A bowl cleansing device and a fruit and vegetable cleansing method using the same are provided. The bowl cleansing device comprising: a cabinet for forming a cleansing room; a cleansing basket installed inside the cleansing room, for loading therein articles to be cleansed; a spray nozzle for spraying the cleansing water to the articles loaded in the cleansing basket; a pump for supplying the cleansing water to the spray nozzle; a heater for heating the cleansing water; a mode selector for selecting one of a plurality of modes including a bowl cleansing mode and a fruit and vegetable cleansing mode; and a controller for controlling the heater so that the cleansing water has a temperature suitable for the cleansing mode selected through the mode selector. The bowl cleansing device may further comprise: a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the cleansing water, wherein the controller controls the heater according to the detected temperature of the cleaning water; and a pollution sensor for detecting the pollution level of the cleansing water, wherein if the detected pollution level is below a preset reference value after a cleansing operation, the controller determines that the cleansing operation is completed and stops the cleansing operation. Accordingly, the fruit and vegetable cleansing operation and the bowl cleansing operation can be selectively performed, as necessary.
