Washing Up

nicki_2

emg wrote:

Oakdale - I'm sure it was in the Brownie handbook (circa 1980), unfortunately I dont have it anymore to check. I doubt it's in the modern version though, probably teaches them how to stack a dishwasher instead!

Funnily enough I bought DD a copy of the Brownie handbook a few months back (1995 edition) and it doesn't mention washing dishes but does mention ironing :eek: I didn't learn to iron until I was 10 and that was under supervision and only because I was doing my laundress badge in Guides. There is no way I would let a child that young do the ironing

I wash the dishes like this :

• Scrape plates / empty cups etc
• Fill sink with hot soapy water and while it is filling wash glasses (unless they need to be soaked) and rinse them out under the running tap while the sink is still filling. This stops most of the streaky effect you get from soap being left on them and saves water.
• Cutlery into the bottom of the sink to soak
• Chopping boards unless they've had raw meat on them
• Crockery (biggest to smallest)
• Cups & jugs
• Cutlery
• Wipe down the sides with a HM spray bottle of antibac.
• Pans etc in to soak.
• Leave dishes to dry themselves.
• Go back an hour or so later (usually the next day though )
• Empty sink
• Put dry dishes away
• Fill sink with hot soapy water 3/4 of the way
• Scrub pans
• Leave to dry

At least thats the theory :rotfl:

black-saturn

I only wash up when the sink is full to save on the water and gas. I use the cheapy washing up liquid from Tesco which is as good as the expensive ones. Then I wipe all the sufaces down with disinfectant.

**purpleprincess**

I do it in the "official order" too!!! Not quite sure why!! Just always have!! I always rinse everything as my grandad's girlfriend always told me I had to she said (please note, NOT me!) that there was increased chances of cancer if I didn't. Not sure of the truth in this, so have always rinsed everything from a very young age.

Stratford_Bill

Loop wrote:

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!

you women make far too much work for yourself. Washing the dishes is easy. You just pile them in the bath and hose them down once a week with the shower attachment.

Katgoddess

Thank you everyone. I'll have to did out my old brownie handbook.

I'll have to think of another question for next week.

justin138

Good Lord, so THAT'S washing up - I'd have had to ask Justin all about it! Next thing you know he'll be showing me where the kitchen is; though I do guess it's somewhere beyond the dining room.

Jo

Agutka

I fill the sink up with hot water - add cheapo washing up liquid. On the bottom I place plates and cutlery, then bowls and cups and glasses. Pans always have to wait. Leave it to soak... :eek: (This is where it all goes wrong.) Then I wash with Fairy (love the stuff) and always rinse (gross not to! - I suppose we never had problems with water in Poland), then leave to dry. Rarely I will dry myself, if there are more loads waiting. Or if mother is watching...

plzhelpmesave!

Probably a really silly question...but how do you wash up?

I waste loads of washing up liquid by putting it on the sponge with the tap running to clean my dishes (no dishwasher!)

Is it better/less wasteful to fill the sink with water with a bit of fairy and wash stuff in it and then drain..?? Always felt this would take longer and is less hygeinic

And this is a genuine question..:D

bouncydog1

Half fill the sink with water as hot as you can bear (wear gloves) and a tiny bit of fairy. Wash the glasses first, followed by cups, plates, veg pans and then really dirty stuff last. Dry it up with a clean tea-towel - dry trays in the oven. Soak the tea-towels in a weak bleach solution before washing them on a low temp!

mummybearx

I run the tap til its roasting, pile up my plates and bowls into size order, biggest on the bottom, and put these under the tap, throw all my cutlery beside the plates. Get a small bit of washing up liquid onto the sponge and start at the top of the bowls washing each one. The hot water and soap running off to the bowl below helps to soften it, takes very little time to do the lot.

Usually use about 3 pumps of washing up liquid, depends on the amount of dishes.

Or if Ive been lazy and all the food has dried on, I bung it in the dishwasher :eek: