How do you keep sponges fresh?

I swear after a week, they smell sour and nasty.

I ringer' them out really good after dishes and put them on top of the sink. I just don't know what to do!

Buy new ones!! I hate sponges.... they seem to be germ infested..... I change them out all the time!

Do you wash your dishes with sponges?

Growing up, we had green scrubbies... BUT I will NOT use them on my fancypants Paula Deen pots and pans.

you are hilarious! yes I use sponges.... and I'm with you.... they seem sooooo nasty so quick!

Hmmm...I must make note to buy lots and lots of sponges.

I use sponges. I make sure I soap them down really good while rinsing them out...but don't wash all the soap off. That helps keep them "fresher"

I think you can wash them too! Like in the laundry..... or run them through the dishwasher. Not sure really.... but I've heard that somewhere!

I run mine through the dishwasher when they start looking shabby and smellin bad.

That's a great idea!!!

How often do you replace them? I'm...bad...and usually forget to. It's not until they start to smell that I'm like..."Hmmm....I think I should replace this."

my damn dishwasher is broken!

LaDonna wrote:my damn dishwasher is broken!

Reminds me of a joke my husband said...

"How do you turn a dishwasher into a snowblower? Give the b**** a shovel."

Never thought of running it through the dishwasher!

Jeannette wrote:

LaDonna wrote:my damn dishwasher is broken!

Reminds me of a joke my husband said...

"How do you turn a dishwasher into a snowblower? Give the b**** a shovel."

That's hilarious!!!

Every month ishhh or so I buy a few new ones.

I'm going to try the dishwasher thing!

I think it really helps. I've noticed they tend to last a tad bit longer.

okay i've had this problem as well as my parents, its the dish soap you use. AJAX grapefruit works wonders, never have a smelly sponge while using it. i told my mom about this too cause after a week her sponges would smell and she switched to ajax and her 1 week old sponge that already smelled stopped smelling. and its pretty cheap too, like 1.27 for the large bottle

I did what Kala said about putting them in the dishwasher and it comes out smelling reallly good.

I've used ajax before and my sponges still were stinky so I don't know if the soap is that different ...I think its mostly if you clean it out good every time its used.

Put it in the microwave . . .
*make sure its damp before doing this as to not cause a fire*

funny you say that...because I set a roll of toilet paper on fire in the microwave. It was in a science class in highschool and I though it'd be neat if I warmed it up....needless to say I think toilet paper burning is the stinkiest thing EVER! It smelled up the whole building.