The most forgotten place: the spice jars
A study showed that the spice jars are the dirtiest part in the kitchen. The reason for this is quite logical: you don’t think about it and forget to clean them. While cooking, season your dish with some herbs without washing your hands first, that’s the culprit. And because you wouldn’t expect those spice jars to be such a large breeding ground for bacteria, you also don’t maintain them as well as your stove or dishcloths.
Cross-contamination
No reason to panic if you have not paid any attention to cleaning your spice jars recently, but it is certainly advisable to think about this in the future and to go by with soap and water soon. Because cross-contaminations do take place here the most. Although, according to the researchers, this does not have to happen immediately, you do run a greater risk if you neglect to clean your spice jars.
Be especially careful with certain ingredients
So keep your spice jars clean by cleaning them weekly with warm soapy water. The outside and the edges are the most dirty and this is where cross-contamination takes place the fastest. But it is also important to be more aware of the use of the jars. It is better to wash your hands too much than too little, especially if you are working with raw meat, raw fish, raw egg and shellfish.