily but boards go straight into wash.

But I only prepare one meal a day at home due to work. If I was home a day with a toddler it would be more.

I should add I only antibac wipe them because it’s the easiest thing to do IMO - I’m not a clean freak, the 5 second rule is my friend.

After cooking but that's about it
I have a giant worktop but only use a small part of it for preparing food, which is done on a chopping board. The cat doesn't go on the worktops and I live alone so there's only me making a mess

Mine in need of wiping. CBA today or tomorrow, kinder are out to a club tonight so I’ll be up until they get back. Work tops can wait until Monday.