5 Monsters in Your Kitchens: Silently Killers

Kitchen is where you bring the energy to your family; unless it isn’t contain the toxic and harmful things. Like these:

Nonstick Pots & Pans
No, not every nonstick cookware is the monster, however, beware some that contains PFOA (Perfluorooctanoic acid), that has been linked to thyroid and Teflon flu disease. To make the peace of your kitchen, check how to use nonstick safely or consider the safer types of materials.

Toaster
Toasters? How comes? Toaster is an essential stuff in every kitchen, however, it’s real silent killers with carelessly habit. There’re hundreds of people are electrocuted each year by using a metal things, mostly metal knives to dislodge the stuck in it. Remember if something sticks. Make sure that it’s unplugged already.

Dishcloths
Some of uses usually do the mistake of using same dishcloths to clean both of your pans and other kitchen surfaces. Why dangerous? The dishcloth can easily help germ and bacteria spread all around in your kitchen, as well as in your dishes and pans. The better way is, use it only for dishes and make it washed and dried regularly. Don’t leave it wet for too long time.

Refrigerator
Fridges and freezers are generally found in every kitchen as an essential stuff. However, make sure that you won’t let it be a nest of monsters. Since a fridge make for keep the fresh food, so some of us tend to leave edible foods to become harmful things or leave it for years with no cleaning.

At 5°C to —18°C degree is an ideal temperature for some bacteria to grow. To avoid these monsters, when need to store fresh meat, keep it in the special case available and keep the raw and ready-to-eat food separately, though they’re in the sealed packages. Clean and get rid of the unwanted things your fridge regularly, before they become dangerous.

Microwave
Microwave is something favorite stuff for many of us. Just put, swish-on, wait and eat---how easy! A well-constructed microwave is not harmful. But, as said, since it’s very convenient, we tend to put everything in it. You should know that microwave can explode if putting metal things inside. To make it safe, read and follow manufacturer’s instructions. Don’t put your cat in it, too.