Posted on 06/10/2018 12:20:04 PM PDT by fwdude
Stop Everything. Some People Don’t Rinse the Soap Off Their Dishes!? [Title only]
I have been looking at ways to streamline my life and had the initial question of how many individual rinses (of water-trapping untensils) is necessary to get all of the significant soap off of hand-washed dishes. Do some research, I discovered that British cultures DO NOT even rinse. An old landlady from England would rinse all her soapy dishes in the same tub of water, which I thought was gross.
What say you? Do you rinse at all, and if so, how many times do you swish fresh water around a pot/pan before you put it up to dry? Does it matter. Is there any scientific recommendation?
That’s another thing. If they have to use more than one towel, then they didn’t do a good job of cleaning themselves in the shower.
Ack!
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Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water.
We have the large, one reservoir sink and LOVE it.
If I am doing dishes by hand - which is pretty often - I use the large plastic dishpan (from Wally World) for soapy water. I then use the dish water for larger pans or to wipe down counter tops, or to clean the sink....or, even for a quick mop of the floor (in front of stove). I keep the dishpan under the counter (upside down, on top of cleaning supply caddy) and out of the way, when not using.
I love NOT having that danged sink divider and being able to set cookie sheets and large pans in the sink, flat....to soak and/or wash.
That old joke about getting the dishes as clean as Spic and Span would get them. Meet my two dogs, Spic and Span.
I understand. Does your state have a restaurant cleanliness/sanitation grading system? Mine does and restaurants are required by law to put their grade score up on the front door. But even still, if there is residue or something like lipstick marks remaining on a coffee mug, of course I immediately address the restaurant servers.
Re: lemons. I use them on my hands if unable to wash or if without hand sanitizer gel. LoL
Re: dishwashing. My other pet peeve is old or unclean sponges. Or when people use their dish sponge for things beyond dishes...like to clean the countertops, or other areas. *faints*
I just had this flash of someone standing behind a horse with a pile of dirty dishes. I’d rather have a little soap on them. /grin
To answer these pressing questions I will have to consult my dishwasher. It is currently running a pots and pans cycle on the yesterday dinner dishes and breakfast dishes.
I rinse hand washed pots and pans until the running water stops creating soap bubbles in or on the item, then I let them air dry.
If the British hand dry everything with a cloth or towel immediately, and switch to a clean cloth whenever it gets damp, they probably wipe off most or all of the soap.
You are better off using very hot water and scrubbing, than you are with soapy lukewarm water an no rinse. The soap doesn’t disinfect, it just acts as a surfactant.
Actually, per my college microbiologist instructor, it IS the soap and the rubbing action that kills the germs. Very hot water does NOT kill germs. Boiling water will kill germs, if an object is submerged in it long enough. It’s true that soap acts as a surfactant. The warmer water helps cut grease.:)
You have no life
One wash for the stuff I can see, one for what I can’t see.
That means, scrape and get rid of visible residue first, using as little water as possible. Then, with the water turned off, soap-scrub everything and put it all in the other bay of the double sink. Then rinse. When I can’t feel the soapiness on a thing, I’m done rinsing it.
I could never trust a dishwasher. Can’t feel stuff and the machine probably errs on the side of water conservation rather than cleanliness. (Plus it takes up space. I like space.)
By the way, I have a new clothes washer. It conserves water. I hate it. And it doesn’t conserve water because I always have to give it either a “deep wash” or a second rinse.
When imposed by others, water conservation measures are of the devil.
Correct - before the idea of germs. IIRC there is a western where the old trapper falls in the creek. “My springtime bath came early this year. And got to wash my clothes!”
Regarding rinsing - I skip the rinse. Let the dog lick the suds. Keeps him regular.
Actually, I just learned this about the Brits a few months ago. I used to make sure everything got rinsed down real well. Now if there is a little bit of suds on something where I held onto it, I don’t worry about it. And hot - hot water. The dishes dry faster too.
Spike wash with Lola brush, degrease and scrub with soaped sponge, rinse, and then dip in bleach water to kill bacteria.
Let the dogs clean the dishes.
On a trip to Vietnam, a friend of a friend, kept sending her glass of water back to the kitchen, because she could see a greasy film on the water. No luck. Discovered, while walking to the bathroom, a woman, squatting on the floor, washing dishes with a cold water garden hose, and a basin of water.
I only have a few dishes (wooden handles) that I hand wash. I wash in warm soapy water, then rinse under warm running water and dry with a clean dishcloth.
My dishwasher has little racks on the top shelf just for chopsticks.
We also wash our wooden utensils in the dishwasher all the time. They last for years, too.
Cast iron should not go into the dishwasher. I also do not put the wooden salad bowls that I got in Fiji into the dishwasher. Most other stuff goes in, usually without rinsing.
“Don’t any of you guys and gals have a dishwasher?”
Once California implements it’s “50 gal/person/month” rationing scheme there will be all sorts of tricks used....
I figure it helps build us your immune system.
This obsession with avoiding germs is one of the reasons we have so many new allergies that never existed before. It’s like a muscle, “Use it or lose it.”
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