How often do you wash your coffee mug?

[prozac]

^post of the day :)

[charly]

heh i have a sippy cup at home.. :P

[j3rk]

Originally Posted by sNyx™

one whisk from the red water cooler tap and its good for another round

quoted for truth.

I only drink green tea so it's no biggy. I just give it a quick rinse with some hot water and i figure it's good to go.

[kiMMie]

Yikes! Would you like one lump or two lumps of bacteria??

Here's a tidbit:

Most people don't or can't take the time away from work to clean coffee mugs properly -- they just give them a quick rinse. To properly sanitize a mug, it should be washed thoroughly and then rinsed for 30 seconds in water of 170 degrees F or more. The tap water in office sinks and rest rooms rarely gets that hot. A good detergent should also be used -- something many offices don't have on hand. Sink areas in washrooms and office kitchens often harbor bacteria since so few workers bother to clean up after use. Over time -- due to lack of proper cleaning -- grime, residue and bacteria accumulate on the cup. Also, office workers can often mishandle their cups, spreading germs from dirty hands. Cups are frequently used by more than one person and not properly cleaned.

Potential & harmful illness? E. Coli would be one. Coliform could be another. Those who are exposed to more colds or illnesses or your immune system is low, you're doing more harm to yourself than good.

Try a single-use system. Try bringing two mugs to the office if you must. Wash them properly after each use.

[Kraig]

Originally Posted by kiMMie

Yikes! Would you like one lump or two lumps of bacteria??

Here's a tidbit:

Most people don't or can't take the time away from work to clean coffee mugs properly -- they just give them a quick rinse. To properly sanitize a mug, it should be washed thoroughly and then rinsed for 30 seconds in water of 170 degrees F or more. The tap water in office sinks and rest rooms rarely gets that hot. A good detergent should also be used -- something many offices don't have on hand. Sink areas in washrooms and office kitchens often harbor bacteria since so few workers bother to clean up after use. Over time -- due to lack of proper cleaning -- grime, residue and bacteria accumulate on the cup. Also, office workers can often mishandle their cups, spreading germs from dirty hands. Cups are frequently used by more than one person and not properly cleaned.

Potential & harmful illness? E. Coli would be one. Coliform could be another. Those who are exposed to more colds or illnesses or your immune system is low, you're doing more harm to yourself than good.

Try a single-use system. Try bringing two mugs to the office if you must. Wash them properly after each use.

Cece is so smart.... that's hot. :)

[Tea]

Originally Posted by kiMMie

Yikes! Would you like one lump or two lumps of bacteria??

Here's a tidbit:

Most people don't or can't take the time away from work to clean coffee mugs properly -- they just give them a quick rinse. To properly sanitize a mug, it should be washed thoroughly and then rinsed for 30 seconds in water of 170 degrees F or more. The tap water in office sinks and rest rooms rarely gets that hot. A good detergent should also be used -- something many offices don't have on hand. Sink areas in washrooms and office kitchens often harbor bacteria since so few workers bother to clean up after use. Over time -- due to lack of proper cleaning -- grime, residue and bacteria accumulate on the cup. Also, office workers can often mishandle their cups, spreading germs from dirty hands. Cups are frequently used by more than one person and not properly cleaned.

Potential & harmful illness? E. Coli would be one. Coliform could be another. Those who are exposed to more colds or illnesses or your immune system is low, you're doing more harm to yourself than good.

Try a single-use system. Try bringing two mugs to the office if you must. Wash them properly after each use.

If the mugs are dishwashed does that make any difference? Or is it even worse because people are too lazy to carefully rinse the dishes before putting them in the machine? Just curious.

[kiMMie]

Dishwashing is one of the best because the temperature of the water is much much higher than that of handwashing. Kills the bacteria

[Akeel]

man that hot choco mug is lookin pretty crusty...