Dishes 101 - Help a millenial

[aldriglikvid]

Hi Guys, 

 

Doing my first 8 month long stay and just checked in. All great. 

 

I'm from Scandinavia where the running water is drinkable. So - I guess this is a funny question - how do you do your dishes here? 

 

1 Clean in running water + dish soap

2 Dry with cleaning cloath

3 Put on a dry-stand

 

All good? 

 

Went by BIG C and didn't find the soakable dishcloth I'm used to. Most things seem to be cotton or material that attracts dust (forgot the name) - and perhaps isn't suitable for water+soap?

 

As the topic says - help a millenial ;) 

 

[from the home of CC]

just throw the dirty dishes out the window.....

[worgeordie]

Just let them drain on a draining board, no need to dry,

as cloth can be full of germs if not washed regularly ,

quick and easy.

regards worgeordie

[Thai Chi]

This works for both Millennials and Gen X ers .....

 

 

[Kinnock]

It may not be wise to drink the water here - but it's not that toxic.  Washing dishes or brushing teeth is not a risk, and most the coffee and tea is made from filtered tap water.  So just wash and let them drain dry as normal.  The sponges with the rough pad on one side seem to be the weapon of choice here.  I once brought a proper dish brush from home - and the lady of the house threw it out as she thought it was a toilet brush.

[chickenslegs]

Get yourself a dishwasher ...

[adammike]

14 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

Just let them drain on a draining board, no need to dry,

as cloth can be full of germs if not washed regularly ,

quick and easy.

regards worgeordie

Sterilise your cloths and scouring sponges in the microwave,put them in a glass bowl wet and zap them on high power.

[Fruit Trader]

Dogs do the dish cleaning

[Artisi]

31 minutes ago, chickenslegs said:

Get yourself a dishwasher ...

Looks an interesting kitchen addition, where can you get one? 

[55Jay]

Just now, Artisi said:

Looks an interesting kitchen addition, where can you get one? 

[eyecatcher]

I have cracked it....

After apparently failing to clean the pots to the wifes "finger swipe" standard ( actually I  only ever do the face side)

She has just about banned me.

 

Her slogan of one cook, one clean is no longer heard at ours.

 

Result!

[sometimewoodworker]

47 minutes ago, eyecatcher said:

I have cracked it....

After apparently failing to clean the pots to the wifes "finger swipe" standard ( actually I  only ever do the face side)

She has just about banned me.

 

Her slogan of one cook, one clean is no longer heard at ours.

 

Result!

SWMBO has the same opinion, she says I don't get the dishes properly clean so I'm virtually banned from doing any washing up.?

[Crossy]

13 minutes ago, sometimewoodworker said:

SWMBO has the same opinion, she says I don't get the dishes properly clean so I'm virtually banned from doing any washing up.?

Yup, me too.

 

Apparently the dogs don't do them properly and I'm supposed to wash them as well. I can't see any difference.

 

[dotpoom]

Ohh!...the hassles life can throw at one can be overwhelming at times!

[BoganInParasite]

We wash in warmish water with dish detergent. Then rinse in tap water. Then scald with boiled water, then wipe dry. Yes, I'm paranoid.

[eyecatcher]

48 minutes ago, BoganInParasite said:

We wash in warmish water with dish detergent. Then rinse in tap water. Then scald with boiled water, then wipe dry. Yes, I'm paranoid.

Millennials dont understand the word paranoid, its OCD now....just to be pedantic...Thats OCD aswell.

Vocab is so easy nowadays

[Lacessit]

Water as hot as you can take with kitchen gloves, a small squirt of dishwashing liquid. Dishes should be water-break free. That means if the water does not drain from the surface of the dish evenly, there is still something soiling the surface. Allow to drain dry for a couple of hours. The dishwashing liquid is usually nonionic surfactant, which lowers the surface tension of water from 72 dynes/cm to 40 dynes/cm.

Wiping with a towel  is more probably going to redeposit bacteria.

[eyecatcher]

Who would have thought there is as much science behind the art of washi g up as there is in getting the optimum concrete mix for a pour in Thailand in 38degree heat.

 

Ps.my pseudo stainless drainer is starting to rust and I consider rust on my plates as more harmful than the residue of yesterdays bacon andd eggs.

[bankruatsteve]

5 minutes ago, eyecatcher said:

Ps.my pseudo stainless drainer is starting to rust and I consider rust on my plates as more harmful than the residue of yesterdays bacon andd eggs.

Even more scary is seeing our plastic drainer full of mold in the bottom part and spreading up to the dish rack.  Eew.  That prompted a power wash.

[Jonmarleesco]

Hot soapy water, rinse, drain. 

[Lacessit]

2 hours ago, Jonmarleesco said:

Hot soapy water, rinse, drain. 

Define soap. Are you talking about soap as in the sodium salt of fatty acids ( anionic surfactant ), sodium sulphonate ( Anionic again ) or dishwashing liquid ( nonionic surfactant )?

Soap in hard water doesn't work too well, because the calcium in the water reacts to leave a greasy deposit on dishes.

[RocketDog]

On 8/3/2018 at 3:24 AM, Artisi said:

Looks an interesting kitchen addition, where can you get one? 

Don't attempt this at home.

 

Trust me, these appliances don't work reliably and are tremendously expensive to operate; maintenance is a daily task.

 

They are overly complicated inside and almost impossible to diagnose failures and apply logical repair procedures.

[wayned]

On 8/3/2018 at 3:51 PM, chickenslegs said:

Get yourself a dishwasher ...

Too expensive here, especially if they con you into a joint bank account! 

[Lacessit]

20 hours ago, RocketDog said:

Don't attempt this at home.

 

Trust me, these appliances don't work reliably and are tremendously expensive to operate; maintenance is a daily task.

 

They are overly complicated inside and almost impossible to diagnose failures and apply logical repair procedures.

It really depends on whether you can find the right brand. IMHO I have.

[Jingthing]

I use tap water to boil pasta, eggs, poach chicken, and brush my teeth. For years I used bottled water tooth brushing but gave that up. Washing dishes -- dishwash soap, sponge, hot water, rinse, air dry on rack. I don't dry cloth the dishes. Just cheap dishes anyway. In the USA, I used a dishwasher machine. I almost never have stomach issues here but I think there might have been an adjustment period when I started to brush my teeth with tap water. It's probably useful to acclimate to the local stuff here. 

Edited August 5, 2018 by Jingthing

[Spidey]

On ‎8‎/‎3‎/‎2018 at 9:32 AM, aldriglikvid said:

Went by BIG C and didn't find the soakable dishcloth I'm used to

Scotchbrite Spongecloth. Bought some at Big C today.