Experts prefer dish brushes for cleanliness, durability, longevity, and stronger scrubbing. Sponges are better for delicate or intricate items and soaking spills. Brushes work best for heavy-duty ...

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 ...

Every household has a particular way of washing dishes. Some like to use little crocheted rags or microfiber dishcloths. Others prefer the plain kitchen sponge or the one you attach to a dish wand ...

This is One Thing, a column with tips on how to live. We don’t have a dishwasher, so over the years my husband and I have tried to implement some dish-washing “hacks” to make hand-washing less ...