When you think of the most germy item in your home, your kitchen sponge probably isn't the first object to come to mind. Surely, the toilet seat or a doorknob would seem more germ-laden. Surprisingly, ...

Fact: Salmonella, Staphylococcus aureus, and E. coli can live up to 16 days in it. Born in Alabama, educated in the U.S. and in Europe, Martin lives in Alabama and in Prague. Fluent in German, he is ...

You wipe your kitchen sponge all over the grossest things in your sink, so it makes sense that it would accumulate some pretty gross bacteria. But is it possible to clean or sanitize that sponge? Yes, ...

Keeping track of all the things I need to keep clean in my apartment often feels like a chore of its own. I try to remember when I first started using a new sponge so that I can replace it in a ...

A kitchen sponge is one of the dirtiest items in your home. Learn how to clean a kitchen sponge and tell when it's time to toss it. Getty Images One of the hardest working tools in the kitchen is a ...

It's more than a little depressing to realize that your cleaning tools themselves require cleaning — does the cleaning ever end? But if you want to up your adulting game, learn how to clean your ...