kitchen cross contamination

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Hi All,

I'm newly diagnosed and a new member. I am wondering if anyone can give tips on

setting up my kitchen. I'm just out of grad school, living in SF with 3 other

non-celiac housemates... So I'm going to have to take some measures to make sure

we don't have cross-contamination in our house. I'm thankful my housemates are

all very understanding of the matter. My nutritionist gave me some tips about

using my own kitchen sponge and dish towel. And I've read to get my own toaster,

pasta strainer, pasta pot and cooking utensils. But I'm wondering about this:

why the separate " gluten-free " sponge if I'm eating off plates and using forks

that were probably used before by another housemate? Do I just need all my own

kitchen-ware? I'm wondering how far I need to go to prevent contamination, but

also want to be respectful towards my housemates and try to not make this

situation more difficult for them.

Thanks for any tips and have a wonderful weekend!

Alison