Do you use a sponge to wash your dishes? If so, how often do you replace it? A new study conducted by researchers from Duke University revealed that the average kitchen sponge has more bacterial ...

While doing the dishes is a chore that most people would rather put off, it's an essential component of household maintenance. Even if you have a dishwasher in your kitchen, you'll still need to give ...

A stack of dirty serving dishes sitting near a sink - Izzetugutmen/Getty Images It happens to most of us at one point or another — you walk into your kitchen to do dishes, and you smell something ...

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 survive ...

Handwashing dishes remains relatively popular among Britons, as most British households still take their plates and cutlery to the kitchen sink. Approximately 51 percent of people do not own a ...

There's not much that I don't like about my current apartment, but its lack of a dishwasher is at the top of the list. I've lucked out with every place I've lived in before now, able to just ...

Owners say they actually want to hand-wash dishes now. While my dishwasher handles many dirty dishes after a meal, I always hand-wash knives, delicate glassware, and pots and pans. I’m often ...

It happens to most of us at one point or another — you walk into your kitchen to do dishes, and you smell something funky. Funky like shoes you wore on a hike through a swamp. It's your sponge. You've ...