Tips for a Cleaner, Safer Kitchen

Sunday was the first day of spring. To get the cleaning season started right, we looked for the best advice on cleaning the busiest — and maybe dirtiest — room in the house: the kitchen.

For a list of what we should clean, how and when, we asked a bunch of germ experts.

The biggest surprise? People with pets are six times more likely to get salmonella-based infections. The culprit is pet bowls, particularly the water bowl. We often dump it in the sink before we start handling food.

Read more:  The Herald