Quick — what’s the germiest room in the house? You might be surprised to learn that it’s not the bathroom. Microscopic bugs and bacteria actually favor the kitchen, where you eat and prepare food. And ...

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This is One Thing, a column with tips on how to live. We don’t have a dishwasher, so over the years my husband and I have tried to implement some dish-washing “hacks” to make hand-washing less ...

Kitchen sponges harbor more bacteria than kitchen brushes, which may be a more hygienic way to clean your dishes, according to researchers in Norway. “Salmonella and other bacteria grow and survive ...