The kitchen may be the heart of a home, but health experts notes it’s also the dirtiest room in the house. According to the ...

When it comes to kitchen necessities, sponges are the absolute G.O.A.T. From minuscule tasks like sopping up a splatter while making chili to bigger missions like scrubbing your oven, dishwasher or ...

Once you learn this gross fact, you can't unlearn it — but you can make a simple swap.

With every wipe, surfaces you mean to clean could end up dirtier than they were before you started. Kitchen sponges, those handy tools we grab without thought several times a day, potentially harbor ...

NORWAY -- Kitchen sponges harbor more bacteria than kitchen brushes, which may be a more hygienic way to clean your dishes, according to researchers in Norway. "Salmonella and other bacteria grow and ...

We spent weeks searching for the most durable, stink-resistant and scrubby sponges that’ll swish through a sink full of ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Anna Perling We’ve updated this piece to include new kitchen sponge picks.

I like using a dish wand as a quick and easy way to wash dishes if I only have a few to do or if the dishwasher is full. I typically use the sponge heads with the scouring pads. They work well, but ...

Nothing grosses me out more than a sponge left in the bottom of my sink — by my teenagers. It’s a struggle even to get my family members to do their dishes, let alone clean up after themselves when ...