Hand Dishwashing
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Another approach is simply not to use dishes. There are, of course, paper plates. But my favorite dish-less idea was one I heard of many years ago. A man I casually knew then had, at one time, just used an old copy of a news magazine as a paper plate. After eating, he'd tear the page off and the magazine would be all ready for the next meal.
moonvalleycacti
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Ok, is that really true?
Oh, that's not quite true
I would say the typical Hausfrau - especially if she's a typical queen - is just as anal retentive about doing the washing-up as she is about every other aspect of cleaning house.
My reference to the not rinsing was a comment on the extreme öko-tendencies of the 70's and 80's among many folks here in Europe. Worse than California, even.
But those days have passed. We now have ecologically sound detergents which clean adequately and most people are reasonable about using enough water to get the job done.
I would say the typical Hausfrau - especially if she's a typical queen - is just as anal retentive about doing the washing-up as she is about every other aspect of cleaning house.
My reference to the not rinsing was a comment on the extreme öko-tendencies of the 70's and 80's among many folks here in Europe. Worse than California, even.
But those days have passed. We now have ecologically sound detergents which clean adequately and most people are reasonable about using enough water to get the job done.
rolls_rapide
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I detest washing dishes by hand. I find it too time consuming, it knocks seven bells out my hands, I waste too much water rinsing the dishes, and I hate the draining-board being cluttered with wet dishes. Drying them by hand is a waste of time too.
Thank God for Josephine Cochrane.
I put all food utensils into my dishwasher, whether they're made of wood, steel, glass, crystal, china, plastic or aluminium. Oven shelves go in too.
I will say that French made glass is quite rubbishy, in that 'Tefal' pots & pans glass lids, and 'Arcuisine' glass bowls are very susceptible to clouding / glass corrosion.
UK 'Pyrex' (by Corning) does not suffer these effects.
Thank God for Josephine Cochrane.
I put all food utensils into my dishwasher, whether they're made of wood, steel, glass, crystal, china, plastic or aluminium. Oven shelves go in too.
I will say that French made glass is quite rubbishy, in that 'Tefal' pots & pans glass lids, and 'Arcuisine' glass bowls are very susceptible to clouding / glass corrosion.
UK 'Pyrex' (by Corning) does not suffer these effects.
whirlcool
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Everything we have goes in the dishwasher. Sometimes Karen will hand wash a large item or two. When our last dishwasher broke, we had to dishes by hand for a month.
No rubber gloves.
First we rinsed off the major food debris down the disposal.
Then we stacked the rinsed dishes on the counter next to the sink.
We'd fill the right side of the sink with Dawn Original Scent.
Then we'd put all the dishes in the water and let them soak for about a half hour as the water we put in the sink was too hot for our hands
Then we'd wash one piece and put it in the left side of the sink
When we were finished washing all the dishes, we'd turn on the running hot water and rinse each piece under it.
Finally we put it in the dish drainer on the counter on the left side of the sink.
The result is very nicely cleaned dishes.
I believe that the dishwasher does a better job then we can simply because it uses water that is much hotter than our hands can stand, especially if you use the "High Temp Wash" and "Sanitize" rinse options.
No rubber gloves.
First we rinsed off the major food debris down the disposal.
Then we stacked the rinsed dishes on the counter next to the sink.
We'd fill the right side of the sink with Dawn Original Scent.
Then we'd put all the dishes in the water and let them soak for about a half hour as the water we put in the sink was too hot for our hands
Then we'd wash one piece and put it in the left side of the sink
When we were finished washing all the dishes, we'd turn on the running hot water and rinse each piece under it.
Finally we put it in the dish drainer on the counter on the left side of the sink.
The result is very nicely cleaned dishes.
I believe that the dishwasher does a better job then we can simply because it uses water that is much hotter than our hands can stand, especially if you use the "High Temp Wash" and "Sanitize" rinse options.
In my childhood it was just a time thing: we had a dishwasher, but after dinner we'd all pitch in to "clear the table", we took turns washing and drying the day's dishes, and 15-20 minutes later it was all done and put away.
Much, much faster than using the dishwasher.
Much, much faster than using the dishwasher.
xraytech
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When I do hand wash dishes, I must first scrape and sort everything on the counter to the left of sink, first is glasses and mugs, then dinner plates, followed by luncheon plates and bread and butter plates, then cereal bowls, mixing/serving bowls, pots and pans, silverware.
