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Originally Posted by oldE

I wash frequently when I'm in the kitchen. Possibly from training 47 years ago at "the arches", where I was an assistant manager for two years. I also hate having a pile of dirty dishes when I'm done cooking, so it's 'clean as I go'.
Haven't poisoned anyone yet!
Oh, Milt. I read part of a study a decade or so ago in which they tested the "5 second rule " and found it was valid. The less time in contact with a smooth surface, the less bacterial transfer. However carpeted surfaces, according to their research give an almost instantaneous transfer.

The mythbusters also did some mythbuster style testing. Items that are more "damp" (whether water, oil, whatever) seem to transfer stuff much faster than dry items.