Re: philosophy and methods of washing dishes

On 12/9/2024 3:54 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

On 2024-12-09, songbird <songbird@anthive.com> wrote:

   i do have things to chat about yet it will have to
wait until tomorrow, but this evening was great because
i finally got Mom to leave the dishes on the counter
instead of piling them in the sink.
>
   saves me a lot of time and detergent/bleach water if
i can do it myself, etc.
>
   progress is nice when it happens.  :)
>
   if your answer contains things like "dishwashing
machine" or "someone else" you can skip on the reply
because you're not talking about the same thing and
you could just instead be whistlin' dixie...

 When I washed dishes by hand, I favored a double sink or a single
sink with a dishpan, with a running-water rinse in the hottest
water my hands could tolerate.  Then into the drying rack to
air dry.  Naturally it was better if someone didn't randomly
fill the sink or dishpan with dishes, since flatware and glasses
came first, then dishes, then pots and pans.
 Now I usually just put some dish soap on a paper towel to
clean sharp knives or whatever won't fit in the dishwasher.
 

Yep.  Other than the fancy knives, certain non-stick pans, and the rare *too big* item, everything goes in the dishwasher.  In 1992, we moved back to StL from FL, and we had enough cash to buy two appliances, so we bought a washer and dishwasher, and for the next 7 years we had no clothes dryer.  That was OK because our apartment had a large, private basement, so I just put up clotheslines.  That was way better than doing dishes by hand.
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