Washing up liquid

JIL

JackieO wrote: »

In almost 65 years of washing up by hand I must be odd in that I have never rinsed crockery in my life

New one on me I have never rinsed it, I thought the washing up liquid and hot water meant it dried quicker.

I recommend Aldi magnum. I do have a dishwasher, but always have washing up liquid to do baking tins.

pattypan4

I rinse too, gets the chemicals off

DigForVictory

My parents' technique is wash up in one sink & deposit all that ls washed in another sink of darn near boiling water. Marigold-wearing child then removes rinsed very hot washed crocks, flatware etc up onto drying rack & third party uses tea towel to relocate clean, hot but evaporated dry plates off to shelf.

When there were five of us, it was a lot of washing-up but a companionable time. (We did excuse baby sis from stage 2 as she was too short/young/canny(?!) to reach things from the sink without getting near boiling water in the marigolds.)

I just am stingy on the washing up liquid & yes, another happy user of Aldi Magnum.

morganlefay

I used to go to France a lot and used liquids I bought there, but I did notice that the bottle always told you to rinse the dishes and I wondered why UK bottles don't advise that. It's not something I've ever done routinely when hand washing, but now I'm wondering ! Think DigForVictory's parents' technique sounds brilliant, but would need a second sink and team of children, mine, sadly, having flown away !

coffeehound

JackieO wrote: »

In almost 65 years of washing up by hand I must be odd in that I have never rinsed crockery in my life

Do you not get froth on cups of tea? Well I’m maybe a bit OCD about rinsing

Seakay

Really, all dishes should be rinsed and the bubbles' residue acts as a reminder. You don't have to leave a tap running or waste hot water - dunking each item in a bowl of cool or cold water should be enough to remove all chemicals as long as you aren't using too much detergent (the advised amount is always way too much)

greyfox

joedenise wrote: »

At the moment I'm using a really good one which I bought back from France when I was on holiday called Mir. Unfortunately not available here.

Denise

Mir is a Henkel brand in France, as is Persil in the UK. It's quite likely that the products are the same.

Slinky

The only thing I bother rinsing after washing is wine glasses.



My neighbour rinses everything before putting it into the dishwasher, to the point where I wonder why she bothers using a dishwasher. I think it may stem from the days where dishwashers/dishwasher tablets weren't as good as they are now.

coffeehound

morganlefay wrote: »

I used to go to France a lot and used liquids I bought there, but I did notice that the bottle always told you to rinse the dishes and I wondered why UK bottles don't advise that. It's not something I've ever done routinely when hand washing, but now I'm wondering ! Think DigForVictory's parents' technique sounds brilliant, but would need a second sink and team of children, mine, sadly, having flown away !

In Olden Times we had a big kitchen sink with double drainer; I think the idea was that after washing, you could then refill the sink with plain water and rinse things piling them back up on the other drainer. Good system — I miss having two draining boards.

With UK w/u liquids not mentioning rinsing, i bet like most things it’s perception management as no brand wants to be seen as ‘the one you have to rinse off.’

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coffeehound wrote: »

Do you not get froth on cups of tea? Well I’m maybe a bit OCD about rinsing

Nope ,never have .I just have a short squirt in the washing up bowl enough to get things clean .One of my DDs makes hers look like a mini bubble bath but its really not necessary. I only rinse glasses, mainly so they get a good polish before going back in the cupboard