That is also the order things are washed and arranged neatly in the dish rack. I fill the lt. side of the sink with very hot water and only use non-ultra DAWN original scent and a drop of bleach, I wash all lik eitems and place in rt. side of sink then I rinse and place in dish rack, then continue this cycle with each group of items until all clean then I take the dish towel and wipe down counters, then microwave inside and out, front of dishwasher, oven door, and fridge, then I clean the top of the stove and rinse and wring out dish towel to dry over the partition in the sink and the drying towel is laid over the dishes in the dish rack
That is also the order things are washed and arranged neatly in the dish rack. I fill the lt. side of the sink with very hot water and only use non-ultra DAWN original scent and a drop of bleach, I wash all lik eitems and place in rt. side of sink then I rinse and place in dish rack, then continue this cycle with each group of items until all clean then I take the dish towel and wipe down counters, then microwave inside and out, front of dishwasher, oven door, and fridge, then I clean the top of the stove and rinse and wring out dish towel to dry over the partition in the sink and the drying towel is laid over the dishes in the dish rack
I don't believe in washing anything by hand unless it's absolutely necessary. Everything goes in the dishwasher. My mom was the same way, at least with the everything went in the dishwasher and if it couldn't, it was rarely used. Even after having company over for a meal, I'll wash as many loads as it takes to get everything washed. I'd rather have stuff sit around than wash it. That's how much I hate washing stuff by hand. let the machinie do it.
but I`m afraid to use the dishwasher.
And why is that Douglas? If that's the case, buy some el cheapo machine to put in there and let someone in the club have your Hobart made KitchenAid. BTW, what is the model of the KA?
And why is that Douglas? If that's the case, buy some el cheapo machine to put in there and let someone in the club have your Hobart made KitchenAid. BTW, what is the model of the KA?
rolls_rapide
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That's how much I hate washing stuff by hand. let the ma
Quite.
Quite.
deeprinser
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My hands suffer ( seriously ) after a sink full of dishes and pots ! The detergents are like paint stripper !
I moved into my new house 6 months ago and left the dishwasher at my old home ( it was built in)
I'm after a new one but, I'm waiting for a new kitchen to be fitted .
p.s. Lawrence MTBear- If you only handwash your hands then,
who-elses hands are soaping the rest of you in the shower ?? Hhmmm ! Hehe !
Louis.......
I moved into my new house 6 months ago and left the dishwasher at my old home ( it was built in)
I'm after a new one but, I'm waiting for a new kitchen to be fitted .
p.s. Lawrence MTBear- If you only handwash your hands then,
who-elses hands are soaping the rest of you in the shower ?? Hhmmm ! Hehe !
Louis.......
aquarius1984
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I absolutely hate handwashing,
True what they say. Once you have a dishwasher you NEVER go back to doing it by hand.
Wooden spoons, pans roasting tins, the lot goes into the machine, Use a variety of programmes to suit the load and the contents but mostly Economy 50degs - 2 cold prewashes, main wash at 50 degs and 2 rinses at 50 degs,
2hrs 30 and the load gleams.
If given the choice between a DW and a tumble dryer you will find me buying pegs and a washing line.
Dont think id be able to give up the fridge freezer..... I mean how else am I supposed to make the ice cubes for a Gordons and Tonic?
LOL
p.s Im ashamed at the loading standards too. Busy day at work, just wanted to throw the lot in and get it washed lol.
True what they say. Once you have a dishwasher you NEVER go back to doing it by hand.
Wooden spoons, pans roasting tins, the lot goes into the machine, Use a variety of programmes to suit the load and the contents but mostly Economy 50degs - 2 cold prewashes, main wash at 50 degs and 2 rinses at 50 degs,
2hrs 30 and the load gleams.
If given the choice between a DW and a tumble dryer you will find me buying pegs and a washing line.
Dont think id be able to give up the fridge freezer..... I mean how else am I supposed to make the ice cubes for a Gordons and Tonic?
