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spamtrap1888
May 30, 2013, 3:24:40 PM5/30/13
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After trying for decades to degrease Tupperware, I was happy to
discover the Korean Glasslock containers. While the containers
themselves are easy to clean, the lids are not. The worst thing is
that mold grows -- in black streaks -- between the gaskets and the
lids.
I have tried to gently pry out the gaskets, to get at the mold, but
sometimes it doesn't work, and the gaskets tear. To my horror, lately
I discovered that mold grows INSIDE the torn gaskets.
Has anyone else had this problem? And what was your solution?
discover the Korean Glasslock containers. While the containers
themselves are easy to clean, the lids are not. The worst thing is
that mold grows -- in black streaks -- between the gaskets and the
lids.
I have tried to gently pry out the gaskets, to get at the mold, but
sometimes it doesn't work, and the gaskets tear. To my horror, lately
I discovered that mold grows INSIDE the torn gaskets.
Has anyone else had this problem? And what was your solution?
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Julie Bove
May 30, 2013, 5:53:28 PM5/30/13
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"spamtrap1888" <spamtr...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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parts I couldn't reach. So I threw it out.
sf
May 30, 2013, 7:33:29 PM5/30/13
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On Thu, 30 May 2013 14:53:28 -0700, "Julie Bove"
<juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
>
> I do not have those containers but... My food processor had gotten mold in
> parts I couldn't reach. So I threw it out.
>
You threw the baby out with the bath water! I've had that problem in
<juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
>
> I do not have those containers but... My food processor had gotten mold in
> parts I couldn't reach. So I threw it out.
>
the past and once through the dishwasher got rid of it.
--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.
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Nunya Bidnits
May 31, 2013, 1:36:45 PM5/31/13
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Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:
>> On 5/30/2013 3:24 PM, spamtrap1888 wrote:
>>>
>>> After trying for decades to degrease Tupperware...
>
> You need to use certain kinds of sponges to get grease off of some
> kinds of plastics efficiently. Natural cellulose O-Cel-O style
> sponges work well. As do the Lysol brand fake sponges that "resist
> odors" with a scrubber on one side. I've been using a 4-pack of the
> later since ... <clickety click>... Wow - Thanksgiving of 2011 (18
> months!). That's how long they last. And I wash a lot of dishes.
> The O-Cel-O cellulose sponges would only last maybe 2 months/each
> (including several trips through the microwave and dishwasher to
> sanitize them).
>
> You can throw all the dishwashing liquid you want at some of those
> plastics but they will never get squeaky clean unless you're using
> certain styles of sponges to clean them.
>
> -sw
I never thought about putting dishrags and sponges in the microwave. I throw
away a lot of stuff because it gets that moldy sour odor and I'm not into
washing dishes or myself with a bacteria farm. There's no hiding even a hint
of it from my sniffer. Even a hot machine wash doesn't get rid of it on
washcloths. As soon as it gets wet again, I can smell it. So I never buy
that stuff for durability because it seems like it always gets stinky before
it wears out.
Nuke the microscopic little bastards!
>> On 5/30/2013 3:24 PM, spamtrap1888 wrote:
>>>
>>> After trying for decades to degrease Tupperware...
>
> You need to use certain kinds of sponges to get grease off of some
> kinds of plastics efficiently. Natural cellulose O-Cel-O style
> sponges work well. As do the Lysol brand fake sponges that "resist
> odors" with a scrubber on one side. I've been using a 4-pack of the
> later since ... <clickety click>... Wow - Thanksgiving of 2011 (18
> months!). That's how long they last. And I wash a lot of dishes.
> The O-Cel-O cellulose sponges would only last maybe 2 months/each
> (including several trips through the microwave and dishwasher to
> sanitize them).
>
> You can throw all the dishwashing liquid you want at some of those
> plastics but they will never get squeaky clean unless you're using
> certain styles of sponges to clean them.
>
> -sw
I never thought about putting dishrags and sponges in the microwave. I throw
away a lot of stuff because it gets that moldy sour odor and I'm not into
washing dishes or myself with a bacteria farm. There's no hiding even a hint
of it from my sniffer. Even a hot machine wash doesn't get rid of it on
washcloths. As soon as it gets wet again, I can smell it. So I never buy
that stuff for durability because it seems like it always gets stinky before
it wears out.
