Kitchen sinks can have over 17,000 bacteria per square inch, and tap handles can have 13,000. Yes, you read correctly—per ...

(I clean my sink after doing the dishes and cleaning the kitchen ... Empty the sink strainer often to keep the sink free of old food. Abigail Bailey/NYT Wirecutter If you have a trap to catch ...

The kitchen sink is probably one of the ... If you don’t already have one, a sink strainer is a fabulous maintenance tool because it catches food particles and debris before they can go down ...

I’m in the middle of unpacking my new apartment in Manhattan, and as a food writer ... emptying out my sink stopper. Cleaning the strainer has always been my least favorite kitchen task ...