Many of us instinctively hang tea towels on the oven door after use! If you think it’s a harmless gesture, come and find out the truth

In the kitchen, tea towels are real cleaning superheroes! Ready to save our worktops and dishes from all types of dirt. But let’s face it, dear readers, after a good day of use, they look more like canvases of a modern master than worthy canvases… And the icing on the cake, let’s face it, many of us instinctively hang them on the oven door after use! If you think it’s a harmless gesture, come and find out the truth…

Having said that, let’s not even talk about the dirt and debris that these poor dishcloths collect in the kitchen and which transform them into real bacteria nests full of germs and microbes of all kinds! Which is why it is necessary to take care to store them in an isolated place that is certainly not the oven door. Decryption!

Where to put tea towels in the kitchen?

Tea towel hanging on the oven door

When you’re in a hurry to cook, with wet hands and time running out, it’s completely normal for you not to pay attention to where you put the tea towels. Result: you hang them on your oven door. This  impulsive action is far from hygienic   and could have negative consequences on your health and that of your family. In fact, once   hung on the oven   or refrigerator door,   they end up contaminating these surfaces, which   presents serious food poisoning problems. Who knows what humid environment they might have been hanging out in? The truth is that no one can guarantee that they are free of grease stains or  invisible dirt.

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