Let’s be real. Kitchen sponges can get real NASTY real FAST. Sure they absorb soap and water great, but when your scrubbing that pot that’s been “soaking” in your sink for the week, you better believe that sponge is also absorbing some of that nasty-ness.
There’s nothing I hate more than a dirty sponge just chilling by someone’s sink. THROW IT OUT 🙂
For a while, I found myself throwing away sponges after only using them once because they had gotten stained or they smelled bad. Sure, sponges are pretty cheap, but I still felt like I was throwing away money and I wasn’t happy about it.
I started looking for a new solution, and I’m so happy to say I FOUND ONE!! A silicone sponge! I’ve had my silicone sponge for YEARS now and it looks BRAND NEW. It doesn’t smell, it isn’t damaged, there’s no stains on it. NOTHING.
For me it’s the perfect alternative to throwing away regular kitchen sponges after one or two uses. I came up with a PROS and CONS list so you can judge for yourself. See below!
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PROS
CONS
- This sponge can take care of some heavy duty scrubbing. The “bristles” are pretty good at scrubbing off stuck on food from dishes.
- You can use silicone sponges on non-stick and other surfaces that are prone to scratching without worry. No marks or residue are left behind even after some serious scrubbing.
- Nothing sticks to the sponge. It isn’t absorbent so it doesn’t become discolored and all it takes is a quick rinse to get off any particles.
- Smells don’t linger on it. Again, because this isn’t absorbent you wont have stinky lingering smells in your kitchen.
- You can just throw it in the top rack of your microwave to clean it if you want. Totally microwave safe.
- It is so versatile! Because of the grippy nature of silicone, you can use it to help brush pet hair off furniture and I’ve used mine to help me open stubborn jar lids.
- Since silicone sponges aren’t absorbent, you might find yourself using more dish soap than you normally would. It is harder to work up a lather since the water and soap just sit on the surface of the sponge.
- Silicone sponges aren’t quite as great for cleaning countertops and other hard surfaces. It’s not that it doesn’t work, it’s just that because it doesn’t hold onto soap and water, I often find it gripping too much to the surface I’m trying to clean and not distributing the soap and water too well. I still keep some ‘old-fashioned’ sponges on hand for cleaning hard surfaces in my home.
TRUST ME – give it a try. You can find these sponges almost anywhere and they come in a variety of colors. Get it on Amazon HERE.
