Washing Up

Katgoddess

What technique does everyone use? People with 1 sink and no dishwasher I mean.

What bits get done first and what tools of the trade do you use?


From a domestic goddess wannabe...

Loop

The cutlery goes in the bottom while the sink is filling with HOT HOT water and some fairy.

While its running I stack all the stuff up ready and swill out any old drinks ect...

Run some cold into it so you dont burn yourself....

I wash the glasses 1st as they need the cleanest water, then the mugs, then the bowls/plates, always the dirtiest things last.

I also make sure the plates ect are orderly.

I then scrub the cutlery and wipe down the sides using a cloth and some disinfactant (I have kids)including the bin.

I change scourers to wash the dog bowls out ect....

Pull the plug rinse and scrub the sink. I generally leave to drain until semi dry before drying up.

Simple!

ivyleaf

Start with non-greasy stuff - always do glasses first - and work your way through to the dirtiest, adding a bit more washing-up liquid as needed. The "official order" used to be "glass, cutlery, crockery, pans". I know this because I can remember it being asked as one of the questions on "Top of The Form" on children's TV in the sixties, how sad is that! Of course it was a girl who was asked that question! So basically, glasses first, then stuff like cups/mugs and sideplates, cutlery, then dirty/greasy plates, then pans.

I know a lot of people rinse all the washed stuff with hot water, but I must admit I don't, though I probably would if I had a double sink! (though of course that means you use more water.)

HTH!

ivyleaf x

emg

I learned that order at Brownies! I generally do cleanest to dirtiest which pretty much matches that order. If I only have a few things to do though I use Fairy Active Foam on my sponge and just run the hot water (probably not very OS but it's good stuff and is lasting for ages)

frugglewump

About the same as everyone above.
Glass, cutlery, crockery, pans etc.
Lastly the plastic draining rack as it seems to get dirty if you look at it funny - I could really do with a 2-layer one.

Now we've moved house I refresh the water after the crockery as i have to pause to dry things to make room anyway.

Only varies when i find a glass OH has been using for cola that has been hidden and needs soaking. I have problems persuading him that it would be better to get a clean glass each day rather than just top up the old one.

Pink.

Hi Katgoddess,

Another one with no dishwasher here, although Mr Pink usually does the dishes after the evening meal.

I scrape any left overs into the bin and rinse everything under a running tap first. All the cutlery goes into the bottom of the washing up bowl and I start with the glasses and work my way through the plates etc. After that I wash the cutlery and finally finish off with any pots and pans.

I use an old fashioned dish mop and a foam pan scourer thingy. Like Loop, I usually leave the dishes to drain and put them away later.

Pink

tootles_2

I always run very hot water into any roasting tins and put in the grids I have been using and put it onto one side and then run the by this time very hot water into a washing up bowl........ by the time we have eaten the water is cool enough to put your hands in so no need to add cold, cutlery goes into a jug filled with some of the water from the bowl, then glasses or anything glass, side and pudding plates, then dinner plates, pour the cutlery and water into the bowl, then saucepans, if you have cooked meat on a grid in the meat tin, put this in and clean it with a kitchen brush, remove any stubborn bitd with a green scouring pad, last of all the meat/roasting tin, pour out the water thats been stadning in it, most of the gunge should have soaked off by this time, scrub well with a green scourer, use the scourer with a drop of stardrops on for stubborn bits, don't foget the corners and the outside of the tin..............throw the water away, if necessary run half a bowl of water and rescrub the meat tin to get rid of all the grease, dry up...... using your dishcloth with neat stardrops, clean over the work surfaces cooker top etc.... chuck away the water, stardrops on the cloth wipe round the sink and draining board and then wring out your cloth in a little water, bleach on the draining board, wipe down the draining board and the sink and leave your dishcloth to soak in the bleach and water in your washing up bowl.... finished, cup of tea in front of the TV.....................

Loop

I cant believe we are discussing washing up!!

WHY do men never wipe round the sink or wash everything up, my OH always leaves SOMETHING!!!

MEN!

BTW get a scourer (i use a spontex one I think with a little blue handle and its great for trays/cookers)

sugaJen

emg wrote:

If I only have a few things to do though I use Fairy Active Foam on my sponge and just run the hot water (probably not very OS but it's good stuff and is lasting for ages)

Dunno if its all stores but poundland here in Huddersfield are selling fairy active foam.

I do mine the same as Loop. Ill dry and put away if my kitchen is tidy and nothing else to do

kylah16

Does no one rinse their dishes after they've washed them?

shoperholicnot

i do under a running hot tap before i put them in the drainer