However, re-transmission of the dangerous pathogens from the contaminated dish to the food was rare.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nIf you make a reasonable effort to wash your dishes, a perfect storm of rare circumstances have to line up for a pathogen to be transmitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another assumption from the discussion is that there are dangerous pathogens on your dishes in the first place. Germs are not all bad–just certain kinds. Killing all germs takes a lot of effort, and is almost impossible to do perfectly, especially when camping. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since I can’t give advice on the matter professionally since it has to do with public health and I’m not qualified to do so, the only advice I can give is to do the best you are capable of to keep your dishes clean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tips for Making the Job Easier<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Clean Your Dishes Immediately<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nBy far, the most important thing you can do to make your dishwashing easier is to clean off your dishes as soon as you are done eating. If you brush off your food immediately, you are saving yourself from scrubbing, which is much harder to do well when camping without all of your kitchen tools. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Boiling Water Saves The Day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nIf you are cleaning a tricky dish, such as food stuck on your cast iron pan, boiling a tiny amount of water to spread on your dish works wonders to unstick your food.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nAvoid Cooking Raw Meat<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nMany meats can be precooked so that you can grill them or warm them while camping without having to deal with the fuss of cross-contamination. Costco even sells precooked bacon. We just ate this today, in fact when we were camping this morning. Not only does this make your life easier since you don’t have to deal with nearly<\/strong> as much bacon grease, but it is safer since you’re not dealing with raw meat on your dishes or utensils. <\/p>\n\n\n\nRelated Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n- Where do I dispose of grey water? <\/strong> After you are done washing your dishes, you can dispose of this “grey water” by dumping it in your campgrounds grey water disposal. Make sure to look up the rules for your campground for details. If this isn’t an option, the best you can do is to strain out all food bits, and spread out the gray water as best as you can away from water and campsites.<\/li>
- How to dispose of food waste when camping?<\/strong> Campgrounds usually have dumpsters or other disposal sites where you can throw away your food bits. Try not to let your food waste to go on the ground where animals can get to it. If you are camping in a remote area, then the best thing to do is to put your food in a sealable plastic bag (to avoid attracting animals) and pack out the food as you would the rest of your trash.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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