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For most of woman, and even some man who loves cooking, kitchen is the important place where they create yummy and healthy foods for the rest of the family. In this place, everyone’s day will begin. That’s why, how a kitchen looks like is a sexy thing to talk about. Because, beautiful kitchen will make the chef please to cook, and also nice to be seen.

Take a look at this kitchen! It is not big, but looks nice and cozy. The pure white furniture looks sexy between the glass tiles mozaic in the back. No need excessive fixture, just what we need for cooking. Simple and nice.

“Understanding where germs hang out is an important part of developing a safe cleaning routine,” says Sandy Sullivan, spokesperson for the Clorox Company. A prime example is the drain in your sink. If you throw some raw meat scraps into your garbage disposal, then drop a spoon down there, retrieve it with your hand, and go on to prepare a salad, chances are good that you have just contaminated your lettuce. To get rid of bacteria, mix three-quarters of a cup of bleach in a gallon of water. Pour it into your sink, let it sit for two to five minutes, and drain it out.

The three-quarter cup to one gallon water bleach solution applied for two to five minutes can also take care of other kitchen hot spots: dishcloths, faucet handles, refrigerator door handles, countertops, and moldy areas in the refrigerator. For wooden cutting boards, first wash with hot, soapy water, then use a solution of three tablespoons bleach to a gallon of water to scrub the boards and eliminate dangerous germs.

You always knew your dishwasher was convenient. But did you also know that it’s one of your best allies in keeping your kitchen safe from contaminants? The dishwasher sanitizes everything that goes in it, says Bonnie Richmond, senior lecturer in food safety and sanitation at the Hotel School at Cornell University, if you use the dry cycle. During that cycle, the internal temperature of the dishwasher reaches 170°F, which is required for sanitizing. (Sanitizing is the process of reducing harmful microbes to an acceptable level. Sterilizing is the process of removing all living organisms—something we can’t aspire to in our own homes.) Read more »