For those of use w/o Dishwashers

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Scarlett81

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I am a total germa-phobic too. There are antibacterial dishsoaps out there now. I think Dawn makes one. They are alot better at destroying harmful bacteria than regualar soaps. They say they cover like, 99% of germs, inculding salmonella and staph, ect.
What I also LOVE is the Clorox Anywhere Hard Surface spray-I don't like to put bleach on everything b/c its not good to let your skin contact bleach. This has the same properties as bleach, but its not as harsh. And it kills influenza viruses, salmonella, staph, strep, and most other bacterias. What makes it so good is that you can spray it on your cutting boards, near foods and counters and if it gets on foods, its not harmful.

hmm-Should I be a spokesperson?<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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Ratatosk

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Just an FYI regarding the dawn antibacterial dish soap. If you read the fine print, it says antibacterial HAND soap. I still buy the stuff to try to be extra safe.
 
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Ratatosk

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Just an FYI regarding the dawn antibacterial dish soap. If you read the fine print, it says antibacterial HAND soap. I still buy the stuff to try to be extra safe.
 
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Ratatosk

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Just an FYI regarding the dawn antibacterial dish soap. If you read the fine print, it says antibacterial HAND soap. I still buy the stuff to try to be extra safe.
 
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jbrandonAW

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NO FREAKING WAY!!!! Guess did you knwo a dishwasher uses hot soapy water??? The water can get twice as hot though then what I can use. I really don't want 2nd degree burns from washing dishes lol. I boil my nebs. I was just wondering iif you guys thought that the water ad such would kill as many germs... I mean after a while you are washing dishes in dirty water... anyways gotta stop before I get totally freaked out lol
 
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jbrandonAW

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NO FREAKING WAY!!!! Guess did you knwo a dishwasher uses hot soapy water??? The water can get twice as hot though then what I can use. I really don't want 2nd degree burns from washing dishes lol. I boil my nebs. I was just wondering iif you guys thought that the water ad such would kill as many germs... I mean after a while you are washing dishes in dirty water... anyways gotta stop before I get totally freaked out lol
 
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jbrandonAW

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NO FREAKING WAY!!!! Guess did you knwo a dishwasher uses hot soapy water??? The water can get twice as hot though then what I can use. I really don't want 2nd degree burns from washing dishes lol. I boil my nebs. I was just wondering iif you guys thought that the water ad such would kill as many germs... I mean after a while you are washing dishes in dirty water... anyways gotta stop before I get totally freaked out lol
 
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Ratatosk

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Just went home and washed dishes. Doublechecked my bottle of Dawn. Antibacterial HAND soap.

Our hot water in the kitchen is really HOT, so I always wear rubber gloves. I always wash the nebs and the plastic stuff first -- masks, oral syringes, baby spoons & sippys. Then the regular stuff. When people come to visit and help me by doing dishes. I always seem to end up doing them over 'cuz either the water isn't hot enough or the set in the sink too long -- 'cuz the plastic stuff is always seems to be coated in oil. Bleah! Last week some people were staying with us and DS's sippy cup had orange oil stuff on the outside from a casserole we'd had the night before.
 
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Ratatosk

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Just went home and washed dishes. Doublechecked my bottle of Dawn. Antibacterial HAND soap.

Our hot water in the kitchen is really HOT, so I always wear rubber gloves. I always wash the nebs and the plastic stuff first -- masks, oral syringes, baby spoons & sippys. Then the regular stuff. When people come to visit and help me by doing dishes. I always seem to end up doing them over 'cuz either the water isn't hot enough or the set in the sink too long -- 'cuz the plastic stuff is always seems to be coated in oil. Bleah! Last week some people were staying with us and DS's sippy cup had orange oil stuff on the outside from a casserole we'd had the night before.
 
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Ratatosk

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Just went home and washed dishes. Doublechecked my bottle of Dawn. Antibacterial HAND soap.

Our hot water in the kitchen is really HOT, so I always wear rubber gloves. I always wash the nebs and the plastic stuff first -- masks, oral syringes, baby spoons & sippys. Then the regular stuff. When people come to visit and help me by doing dishes. I always seem to end up doing them over 'cuz either the water isn't hot enough or the set in the sink too long -- 'cuz the plastic stuff is always seems to be coated in oil. Bleah! Last week some people were staying with us and DS's sippy cup had orange oil stuff on the outside from a casserole we'd had the night before.
 
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65rosessamurai

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This will probably be like throwing a curve-ball, but the advantage to the dishwasher is that the temperature of the hot water is about 200 degrees Celcius, more than enough to kill the average germ!!
I actually think it helped cut down on colds, since the last 12 years was spent without a dishwasher, and now we use one because how cruddy the MIL washes dishes!
Our water bill is probably a little higher, but mostly due to how much water is wasted when the MIL washes the dishes (and still leaves that greasy feeling on the dishes when she's done--Yuck!).
All I can suggest for those germ freaks who don't have dishwashers, is be sure the tap water can at least get up to about 100 Celcius, and let them thouroughly dry before they're stored back in the cupboard. Someone posted about sterelizing, so if you have something in need of sterilization, do a search on this forum for it!

Good luck, fellow germ-hater!
 
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65rosessamurai

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This will probably be like throwing a curve-ball, but the advantage to the dishwasher is that the temperature of the hot water is about 200 degrees Celcius, more than enough to kill the average germ!!
I actually think it helped cut down on colds, since the last 12 years was spent without a dishwasher, and now we use one because how cruddy the MIL washes dishes!
Our water bill is probably a little higher, but mostly due to how much water is wasted when the MIL washes the dishes (and still leaves that greasy feeling on the dishes when she's done--Yuck!).
All I can suggest for those germ freaks who don't have dishwashers, is be sure the tap water can at least get up to about 100 Celcius, and let them thouroughly dry before they're stored back in the cupboard. Someone posted about sterelizing, so if you have something in need of sterilization, do a search on this forum for it!

Good luck, fellow germ-hater!
 
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65rosessamurai

Guest
This will probably be like throwing a curve-ball, but the advantage to the dishwasher is that the temperature of the hot water is about 200 degrees Celcius, more than enough to kill the average germ!!
I actually think it helped cut down on colds, since the last 12 years was spent without a dishwasher, and now we use one because how cruddy the MIL washes dishes!
Our water bill is probably a little higher, but mostly due to how much water is wasted when the MIL washes the dishes (and still leaves that greasy feeling on the dishes when she's done--Yuck!).
All I can suggest for those germ freaks who don't have dishwashers, is be sure the tap water can at least get up to about 100 Celcius, and let them thouroughly dry before they're stored back in the cupboard. Someone posted about sterelizing, so if you have something in need of sterilization, do a search on this forum for it!

Good luck, fellow germ-hater!
 
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