Many people in order to keep the kitchen neat and beautiful, usually dishes, knives, etc. in the kitchen cabinet; some families due to the narrow space in the kitchen, these utensils in the corner, or stacked on top of each other, which is not conducive to the dryness and cleanliness of the kitchen utensils, prone to bacteria. How to place the kitchen utensils but there is a lot to learn.

(1) set up a dish rack to save time and hygiene

Many families are accustomed to the washed bowls and plates stacked together in the kitchen cabinet, which is not conducive to the ventilation of the dishes dry, just washed dishes stacked on top of each other is very easy to accumulate water, coupled with the kitchen cabinet is not ventilated, moisture is difficult to evaporate out of the natural breeding of bacteria.

Some people like to use a dry rag to dry the bowl after washing dishes, but the rag with many bacteria, this seemingly clean practice will be counterproductive. In addition, dishes stacked together, the bottom of the previous dish all the dirt on the next dish, very unhygienic.

You can set up a dish rack next to the sink. Cleaning is complete, by hand, put the dish vertical, the bowl inverted in the rack, will soon be able to make the natural air drying of the dishes, both trouble-free and hygienic.

(2) Chopsticks and knife holders should be breathable.

Chopsticks and the most direct and frequent contact with the mouth, storage to ensure that the ventilation and dry, and some people Put the chopsticks after washing in the kitchen cabinet, or placed in the airtight plastic chopstick tube, these practices are not desirable, the best choice is made of stainless steel wire, airtight chopsticks tube, and nailed to the wall or placed in the ventilated area, so that the water can be drained very quickly. There are also people used to put a clean cloth on the chopsticks to prevent dust, in fact, as long as the use of water before rinsing can be, covered with a cloth will hinder the dissemination of water. In addition, the kitchen knife in the drawer and knife rack is not ventilated is also not desirable, the same should choose a good air permeability of the knife rack.

(3) Kitchen utensils should be placed in a ventilated and dry place.

Bacteria like warm and humid environment, in the closed kitchen cabinet and dark corners, breeding a large number of staphylococcus, salmonella, E. coli, etc., it is easy to contaminate the food, causing intestinal diseases and other physical discomfort. Therefore, a variety of kitchen utensils should maintain good hygiene, in addition to good cleaning, the storage environment is also very important, the basic requirements are ventilated, dry.

(4) spoon spatula high hanging a multi-tasking

Long-handled spoons, spoons, spatulas, etc. are good helpers when cooking soup, but many people are used to these utensils into the drawer, or in the pot and frying spoons, and cover, which is also not conducive to keeping dry. Chopping boards absorb water easily, have scratches and crevices on the surface, and often harbour raw food residues. If the cleaning is not thorough, improper storage, food residues rot will make bacteria multiply, and even form mould spots on the surface of the cutting board, the contamination of food can be imagined.

It is recommended that between the hanging cabinet and kitchen cabinets, or in a convenient place on the wall to install a strong crossbar, and installed on the crossbar hooks, after cleaning the spatula, spoons, egg beaters, dishwashing baskets, etc. hung on it, in the far end from these appliances hang rags, dishcloths and towels, in the crossbar at the other end of the other end of the installation of a stronger hooks, cutting boards are also hanging up. Using this approach, but also to keep the kitchen clean, a variety of utensils to pick up is also very smooth, can be said to be a multi-purpose.