How to put chopsticks is correct.

Many people will confidently say that chopsticks at home are cleaned before use and should be very clean.

But have you thought about it? When washing chopsticks, most of the bacteria in chopsticks are washed away by running water, and some bacteria remain.

Moreover, many people will have such a question when placing chopsticks: Do you want to put chopsticks upside down or upside down? Next, Bian Xiao will take you to answer them.

Hold your head up.

Some people put it at random no matter how they put it. In fact, it is extremely unsanitary to put chopsticks upside down after washing. Because there is residual water at the bottom of the chopsticks basket, chopsticks are more likely to breed bacteria in a humid environment.

According to some data, the chopsticks head is placed at the bottom of the chopsticks basket, and the test results are high in both the total number of colonies and the value of coliform bacteria. Therefore, the chopstick head must face up.

Chopsticks should be disinfected frequently.

When chopsticks are useless for a long time, we will put them in boiling water, which can effectively kill the bacteria on chopsticks.

We need to store the unused chopsticks, so we need to dry them. Dry environment is not easy to breed bacteria. It is best to disinfect chopsticks at ordinary times to avoid too many stubborn bacteria affecting health.

This kind of chopsticks should be discarded.

Some people pay more attention to hygiene and use their own chopsticks at home. However, when chopsticks are used for a long time, it is inevitable that the surface of chopsticks will be worn or cracked, and the chopsticks will have grooves that cannot be completely cleaned, and the chopsticks will be deformed and bent, resulting in mildew spots or odor.

Chopsticks in the above circumstances, we still have to say goodbye to them, so as not to become a hotbed of bacteria. Put on new chopsticks regularly to give you a fresh dining experience.

The common chopsticks are wooden chopsticks and bamboo chopsticks, and the more exquisite ones will choose silver chopsticks.

However, some people have encountered such a problem-the bought silver chopsticks have been used for a while, but they appear light black to varying degrees. Can such chopsticks continue to be used?

1

Avoid using color-changing chopsticks.

Chopsticks turn black after a period of use because of the material of chopsticks itself. There are too many impurities in chopsticks, and the food is acidic and alkaline, which is easy to react with chopsticks, and the color of chopsticks has also changed over time.

Although the effect on human body is unknown, it is suggested to replace the discolored chopsticks. Psychologically speaking, facing a pair of black chopsticks every day is bound to be uncomfortable, resulting in various concerns; From the perspective of food safety, if the color changes after use, it should not be used any more.

2

Change chopsticks every 3 to 6 months.

Many families do not have the habit of changing chopsticks regularly. In fact, chopsticks also have a shelf life, usually 3 to 6 months.

When using chopsticks, it is best to observe whether there are spots on the surface of chopsticks every day, especially mildew spots. When chopsticks are spotted, discolored, bent and deformed, or have obvious peculiar smell, you must be careful, which means that chopsticks are moldy and polluted, so you should stop using them and replace them in time.

expert opinion/advice

In order to prolong the service life of chopsticks, experts suggest that chopsticks should not be placed in a humid environment as far as possible, and dried with a clean rag after washing.

It is best to use chopsticks specially for people. It is suggested that chopsticks be boiled in boiling water for half an hour every week, and then dried in the air before use, so as to achieve disinfection effect and effectively and conveniently remove mold from chopsticks. Newly bought chopsticks can be washed with tap water first, then with detergent, and finally put into a pot and blanched with boiling water for half an hour.