Do you rinse ?

Does anyone say on their deathbed 'I wish I'd rinsed my dishes'?

I do rinse, but only because I don't like the taste of detergent! Have always wanted a double sink - my ideal kitchen will have one.

I always rinse in hot water and leave to dry. It amazed me at work to see mugs covered in suds in the draining rack. Yuk!

Washing up liquid can be involved in Irritable Bowl Syndrome.Use a green product.Fewer chemicals!

I read that washing up liquid is not good to eat.

Guilty of washing in hot soapy suds, hot rinse, drying AND putting away all the dishes as I hate seeing them piled up on the draining board.I admit to being a dishes neat freak.

Seeing as half the world wash their things in animal pee riddlen water I m perfectly happy with my no rinse and leave to dry to the shock horror of some posters here I ve never smelt or tasted anything remotely soapy and think I would be long gone if it was that dangerous but then I don't use masses of liquid soap just enough for greasy things and no Dannierae I won't be changing I m happy as it is so anyone who is picky about it don't come round mine for
coffee and cakes
My friend used to live near a toothpaste factory and she told me they used to deliver the stuff in chemical 'spacesuits' but I still clean my teeth with toothpaste reckon that's got much more dangerous chemical amounts in our mouths

Rinse every time. And air dry unless under pressure for space. Some nasty chemicals in washing up liquid. Even on the back of Ecover washing up liquid it says in big letters to rinse hands after using so to me that says something needs to be rinsed off the washing up too.

I have a dishwasher these days but I realised the other day that I always used to sing when washing up and ( now I don't need to wash up) I no longer sing! My sister and I always sang together when we were doing this chore as young girls.

Always rinse in hot water and drip dry.

Living alone and unless I have visitors and use the
dish washer its soapy suds, hot water rinse onto drainer. .
Hot water rinse means they dry quickly so just a finish off with the tea towel.

OMG if we didn't rinse after washing up we certainly would now after reading all these replies.

For your health - rinse! You have no idea what harmful chemicals are in washing up liquid and what they do to your body if ingested.

Sometimes I rinse, sometimes not.

Can't believe it! I always rinse in cold water. Hot water might have tiny bugs in it from the hot tank, so not as clean as fresh drinking water from the tap.

Doesn't 'washing the pots' entail rinsing the soap suds off? If not the pots are still covered with a film of cleaning fluid - just as unhygienic as before they were washed. As for drying - tea towels are also unhygienic as they retain moisture which sustains bacteria so either leave to air naturally or use paper towel. Am amazed that kitchen science is not mandatory on the school curriculum - if it were, there would be a lot more energy saved, and kitchens would be healthier.

Yikes! Do people really feel comfortable using plates, mugs, cutlery etc that have been left covered in washing-up liquid? Shock horror! I may be a total slouch when it comes to general housework, but my washing-up is beyond reproach. I'm also a great believer in kitchen roll for drying.

I cook - my OH washes up as he thinks the dishwasher is unnecessary apart from occasionally - and he mostly leaves the stuff to drain dry. Once he has gone in to watch Tv I have to wash most of it again especially the glasses which always have fingerprints. I leave it to drain. He tries...

YES! I rinse everything - I do not want to be ingesting soapy residue. Growing up in California, my mother used to complain that when she went to her in-laws (my paternal grandparents) my English granny would never rinse the dishes. I wasn't sure I believed her until I moved here and found this to be a common practice!

If ever I wash by hand it is under running tap often only with a brush. I love dishwashers

I always run under hot tap after washing for a streak free drip dry. I do use dishwasher if a lot of pots etc

I definitely rinse as don't want to be ingesting residue washing up liquid.

Rinse and leave to drain i believe is most hygienic and healthy.

Always! I can usually smell/taste them in mugs and I don't want to ingest detergents as they contain chemicals that may be harmful.

About 20 years a go a friend, who is a GP, said that research into early male baldness indicated it was linked to oestrogenic compounds in drinking water - largely from the contraceptive pill and detergents.

Here's a section from an article which you may find interesting:

The findings from the four year study, led by the universities of Exeter and Brunel, has important implications for understanding the impacts of these chemicals on ecosystem health and possibly on humans.

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) disrupt the ways that hormones work in the bodies of vertebrates (animals with backbones), including humans.

They can be found in everything from female contraceptive drugs and hormone replacement therapy pills, to washing up liquid, with the most well studied EDCs being those that mimic oestrogen (female hormone).

EDCs have been seeping into rivers through the sewage system for decades and have an observed effect on fish, altering male biology to make them more female -- hence the 'gender bending' reputation of these chemicals.

The full article can be found here: www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/10/101026111613.htm

I always rinse. That way I can leave it to dry, without smears and just put it away later. I especially buy 1.5 sinks so that I have somewhere to rinse. Having done so for so many years I cannot imagine not doing so now. BTW I don't have a dishwasher.