Nuke the microscopic little bastards!
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Cheri
May 31, 2013, 1:52:41 PM5/31/13
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"Nunya Bidnits" <nunyab...@eternal-september.invalid> wrote in message
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> I never thought about putting dishrags and sponges in the microwave. I
> throw away a lot of stuff because it gets that moldy sour odor and I'm not
> into washing dishes or myself with a bacteria farm. There's no hiding even
> a hint of it from my sniffer. Even a hot machine wash doesn't get rid of
> it on washcloths. As soon as it gets wet again, I can smell it. So I never
> buy that stuff for durability because it seems like it always gets stinky
> before it wears out.
>
> Nuke the microscopic little bastards!
Ineffective Wash Cycle
"If your dish rag has had even mild exposure to mildew, the odor may remain
if the rag is not washed properly. Bleach will usually do the trick, but if
adding bleach fails to fully remove the odor, try sprinkling lemon juice and
salt over your rag, and then wash it again. Citric acid and sodium chloride
will deodorize your rag while killing the stubborn residual mildew."
news:koamr2$o58$1...@dont-email.me...
> I never thought about putting dishrags and sponges in the microwave. I
> throw away a lot of stuff because it gets that moldy sour odor and I'm not
> into washing dishes or myself with a bacteria farm. There's no hiding even
> a hint of it from my sniffer. Even a hot machine wash doesn't get rid of
> it on washcloths. As soon as it gets wet again, I can smell it. So I never
> buy that stuff for durability because it seems like it always gets stinky
> before it wears out.
>
> Nuke the microscopic little bastards!
"If your dish rag has had even mild exposure to mildew, the odor may remain
if the rag is not washed properly. Bleach will usually do the trick, but if
adding bleach fails to fully remove the odor, try sprinkling lemon juice and
salt over your rag, and then wash it again. Citric acid and sodium chloride
will deodorize your rag while killing the stubborn residual mildew."
Nunya Bidnits
May 31, 2013, 2:00:54 PM5/31/13
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Susan <su...@nothanks.org> wrote:
> x-no-archive: yes
> them regularly with bleach spray and let them sit. They never get
> gross or sour, but I also always squeeze them to get most of the
> moisture out after each use.
>
> I've never had anything, from rags to sponges, smell bad even after
> laundering or cleaning. Just toss some bleach or vinegar into the
> wash with them.
>
> Susan
It's more dishrags and washcloths that get stinky. My sniffer defeats most
cleaning methods much of the time. But then I smell a lot of stuff that most
people don't pick up. But the nuke sounds promising.
> x-no-archive: yes
>
> On 5/31/2013 1:36 PM, Nunya Bidnits wrote:
>
>> I never thought about putting dishrags and sponges in the microwave.
>> I throw away a lot of stuff because it gets that moldy sour odor and
>> I'm not into washing dishes or myself with a bacteria farm. There's
>> no hiding even a hint of it from my sniffer. Even a hot machine wash
>> doesn't get rid of it on washcloths. As soon as it gets wet again, I
>> can smell it. So I never buy that stuff for durability because it
>> seems like it always gets stinky before it wears out.
>
> I nuke my sponges and toss them into dishwasher loads and also spray
> On 5/31/2013 1:36 PM, Nunya Bidnits wrote:
>
>> I never thought about putting dishrags and sponges in the microwave.
>> I throw away a lot of stuff because it gets that moldy sour odor and
>> I'm not into washing dishes or myself with a bacteria farm. There's
>> no hiding even a hint of it from my sniffer. Even a hot machine wash
>> doesn't get rid of it on washcloths. As soon as it gets wet again, I
>> can smell it. So I never buy that stuff for durability because it
>> seems like it always gets stinky before it wears out.
>
> them regularly with bleach spray and let them sit. They never get
> gross or sour, but I also always squeeze them to get most of the
> moisture out after each use.
>
> I've never had anything, from rags to sponges, smell bad even after
> laundering or cleaning. Just toss some bleach or vinegar into the
> wash with them.
>
> Susan
It's more dishrags and washcloths that get stinky. My sniffer defeats most
cleaning methods much of the time. But then I smell a lot of stuff that most
people don't pick up. But the nuke sounds promising.