LOL
p.s Im ashamed at the loading standards too. Busy day at work, just wanted to throw the lot in and get it washed lol.
monkeyward40
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manual handwashing
The house iam renting the kitchen is not big enough for even a portable dishwasher, so i wash everything by hand, but i put those old fashioned gloves on run very hot water, two squirts of dawn original soap, and add a small amount of bleach. When i wash dishes i wash a few things sit them in the sink turn on the Hot water and rinse them thuroughly and then put them in the dish rack to air dry, then i continue on washing the rest, i will not towel dry my dishes, its unsanitary and in restaurants here in ohio that i have worked in its illegal to towel dry dishes. Thats how i was taught, bleach in the dish water kills germs. And being told that iam (OCD) by my friends i do dishes in a certain order too. glasses first, then silverware, then plates,bowels, and pots and pans last.
Kelly
The house iam renting the kitchen is not big enough for even a portable dishwasher, so i wash everything by hand, but i put those old fashioned gloves on run very hot water, two squirts of dawn original soap, and add a small amount of bleach. When i wash dishes i wash a few things sit them in the sink turn on the Hot water and rinse them thuroughly and then put them in the dish rack to air dry, then i continue on washing the rest, i will not towel dry my dishes, its unsanitary and in restaurants here in ohio that i have worked in its illegal to towel dry dishes. Thats how i was taught, bleach in the dish water kills germs. And being told that iam (OCD) by my friends i do dishes in a certain order too. glasses first, then silverware, then plates,bowels, and pots and pans last.
Kelly
Personally, I really hate hand washing dishes, almost everything I own goes to the dishwasher. But lately I've been irritated that stuff I bought from countries that supposedly care more about the environment (like European countries and Japan) make brand new stuff that needs to be hand washed: my Zojirushi rice cooker says very explicitly that it needs to be hand washed, and also some parts of my Electrolux Assistent mixer and my Bosch Universal Plus mixer are not dishwasher safe, when they could all have been made with stainless steel or plastics that can safely be put in the dishwasher. I also had a Krups expresso maker that had parts that were not dishwasher safe -- I'm sad that it just died but glad it did, I'll pay more attention next time I buy an espresso maker. Handwashing wastes an awful lot of water (and thus energy), I'd rather put stuff in the dishwasher when possible.
Kelly and Sam: I apologize for being the nagging person, but please be aware that most dishwashing detergents have ammonium compounds in them and every single version of Dawn that I've bought say very clearly in the label one is not to mix it with chlorine bleach -- nasty fumes can result. If you want the disinfecting properties, you can rinse the dishes and then add the bleach in the next rinse. Personally, after a few minutes in the bleach rinse, I'd rinse the bleach away and then air dry -- you won't get the dishes any less disinfected than when you touch them to put them away and it won't taste as bad as when the bleach is left on the dishes to dry, but that's my quirk -- the important part is not to mix the bleach with the detergent.
Kelly and Sam: I apologize for being the nagging person, but please be aware that most dishwashing detergents have ammonium compounds in them and every single version of Dawn that I've bought say very clearly in the label one is not to mix it with chlorine bleach -- nasty fumes can result. If you want the disinfecting properties, you can rinse the dishes and then add the bleach in the next rinse. Personally, after a few minutes in the bleach rinse, I'd rinse the bleach away and then air dry -- you won't get the dishes any less disinfected than when you touch them to put them away and it won't taste as bad as when the bleach is left on the dishes to dry, but that's my quirk -- the important part is not to mix the bleach with the detergent.
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Rinsing
I use a rack on the sink, then use a rubber fill up hose for a twin tub. I hook it up to the hot tap and hot rinse plates cuttlery 1st then any pots and pans rinse under running hot water
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I use a rack on the sink, then use a rubber fill up hose for a twin tub. I hook it up to the hot tap and hot rinse plates cuttlery 1st then any pots and pans rinse under running hot water
http://www.sebastiangoldfingle.talktalk.net
bpetersxx
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a semimanual hand dishwashing
Dishmaster
That's how I hand wash now
Dishmaster
That's how I hand wash now
I HATE washing dishes by hand. The good china and large skillets are washed by hand, and that is about it, everything else goes in the dishwasher. Gary
kqkenmore
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I like my dishdrainer but I love my dishwasher more if it breaks then I am out buying another one.I do not care for the grocery store brands of dishwashing.In Memphis there is a Williams Sonoma outlet and they have the best hand dishwashing detergent and at 75% off it cost the same as the grocery store stuff.
