Using a Microwave Oven to sterilise your dishcloth
The BBC is carrying a story that scientists have “discovered a new weapon against the germs which cause food poisoning – the microwave oven.”
Forgive me, but they haven’t ‘discovered’ anything. This is an old trick. Basically the water in the wet cloth or sponge gets heated to boiling point, and in doing so sterilises the cloth.
They may have done some research into how effective it is, but it is not a ‘discovery’ by a long shot.
UPDATE: The Fire Brigade is now warning against doing this, because some pillocks decided to try it without wetting the cloth! Some people should not be allowed to breed.