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Gary
May 31, 2013, 5:01:47 PM5/31/13
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Susan wrote:
>
> x-no-archive: yes
>
> On 5/31/2013 1:36 PM, Nunya Bidnits wrote:
>
>
> x-no-archive: yes
>
> On 5/31/2013 1:36 PM, Nunya Bidnits wrote:
>
> > I never thought about putting dishrags and sponges in the microwave. I
> > throw away a lot of stuff because it gets that moldy sour odor and I'm
> > not into washing dishes or myself with a bacteria farm. There's no
> > hiding even a hint of it from my sniffer. Even a hot machine wash
> > doesn't get rid of it on washcloths. As soon as it gets wet again, I can
> > smell it. So I never buy that stuff for durability because it seems like
> > it always gets stinky before it wears out.
>
> > throw away a lot of stuff because it gets that moldy sour odor and I'm
> > not into washing dishes or myself with a bacteria farm. There's no
> > hiding even a hint of it from my sniffer. Even a hot machine wash
> > doesn't get rid of it on washcloths. As soon as it gets wet again, I can
> > smell it. So I never buy that stuff for durability because it seems like
> > it always gets stinky before it wears out.
>
> I nuke my sponges and toss them into dishwasher loads and also spray
> them regularly with bleach spray and let them sit. They never get gross
> or sour, but I also always squeeze them to get most of the moisture out
> after each use.
>
> I've never had anything, from rags to sponges, smell bad even after
> laundering or cleaning. Just toss some bleach or vinegar into the wash
> with them.
>
> Susan
I never use sponges. I use those cheap white washclothes that you can buy
> them regularly with bleach spray and let them sit. They never get gross
> or sour, but I also always squeeze them to get most of the moisture out
> after each use.
>
> I've never had anything, from rags to sponges, smell bad even after
> laundering or cleaning. Just toss some bleach or vinegar into the wash
> with them.
>
> Susan
12/$2.99 or so at K-mart, Walmart, or Target. I use them for washing
dishes, cleaning countertops, sweatrags to carry when running and a number
of other things.
Even when one starts smelling bad of mildew (if you forget it overnight), a
trip in the laundry fixes all.
G.
Brooklyn1
May 31, 2013, 5:38:06 PM5/31/13
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cheap cotton washcloths and hand towels... I have enough to last ten
lifetimes... but I don't use them for washing dishes, instead they
make great dust rags and just yesterday I used a few to wash and wax
my tractor, also great for cleaning windows. For hand washing dishes
I much prefer the woven plastic filiment scrubbies, they have no
sponge to stink. I also like Dobies, they contain a sponge but it's
not cellulose so it doesn't stink. Washing cellulose sponges with
bleach is not a good idea, bleach dissolves cellulose. I also have a
slew of those ugly hospital socks, the ones with non skid buttons on
the bottom... fill with a Tbls of catnip and tie a knot at the top,
they make the very best cat toys. This morning the three barn kittens
went to the Vet for a check up... they got a clean bill of health so
tomorrow they will go to their new home, the grands can hardly wait
but I will miss the little furballs. But it's for the best, they will
have an excellent home and they'll all be together... and I will still
get to see them. It would have been pure laziness to leave them to
starve outdoors and even lazier and evil to bring them to a so-called
shelter to be murdered. It was no work at all to raise three newborn
kittens for eight weeks (was pure pleasure), and cost practically
nothing... and now they will have a great life. Anyone who boasts
about having kittens murdered is as psychotic as any serial murderer.
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Cheryl
Jun 3, 2013, 2:39:58 AM6/3/13
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On 5/31/2013 1:36 PM, Nunya Bidnits wrote:
> I never thought about putting dishrags and sponges in the microwave. I
> throw away a lot of stuff because it gets that moldy sour odor and I'm
> not into washing dishes or myself with a bacteria farm. There's no
> hiding even a hint of it from my sniffer. Even a hot machine wash
> doesn't get rid of it on washcloths. As soon as it gets wet again, I can
> smell it. So I never buy that stuff for durability because it seems like
> it always gets stinky before it wears out.
I've noticed that same smell with bath towels. They smell fine out of
> throw away a lot of stuff because it gets that moldy sour odor and I'm
> not into washing dishes or myself with a bacteria farm. There's no
> hiding even a hint of it from my sniffer. Even a hot machine wash
> doesn't get rid of it on washcloths. As soon as it gets wet again, I can
> smell it. So I never buy that stuff for durability because it seems like
> it always gets stinky before it wears out.
the wash but the first time they get used they have a smell. Bath
towels are too expensive to get one use out of so I must be doing
something wrong. I'm going to try vinegar in the wash cycle.
