Fuddland

I’d never even heard of it before I moved into my new flat, but I have since discovered that many of the posher kitchens here come equipped with one of these: a crockery and cutlery sterilising [and drying] cabinet that uses ultraviolet light to kill germs.

Whilst the theory is sound, I’m dubious as to its effectiveness on anything other than glassware—surely any microscopic baddies lurking in cracks [or shadows] would be shielded from the radiation and carry on as normal?

I’ve survived almost a year here without any tummy-trouble whatsoever, so I think using this on a routine basis is simply a waste of electricity and gives a false sense of security. Having said that, it does look quite cool when all the other lights in the kitchen are off.

#1

mrtn | 2007 / 01 / 04 – 20:27

did you never even seen these at the dentist? seem to be less common here now, but when i was a kid the dentist’s assistant (dental nurse now i suppose?) always made a point of “cleaning by x-ray”.

wonder if she was joking? even as a (young) kid i knew full well the cleaner wasn’t based on x-rays.

presumably it must have been a joke. “miss jones, could you x-ray this patient please?” might have had odd results otherwise…

#2

David | 2007 / 01 / 05 – 23:08

Re #1: Nope, I don’t remember any sort of cleaning equipment at my dentist … which is quite a worrying statement, come to think of it!