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Kaycee Hill

The hidden part of your kitchen harbouring bacteria — and how to clean it for good

Baking soda in stainless steel sink .

You clean your sink every day. But there's a small opening you've probably never paid attention to that's teeming with bacteria right now.

Your sink's overflow hole is the kitchen's most disguised hygiene problem. It's warm, dark, and perpetually damp. Simon Roberts, director at quartz worktop retailer Vogue Worktops, says it's consistently overlooked despite being one of the dirtiest parts of your sink.

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