So here are a few things that go beyond the basics to help keep things clean and safe for your family. Never forget to wash your hands for a full 20 seconds with soap and water before eating and preparing food. Nothing else can do more to protect you from common germs. Make sure you keep plenty of paper towels handy for drying. Damp towels can be loaded with germs, which will be transferred to your hands.
Kitchen sponges are a real source of nasty germs.
Try to keep extras on hand and toss dirty ones into the washer each time you do a load of laundry. Zap germs by placing your sponge in the microwave for a minute or two on high before you use it to clean kitchen surfaces. Wash your hands before emptying the dishwasher . Always place silverware upside down in the cleaning basket so that you need only touch the handles when you remove it to put it away. Have several tooth brushes and run them in the diswasher on the sterilizing cycle.