• @Aux
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    21 year ago

    It’s not about killing microbes, it’s about getting rid of pathogens and spores they create. You can’t steam that away. For example, botulinum toxin can withstand up to +85C and botulinum spores can withstand boiling water. No dishwasher will make your stuff safe from botulinum.

    • @[email protected]
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      51 year ago

      Your toilet brushes probably don’t have anaerobic bacteria spores on them. To be clear, I think this is properly gross, but I also acknowledge that to some degree this is a marginally irrational preference for keeping food and poop separate. In all likelihood, there is no actual risk of disease from this practice.

      • @Aux
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        11 year ago

        Yes, but none of the things inside the dishwasher are rated against fece transmited pathogens.

        • @[email protected]
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          -21 year ago

          Considering you can find traces of human feces on literally every surface inside a human home, I imagine you mainly need stuff like that for surgery, and surgical items are washed in what is, essentially, a dishwasher.

          • @Aux
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            01 year ago

            and surgical items are washed in what is, essentially, a dishwasher.

            Blast furnace is essentially a domestic oven by that logic.