Nothing is worse that the smell of a stinky kitchen sponge. It happens after time, and when excess water is left in the sponge. The sponge still looks perfect, but the rancid smell is horrible. It’s awful when you use the sponge and that smell is left on your hands. Ewww…..
Here’s a quick little remedy to save that sponge and save you some money in the process. Now you won’t have to throw that stinky sponge away, you can microwave it, kill the bacteria, and end up with a fresh smelling sponge.
Just put some liquid dish detergent on the sponge and plenty of water.
Place sponge upright in microwave.
Microwave on high for 2 to 3 minutes.
Rinse sponge thoroughly (careful, it's hot).
The sponge is as good as new, and smells great, too!
Thank you!! Tried this and it works perfectly. You have just saved me so many sponges.
Hi Wendy! Glad you tried my remedy… nothing worse than a stinky sponge!
oh my God, this works great. THX !!!!
Yes, it’s saved me money on new sponges… when the only issue was odor. Glad it worked for ya!
Looks like it might be a good idea to set the sponge (as you direct…on it’s side) in a large bowl to catch all the hot bubbly liquid…unless you intention is to clean the entire inside of the microwave, too. THANKS for the tip!
Yes, it’s also great to clean the entire microwave! hehe
Looks like a great idea. hope that doesn’t make my microwave stinky