A woman was shocked to discover maggots in her blender 24 hours after using it.
Niki Detrich, from Los Angeles, was trying to make breakfast when a suspicious movement caught her attention.
The woman was horrified to see the larvae crawling on the blades of her blender and around the edge of the base.
She admitted that she only rinsed her blender with hot water after every use — and that she used soap every three days.
An infestation can cause serious health problems, including salmonella, E. coli, Myiasis, and intestinal and mouth problems.
“I went through the most traumatic thing today and I need to do a quick PSA (public service announcement),” she said in a video.
“Whenever I use my blender, I immediately rinse my blades with hot water, and I will use it with soap every three uses.”
Niki admitted that she only rinsed her blender with hot water after every use – and that she used soap every three days, which was probably the cause of the fly larvae
“I use it every day and warm water usually takes all the dirt off, so why do I need soap every time?”
But Niki soon discovered the error of her ways.
“I really need soap when I clean these things,” she said.
She revealed a video of her recording tiny larvae crawling around the grooves of her blender.
Maggots are the larvae of winged insects, usually flies. An infestation can cause serious health problems, including salmonella, E. coli, Myiasis, and intestinal and oral problems
‘I probably had maggots in my blender blades because I don’t really wash them out. I think it’s fruit fly larvae that laid eggs there.’
Niki admitted that her laziness was largely due to a design flaw with the blender.
In a follow-up video, she explained that the blender functioned like a Nutribullet with the blades attached to the base and the cup screwing onto the top.
“I can’t unscrew the blades to clean it,” she said of her Beast Health Blender.
“The actual cups can go in the top rack of the dishwasher, but I can’t [the part with the blades] because it’s mechanical.’
The woman then showed a close-up of the base, which showed she couldn’t take it apart.
“I’ve obviously washed this off since then [I found maggots in them] – but there’s no way to really untie it.’
“The best I can do is clean up these grooves.”
Niki Detrich (pictured), from Los Angeles, was just trying to make breakfast when she noticed a suspicious movement
Niki admitted she hadn’t used the blender since the “traumatic event,” but she doesn’t want to throw it away.
Many blamed the company for not making their devices easier to clean.
“Manufacturers must make blenders more accessible to clean.”
“That’s definitely a design flaw.”
Others shared simple ways they clean their blenders.
“I use a baby bottle brush to clean the grooves,” said one woman.
“Add dish soap, ice and a little water – mix and rinse.”
Niki admitted that her laziness was largely due to a blender design flaw, explaining that the blades were attached to the base and the cup screwed onto the top.
But Niki isn’t the first woman to find maggots where they shouldn’t be.
An Australian mother has issued a serious warning to all coffee machine owners after she made a ‘gross’ discovery after a trip away.
The Sydney woman went on holiday with her family for four days and forgot to empty the drip tray of the coffee machine before leaving.
She was horrified to find maggots in the water and crevices from the machine when she returned – and she still can’t get rid of them.
“This is pretty gross,” the mom said when she shared her warning to a popular cleaning group on Facebook.
‘We didn’t empty the coffee machine’s drip tray before we went away for 4 days. When we returned there were maggots in the water.’
The horrified mother said that despite her best efforts to clean the machine, there are still maggots floating around in hard-to-reach areas under the drip tray.
“I emptied the drip tray and it’s in the dishwasher, but I see a maggot (and I’m sure there are more) in parts I can’t reach,” she said.
An Aussie mum was horrified to find maggots in the water and crevices of her coffee maker after not cleaning it for four days. There are still maggots stuck in the crevice next to the water tank (photo)
She asked cleaning enthusiasts what they can do best.
‘What can I do? I’m so grossed out. It’s not a cheap machine so I don’t want to throw it away,” she said.
Surprisingly, many people took the situation to heart and advised to do nothing and let the maggots turn into flies and fly away.
“As nasty as it is, wait until they turn into flies and they’ll crawl out,” one woman said.
“I wouldn’t worry to be honest. Flush some hot water before drinking it, but the maggots would only be in and around the dirty water bowl. In a day or two, any larvae you haven’t found will be dead or have grown into flies anyway,” another wrote.
Many people advised the mother to give her machine a thorough cleaning, while others thought the maggots would turn into flies and leave on their own.
Several people recommended cleaning the machine and the drip tray regularly and cleaning the machine thoroughly.
‘You’ll be fine. Run a descaling solution through it. Boiling water alone will kill all bacteria 100 percent,” said one woman.
Another person said they would dismantle the machine themselves to get the maggots, or have it serviced professionally.
Many people shared their own horror stories.
“I went to change the filter in my coffee machine and opened the back compartment to find a floating cockroach. So god knows how long we had cockroach juice in our coffee!’ said a woman.
“I had a maggot in the tiny viewing window of my bread machine for 20 years until it died (that is, the machine!),” wrote another.