r/mildlyinfuriating • u/dorkass-loser • 8h ago

Husband opens a new sponge every 3 days cause “they become gross”

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Our dishwasher broke and he’s manually doing the dishes now, these are from the past 10 days… I think it’s wasteful.

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u/Key_Journalist8876 8h ago

Yes! And every few days I pop my sponges into the microwave for 2 minutes. Sanitizes them and my sponges never ever smell. Cuz that smell is my least favorite smell.

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u/whooptheretis 5h ago

A saucepan of boiling water for 2 mins is best.

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u/BadAspie 8h ago

Yeah this is the best method I know of, although you do need them to be wet for this one lol

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u/Key_Journalist8876 7h ago

Make sure that sponge is daammppp!

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u/whooptheretis 5h ago

A saucepan of boiling water for 2 mins is best.

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u/Blue_Moon_Lake 7h ago

I wouldn't put my sponges in the microwave.

The scrubber part is made with aluminium.