--
CAPSLOCK–Preventing Login Since 1980.
Cheryl
Jun 3, 2013, 2:47:59 AM6/3/13
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On 5/30/2013 7:33 PM, sf wrote:
> On Thu, 30 May 2013 14:53:28 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> <juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
>>
>> I do not have those containers but... My food processor had gotten mold in
>> parts I couldn't reach. So I threw it out.
>>
>
> You threw the baby out with the bath water! I've had that problem in
> the past and once through the dishwasher got rid of it.
>
With everything that Julie tosses, she's one of the contributors to the
> On Thu, 30 May 2013 14:53:28 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> <juli...@frontier.com> wrote:
>>
>> I do not have those containers but... My food processor had gotten mold in
>> parts I couldn't reach. So I threw it out.
>>
>
> You threw the baby out with the bath water! I've had that problem in
> the past and once through the dishwasher got rid of it.
>
landfill problem. Nearly every thread I read where she's posted, she
writes about something she's tossed in the trash. Her trash could be
someone elses treasure, ie Freecycle.
Jinx the Minx
Jun 3, 2013, 7:39:17 PM6/3/13
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On Mon, 03 Jun 2013 02:39:58 -0400, Cheryl <jlhs...@hotmail.com>
wrote:
Washing towels in hot water with a cup of vinegar (no detergent)
works great for removing that mildew smell. After the vinegar wash, I
run them through a cycle again with plain detergent.
Jinx
wrote:
works great for removing that mildew smell. After the vinegar wash, I
run them through a cycle again with plain detergent.
Jinx
gloria p
Jun 3, 2013, 10:07:52 PM6/3/13
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gloria p
Cheryl
Jun 4, 2013, 11:45:15 PM6/4/13
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On 6/3/2013 7:39 PM, Jinx the Minx wrote:
>
> Washing towels in hot water with a cup of vinegar (no detergent) works
> great for removing that mildew smell. After the vinegar wash, I run them
> through a cycle again with plain detergent.
> Jinx
Thanks. All of my towels are getting that treatment tomorrow. Kitchen
>
> Washing towels in hot water with a cup of vinegar (no detergent) works
> great for removing that mildew smell. After the vinegar wash, I run them
> through a cycle again with plain detergent.
> Jinx
towels don't have that smell, it's just bath towels for some reason. And
I always hang the towel I use over the shower curtain rod to dry.
Cheryl
Jun 4, 2013, 11:46:18 PM6/4/13
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On 6/3/2013 10:07 PM, gloria p wrote:
>
> Chlorine bleach.
>
> gloria p
I guess the one for colors would work but my bath towels are color
coordinated with my bathroom decor.
>
> Chlorine bleach.
>
> gloria p
I guess the one for colors would work but my bath towels are color
coordinated with my bathroom decor.
notbob
Jun 5, 2013, 10:26:28 AM6/5/13
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On 2013-06-05, Cheryl <jlhs...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks. All of my towels are getting that treatment tomorrow. Kitchen
> towels don't have that smell, it's just bath towels for some reason. And
> I always hang the towel I use over the shower curtain rod to dry.
I've never been a fan of Tide laundry products, till now. With my mom
> Thanks. All of my towels are getting that treatment tomorrow. Kitchen
> towels don't have that smell, it's just bath towels for some reason. And
> I always hang the towel I use over the shower curtain rod to dry.
soaking everything in sight with gallons of the most pungent urine
stink imaginable (sorry), I was frantic to find anything that would
wash out that smell. No one seemed to know or jes professed
ignorance. Well, hard work and perseverance and waaay too much of my
own $$$ have paid off!
