Washing up shocker

My girl used to stac everything up in a certain order, and it had to be washed that way.
She would get all angst ridden if anyone meaning me disturbed the order.

When an American says he is going to wash-up he means he is going to take a shower. I found this out when I offered to help my American son-in-law!

hollysteers

eazybee

Does not rinsing affect the taste of the food eaten from the plates? I have never noticed it.
I think Americans would do better to examine the content of the food they eat rather than criticizing other countries washing-up.

This. Americans on the whole, are huge!

I think obesity is a worry for the UK, too, to be honest.

kircubbin2000

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

This made me chuckle!

If anyone offers to wash up in my house, I say: "No, it's my meditation." It really is! Something about the system and order I do things in....

My son-out-law gets it 😁

I've got a horrible sink, so if I put a bowl in it, they both end up horrible.

I wash mine out with some hot soapy water then rinse.

I'm sure I read somewhere that washing up bowls are rife with germs.

The scientists who work for the Companies in the Washing-Up liquid 'field' have to take into account that many people don't rinse. It can't be that dangerous or they would simply bad "Bitrex" to it, in order to 'force' people to rinse .
When it's thought about, drying the crockery& utensils wouldn't remove the washing-up water residues from the surfaces, unless they were polished until they were bone-dry.

Interesting thread! I’m in the U.S, and was always taught to rinse off the soap. I’ve had horrible stomach aches the few times I’ve accidentally ingested dish soap. Must be using too much perhaps?

fight my tortoise
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Washing up liquid

Always rinse. Thoroughly . Do not wish to consume more chemicals. Saving water is all very well but protecting your body from even more nasties far more important. Waging up liquid is a petroleum derived product. Ugh

No dishwasher just my arthritic hands! So plastic bowl in sink, hot water run in & Fairy Antibac. Wash mugs & plates first then whatever used for cooking. Wash cats bowls next. Then fight my tortoise for his dish & tiles under his lamp as I always have to put him to bed! Then finish with his bits. Leave hot tap dribbling to top up water & rinse as bowl fills! Easy peasy living alone with just the cat & tortoise for company! Takes 10 mins even with my dodgy hands. More time to get back to my book!

When I lived in Turkey, my Turkish friends thought it was disgusting to wash up in a sink/bowl as the water used for the later dishes would be contaminated. Dishes should be washed and rinsed in running water and left to drain, using a tea towel to dry dishes is unhygienic as you don't use a fresh cloth for each item. Funny how we all do things differently.

Always rinse when hand washing. Chemicals in washing up liquid not good

I think this originated from one of the FB short videos we see when scrolling ( originated gets likes or comments,and number received provide small income)
So it's a fabricated story for the gullible!!
I have many USA relatives and this is not something even considered about the British !!! Why would they even discuss washing up ,!!!

Granmarderby10

Labradors do a pretty good job😉 (only joking)

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So do Retrievers, GB!!! I joke not! No need to scrape or rinse, no need to soak when food is welded on; pots, pans and plates DW ready!! And they have a varied diet!

Dishwasher for me!

Hey Babs03 I used to think it was cheaper to hand-wash but I listened to a Professor of Domestic Science (apparently they do exist!) who explained why that is not so. So fill up your dishwasher and put your feet up!

after washing i fill the basin with cold water and rinse all dishes and cutlery.

Always rinse whatever I have to wash by hand, Also rinse before putting things in dishwasher which I've read you shouldn't do, I do it so I can then put dishwasher on shorter, cooler cycle to save money and time.

I use the dishwasher for most things . If something can’t go in the dishwasher I don’t buy it . I have some long stemmed glasses which I wash up by hand and rinse , but other things I leave to drain or dry straight away . I feel that rinsing wastes water , which is why I don’t rinse before putting in the dishwasher. In fact I read somewhere that with modern dishwashers, you don’t need to rinse .

If not in the DW then rinsed after washing in the sink.

I tend to rinse off my dishes, plates etc because of the nasty chemicals in dish washing soap that are left behind.