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Thread ID: 69144	2006-05-23 06:39:00	Do you rinse your dishes?	Ninjabear (2948)	PC World Chat

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457089	2006-05-23 06:39:00	I live in a flat and I have 3 other kiwis living with me.I learnt to rinse the dishes after it has been washed. Do you guys rinse your dishes? The people here just don't seem to rinse their dishes.They put dish washing liquid (quite a bit) into the sink.Wash it and then just dry it.Therefore when the dishes are dry the dishes are quite often sticky. Are there any harm being done not rinsing the dishes? I always rinse the dishes and then dry them and then put them back in the cupboard. They must enjoy the taste of lemon flavour dish washing liquid.hmm yummy. But seriously I feel that a majority of people in NZ do not rinse their dishes? Is it just normal or just being lazy? A little private poll just to let me know in general how new zealander's treat their dishes:)	Ninjabear (2948)
457090	2006-05-23 07:09:00	Short answer: Yes 1) Are there any harm being done not rinsing the dishes? 2) But seriously I feel that a majority of people in NZ do not rinse their dishes? 3) Is it just normal or just being lazy? 1) Sort of - consider the amount of dishwashing liquid you will be ingesting over your lifetime, which obviously has negative effects - you wouldn't go about drinking dishwashing detergent normally. 2) I think that's correct - it seems to be a habitual thing, something everyone has grown up with 3) Probably a habitual thing - it's what their parents did, and what their parents' parents did..... There is one argument that washing and immediately drying (without rinsing and air drying) reduces the amount of bacteria settling down on the dishes while they are drying. However, a) the amount of bacteria (if any) would be negligible, and no different to if you left your dishes sitting in your cupboard for a while, b) I would much rather be ingesting small amounts of (harmless) bacteria than chemicals, and c) letting dishes air-dry is much quicker and easier.	somebody (208)
457091	2006-05-23 07:51:00	Short answer: Yes 1) Sort of - consider the amount of dishwashing liquid you will be ingesting over your lifetime, which obviously has negative effects - you wouldn't go about drinking dishwashing detergent normally. 2) I think that's correct - it seems to be a habitual thing, something everyone has grown up with 3) Probably a habitual thing - it's what their parents did, and what their parents' parents did..... There is one argument that washing and immediately drying (without rinsing and air drying) reduces the amount of bacteria settling down on the dishes while they are drying. However, a) the amount of bacteria (if any) would be negligible, and no different to if you left your dishes sitting in your cupboard for a while, b) I would much rather be ingesting small amounts of (harmless) bacteria than chemicals, and c) letting dishes air-dry is much quicker and easier.My nana used to tell me that 'you eat a ton of dirt before you die'. The fact your dishes are sticky after being dried does suggest you are using way too much however, so yeah, you should really rinse them if using that much. Its not really lazy, as said its usually how they have been taught	Myth (110)
457092	2006-05-23 08:08:00	I rinse the dishes to clean any food left on the plates, then I wash them with dishwashing liquid and then dry them. Not lazy, it's just the way our family has always done them. I wash the glasses first and then fill them with clean hot water till I'm ready to dry them. Pots and pans, I do rinse but it's because I use poly pads on them. I don't like the thought of smears of the last meal left on the plates, but haven't noticed the taste of washing liquid when eating my meals. If I were you, I'd be more concerned about what bugs you are getting from your computer keyboard. They are notorious for being filthy. :horrified: How often to you clean yours?	MMM (5660)
457093	2006-05-23 08:13:00	I clean off stuck stuff before putting them in the dishwasher.	pctek (84)
457094	2006-05-23 08:15:00	I rinse cups and sometimes plates just before I use them to get rid of any bad smell that can sometimes accumulate in the cup from not being washed properly. Wish my new flat had a F&P dishdrawer, they're awesome.	E|im (87)
457095	2006-05-23 08:30:00	nothing wrong with a bit of dishwash......many years ago I woke in th middle of the night with the dry horrors.......stumbled out to the kitchen in the dark for a drink......we used to buy concencrate cordial in a half gallon plastic bottle.......VERY similar to a dishwash bottle........almost exactly the same.........indistinguishable in the dark actually.......anyway.....I poured some 'cordial' into my glass added sugar and added water.........didn't notice the bubbles........(lmao)......took a BIG swig.........and ........umm.......urrrrrgggh......well it was a bit like drinking plastic........anyway suffice to say......i didn't kill me ............didn't have to clean my teeth for a couple of weeks tho......	drcspy (146)
457096	2006-05-23 08:38:00	Leave the hot tap just dribling. Wash the dish and pass it quickly through the hot dribble and on to the tray. Spotlessly clean and uses very little extra hot water.	Tick1 (6970)
457097	2006-05-23 08:44:00	Heh..... anyone ever died from simply washing and drying the dishes? I think not, So why is it an issue? Now if they were filth pigs hell bent on breeding bacteria then I could understand it, Hell, Back in my flatting days I dont think we even had dishwashing liquid, and if we did it was more likely to be squirted in the flush box............ ..........or some idiot would make a bong out of it.....	Metla (12)
457098	2006-05-23 09:17:00	I don't do the dishes... :D No rinsing after cleaning is pretty normal to where I live. The key part is not to over do the dishwashing liquid. I've never tasted the dish washing liquid. Maybe people just actually dry them properly. What is more important is actually removing the food and actually using a tea towel that is clean and cloth etc. The real mystery was the flatmates who like to soak things (without even dishwashing liquid in them) ... they seemed to like to grow bacteria. Al;l they were missing was the 37 degree room :lol:	gibler (49)
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