Use Tide detergent with Febreze�. Lord (or Satan!--remember that
ballyhoo?) only knows what other toxic cocktail simmers in Tide w/
Febreze�, but by golly, it works! Even in cold water. Kills the
stink like nothing else. Take it from my nose, it knows! ;)
nb
Nunya Bidnits
Jun 5, 2013, 3:33:10 PM6/5/13
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are talking colored towels and washcloths, that's problematic anyway.
jhed...@gmail.com
Jul 17, 2015, 7:17:12 PM7/17/15
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I have the same issue. I just stopped using the lids with mold on them. I hope they'll find a solution to this. I came across an all glass lunchbox on FB and signed up for it. You might be interested http://www.glasslidz.com
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Japhy Ryder
Aug 9, 2015, 8:37:12 PM8/9/15
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On 7/18/2015 9:17 AM, jhed...@gmail.com wrote:
I have, on at least three prior occasions, written posts that delve into
the “alleged” lurid past of one of our former presidents, George Herbert
Walker Bush (GHWB), the current but ailing patriarch of the Bush Family
Dynasty – I refer to them as the Bush Family Crime Syndicate, certainly
not in terms of endearment – but rather more like the Mafia Godfather
who prepares his sons to take over the family business upon his death.
This particular post references an article by Stew Webb, a contributor
of Veterans Today.
In his life-time, George H. W. Bush (GHWB) has controlled every
clandestine (hidden from view) and secret organization/operation within
the arsenal of the United States government as either 1) Director of the
CIA, 2) Vice President to Ronald Reagan (who was an unwitting puppet to
the Bush controlled cabal – GHWB secretly gave Reagan poisons that
hastened his fall into Alzheimer’s Disease and evidence suggests he
helped plan Reagan’ attempted assassination by John Hinckley, whose
family were close friends of the Bush family – a coincidence?) and 3)
ultimately as President of the United States before Bill Clinton took
office.
Clinton’s election was a planned transition of power to allow the NWO or
New World Order advocated by Bush, Sr., to solidify and move forward
after a more suitable puppet was elected President to carry out the New
World Order Agenda (NWO) agenda – our current president, Barack Hussein
Obama. Your deduction is right, GHWB left office willingly to promote
the NWO by having Clinton elected (electronic voter fraud) and Perot
neutralized! This is the power they currently possess. They are
amazingly ruthless and efficient while amazingly arrogant and stupid at
the same time.
I have, on at least three prior occasions, written posts that delve into
the “alleged” lurid past of one of our former presidents, George Herbert
Walker Bush (GHWB), the current but ailing patriarch of the Bush Family
Dynasty – I refer to them as the Bush Family Crime Syndicate, certainly
not in terms of endearment – but rather more like the Mafia Godfather
who prepares his sons to take over the family business upon his death.
This particular post references an article by Stew Webb, a contributor
of Veterans Today.
In his life-time, George H. W. Bush (GHWB) has controlled every
clandestine (hidden from view) and secret organization/operation within
the arsenal of the United States government as either 1) Director of the
CIA, 2) Vice President to Ronald Reagan (who was an unwitting puppet to
the Bush controlled cabal – GHWB secretly gave Reagan poisons that
hastened his fall into Alzheimer’s Disease and evidence suggests he
helped plan Reagan’ attempted assassination by John Hinckley, whose
family were close friends of the Bush family – a coincidence?) and 3)
ultimately as President of the United States before Bill Clinton took
office.
Clinton’s election was a planned transition of power to allow the NWO or
New World Order advocated by Bush, Sr., to solidify and move forward
after a more suitable puppet was elected President to carry out the New
World Order Agenda (NWO) agenda – our current president, Barack Hussein
Obama. Your deduction is right, GHWB left office willingly to promote
the NWO by having Clinton elected (electronic voter fraud) and Perot
neutralized! This is the power they currently possess. They are
amazingly ruthless and efficient while amazingly arrogant and stupid at
the same time.
jaynechowf...@gmail.com
Jan 2, 2018, 12:27:51 PM1/2/18
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In any event, for lids that are already ruined, they can be replaced free of charge as they're covered by warranty. According to the FAQ in the Glasslock website:
Q: Do you offer replacement parts?
A: We provide replacement lids free of charge and orders can be placed through our website:
http://glasslockusa.com/product-category/replacement-parts/
You can find the correct model number by looking on the bottom of the glass container (will start with either RP or OC).
Q: Do you offer replacement for just the silicone gaskets?
A: Unfortunately, the gaskets are not available as a separate replacement part at this time. We can only replace the whole lid not just the silicone gaskets. The replacement lids are free of charge and orders can be placed through our website:
http://glasslockusa.com/product-category/replacement-parts/
You can find the correct model number by looking on the bottom of the glass container (will start with either RP or OC).
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