Ah, the humble kitchen sponge—a silent hero in the war against dirty dishes and saucepans with stubborn stains. But if you’ve never considered how to clean a sponge itself, we have some bad news: It’s ...

Non-stick cookware and cast iron pans lose their coating when cleaned with a sponge. Sharp edges—whether on graters, knives, or blenders—can rip sponges apart, leaving fibers in your food. Glass or ...

Is this “scientific” cleaning tool really the best sponge out there? That’s what TikTokers say about the Sph2onge — a super-absorbant, high-tech sponge that can apparently tackle “any” spill. It’s ...

As long-time Lifehacker readers may recall, we’re not always the biggest fans of sponges. The most obvious example of this sentiment is a 2019 post by former Lifehacker staffer Nick Douglas entitled ...

One of the hardest working tools in the kitchen is a sponge. You grab it to wipe a counter, wash a dish, and scrub the sink. But, how often do you clean the sponge? Just think of all the bits that are ...

This post originally appeared on Grist. The secret to cleaning up contaminated water may lie in the cheap, common polyurethane foam used in mattresses. In a study published in the journal Nature ...

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