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Washing up shocker

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Babs03 Thu 12-Sept-24 21:28:48

Was just a light hearted piece I read, I assume most Americans have more pressing things to think about tbh.

Calendargirl Thu 12-Sept-24 21:23:49

I don’t worry what the Americans think about how we wash up.

Calendargirl Thu 12-Sept-24 21:22:58

I hand wash up in a washing up bowl in the sink, never had a dishwasher.

I rinse glasses, nothing else much, put in draining rack but DH dries as fast as I put them in.

I never worry about fairy liquid on items, and I like it quite bubbly, in hot water. I always wear heavy duty rubber gloves.

My pots and pans are always clean.

winterwhite Thu 12-Sept-24 21:20:05

I rinse too if washing up in the sink (also rinse plates and cutlery before putting them in the dishwasher but that’s a separate point).
So how did America get this idea?

Doodledog Thu 12-Sept-24 21:16:27

We rinse what goes into the dishwasher, but I think that’s not recommended, and we stack washed but unrinsed dishes on the drainer and leave them to dry. I have a feeling that’s not recommended either, but old habits die hard.

Jackiest Thu 12-Sept-24 21:13:23

I always rinse but then just leave them to dry.

Babs03 Thu 12-Sept-24 20:36:24

We used our dishwasher a lot but are aware that it uses a lot of electricity to run so in order to cut back on energy bills we tend to wash up in the sink now, is only the two of us so is not much to do, but when we have the family back or friends for a meal we do use it.

AGAA4 Thu 12-Sept-24 20:32:23

I always rinse then leave to dry. Don't want washing up liquid residue, left on plates, in my food.

Jaxjacky Thu 12-Sept-24 20:27:06

Straight into the dishwasher usually, if for some reason items are hand washed I never rinse, but they’re dried and put away immediately.

Mollygo Thu 12-Sept-24 20:25:59

It’s tricky. I like to rinse, but I like to save water by not rinsing. So I always rinse things that touch my mouth-glasses/mugs/ cutlery, but just leave plates and dishes to drain.
That’s when I can’t use the dishwasher.

MiniMoon Thu 12-Sept-24 20:24:17

Wash up the dishes and dry them straight away. I don't have the capacity to rinse only having one sink and draining board.
Most of the dirty dishes go into the dishwasher where they get rinsed and dried.

Greenfinch Thu 12-Sept-24 20:16:30

I don’t rinse but I think I should. We generally dry up straight away.

GrannyGravy13 Thu 12-Sept-24 20:14:22

Have always rinsed whatever cannot go in the dishwasher.

kircubbin2000 Thu 12-Sept-24 20:10:34

I do rinse but I had to hold my tongue last week when a well meaning visitor insisted on washing up.

Babs03 Thu 12-Sept-24 20:07:41

Apparently Americans are shocked by how we Brits wash up -tbh I don’t think is groundbreaking just a lighthearted observation. The thing is they cannot get their heads around the fact that many of us don’t rinse off the soap/suds from our dishes before leaving them to drain, apparently everyone rinses off the dishes before leaving to drain stateside.
Personally I do rinse off the soap before draining but have a grown daughter who doesn’t but she doesn’t drain, she dries the dishes immediately.
So how do you wash up?