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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images One of the hardest working tools in the kitchen is a sponge. You grab it to wipe a counter, wash a dish, and scrub ...

Everyone knows the sponge and stovetop are hotbeds for bacteria, but there are germ havens in the kitchen you're forgetting to clean. Pamela is a freelance food and travel writer based in Astoria, ...

If your sponge is looking yucky, grab the bleach.