Dish washing questions.

[Jules]

and was intrigued that I rinsed them afterward

You’ve got to get the soap residue off.

 

[mellowyellow]

We wait until the dishwasher is full and set it off next morning, when the sun is shining on the solar panels.

 

[Llynn]

Here's a vote for paper plates.

 

[Ladybj]

Handwash with Dawn. I rinse well and dry with paper towels. Never use my dishwasher. It's just hubby and I, therefore we will be using a lot of water for a few items, folks, glasses on wine night...lol We use paper plates...save a lot on water.

 

[grahamg]

"I saw on Youtube that in the States, they rinse dishes, after washing with soap, but in the UK, they don't rinse the dishes after cleaning with soap. Is that true?"
I think so. I went and stayed with a friend who lives in the southern part of England for several weeks back in 2015. She watched me wash the dishes one evening and was intrigued that I rinsed them afterward. She said "That's rather ingenious, isn't it?" pip pip

Some of us, (those UK residents like myself polishing my halo), do rinse after hand washing the dishes, (or "pots" as some of us call them!).
My "then missus" trained me to do this, and it stuck, so I feel pretty superior to the oicks who don't.

 

[SeaBreeze]

I wash my dishes by hand in the sink. Had a dishwasher many years ago when I was living in an apartment, and I didn't care for it at all. I use Dawn, buy a big bottle at Costco and refill my small bottle with it, sometimes I add just a little water to thin it out. I just tried their new fragrance, I think it's honeysuckle.....very nice!

 

[PamfromTx]

I wash dishes by hand after each meal and use Dawn. I find washing dishes ~ very therapeutic and wouldn't want it any other way.

 

[katlupe]

I don't have a dishwasher so by hand for me. I put dirty dishes in a dishpan during the day and after supper I wash them all. I don't usually have very many unless I had company. I only use Dawn and let them air dry.

 

[katlupe]

"Finally, I saw on Youtube that in the States, they rinse dishes, after washing with soap, but in the UK, they don't rinse the dishes after cleaning with soap. Is that true?"

I just saw that video too and wondered about whether it was true.

 

[Aunt Marg]

Some of us, (those UK residents like myself polishing my halo), do rinse after hand washing the dishes, (or "pots" as some of us call them!).
My "then missus" trained me to do this, and it stuck, so I feel pretty superior to the oicks who don't.

Just think about the double superior feeling you'll get when the oicks who don't rinse develop organ damage due to cumulative soap ingestion, because they're saving on a little rinse water.

We call them "pots" here, too. "Pots and pans".