Tableware can not be separated from the three meals a day, but many families use the cup plate and tableware for several years, especially for some elderly people, reluctant to throw the old tableware, not knowing discoloration of the tableware affects not only your appetite, but also Bring health problems.
Chopsticks: 3-6 months will be changed once
The survey found that 92% of household chopsticks were used for too long, and many families may not have changed in a year or two. Some restaurants use chopsticks for more than three years and their number of bacteria is as high as 100,000.
Experts through the microscope observation found that the longer the use of chopsticks, the higher the number of bacteria, especially chopsticks in the case of repeated use, scrub, the surface will form a small lines, easy to residual bacteria and detergents, it is recommended 3-6 Once a month, once found chopsticks scratches, wear or deformation, it must be replaced.
Chopsticks purchase
In the purchase of chopsticks, no matter what the material, the most taboo pattern, colorful or uneven surface, the best choice of primary colors (no color, painted) and one piece (smooth without scoring, no carved) chopsticks. Paints may contain heavy metals, and pigments may dissolve into the food while eating. Uneven surfaces will contain dirt and become a breeding ground for bacteria and mold.
Chopsticks cleaning
When cleaning chopsticks usually pay attention to methods, do not Meng Meng rub or just 'a cold shower', chopsticks should be soaked in neutral detergent gently scrub, do not use baking soda, citric acid and other alkaline or acidic cleaning solution, So as not to hurt the surface of chopsticks, so that the outer waterproof paint off.
After cleaning, dry, drain, chopsticks pointed into the chopsticks tube upwards Do not touch the chopsticks tip, and the best chopsticks boiled 1 times a week.
Cup: become cloudy, opaque to change
Glass: not more than 1 year
To be healthy, water should be chosen on the glass, the glass is the choice of most people.
However, due to long-term erosion of glass by water, sodium silicate and carbon dioxide in the air will generate white carbonated crystals, making the cup dirty, not transparent, long-term replacement is not easy to damage health.
Recommended glass 'service period' not more than 1 year, usually alkaline detergent can be used to remove white crystals, or weekly disinfection with boiling water for 10 minutes.
Plastic cup: no more than six months
Plastic cups are not afraid because of falling, light is very popular.PPE polyethylene, PP polypropylene plastic products, although its composition is non-toxic, but with hot water in plastic cups, the toxic chemicals can easily leak into Water.
There are a lot of pores inside the plastic, which is hidden debris, cleaning is not easy to breed bacteria. So, we must choose to meet the national standards of food-grade plastic cups.
Do not use the period of more than six months, usually avoid ultraviolet radiation, if damaged or aging phenomenon, such as opaque cup opacity, should be promptly replaced.
Dishes and bowls: cracks, deformation on the elimination
Household dishes and bowls to the majority of ceramic products, ceramic materials, high temperature resistant materials, is the best invention handed down from our ancestors.
However, if the ceramic tableware deformation, decollation, cracks and other phenomena, is the issue of a replacement signal because the porcelain beautiful glaze contains lead, when there is a crack, the lead may overflow into the food.
Children with families like to eat baby plastic bowl, many plastic tableware also painted with cartoon patterns, which contain lead, cadmium and other metal elements, the general surface of plastic products have a protective film, this layer of film once planted by the hard Broken, harmful substances will be released.
Therefore, it is recommended to replace the plastic bowl at home once a year, once the scratch will be immediately eliminated.