The room is a combination steam bath, "rain" shower and "waterfall" area for rinsing.

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Or, you could just try rinsing your plates before the macaroni hardens on them.

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Food safety experts say that rinsing poultry is unnecessary because the cooking process kills food poisoning bacteria.

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Ms. Techamuanvivit also recommended rinsing bergamots before using them, which helps to tame the intense acridity of the rind.

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Rinsing the bird under the tap actually "splashes" any bacteria on the bird onto nearby taps, kitchen surfaces and foods.

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And there must come a point when participation rates get so low and unrepresentative that no amount of rinsing can clean up the data.

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Drinking through a straw can help limit the damage, as can rinsing the mouth with water afterwards or consuming the beverage quickly rather than sipping it all day.

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One sunny evening in early August, Stig Jansson is rinsing fishing nets at his boathouse on the island, while his son-in-law Jarmo Ylitelo cuts perch fillets to be smoked and sold.

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She researched photo restoration techniques on the Internet and spent weeks rinsing the muck-covered images and album pages under cold water and laying them to dry on paper towels.

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Doesn't vigorous water rinsing do the same job?

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Although doctors have long known that a saline solution can help unclog sinuses, the practice has gotten a newfound popularity with the "neti pot, " a teapot-shaped container that flushes a saline solution through the nose --in one nostril and out the other, taking with it mucus and rinsing away irritants.

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