Dishwashing redeux
Gary A. Musselman (Gaalmus@AOL.COM)
Wed, 31 Mar 1999 08:46:20 EST
The "where the rinse goes" debate continues! Lloyd Solis wrote:
"Now I gotta admit, "If it ain't all dead, then the 'wet, cool Clorox' will be
more
effective as a last resort item than the drying effects of the boilin' hot
water -
BUT - it really should be dead after the second pot - the third post just adds
a
little extra insurance, doesn't it?"
Problem is that that last rinse has to be boiling (literally) or the first
user, not to mention those who succeed him, introduce bacteria from utensils,
hands, sneezes, etc. that will thrive in the warm water. The water left on
the pot, pan, fork, whatever may be contaminated. A second problem is that
after washing the stuff in the soapy water, you rinse in the second pot. Soon
that pot becomes fouled with leftover suds, etc. You will (or should) be
making frequent changes just to keep the water clear. If the second pot is the
sanitizer, you will waste sanitizer. And, I I noted before, if the final pot
really is boiling water, you face more potential danger from scalds.
Vince Scanio wrote: "I've noticed on at least one brand of antibacterial dish
soap a fineprint
warning not to use it in combination with bleach. Any health science folks
out there have a comment?"
Vince, many detergents advise of the dangers of combining them with bleach.
The chemical reaction in many cases will produce dangerous chlorine (or other)
gas. There have been many cases of asphixiation in small areas like bathrooms
when people have combined cleaners to "really get it clean!"
YIS,
Gary Musselman
