Paco Dennis
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It is becoming a viral meme!!! 
People in England wash their dishes, but don't rinse them :)
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Medusa
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My boyfriend, who lives in England, and I have had discussions about this as he doesn't rinse the soap from his dishes.
JBR
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I dunno... why do you ask, eh?
Dr.Colosso
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It's cheap. Costs the least water. That's why they do that in Holland and I think England too.
I saw yesterday on reddit that a Russian guy lived in a house in Holland with a Dutch guy and they got into a fight cause the Russian wanted a heated house and not having to brush his teeth in the cold and the Dutch guy was like: Are you crazy? That costs a cent. 17 degrees is good enough hear. Put a sweater on.
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Another way to look at this is that such people are being careful with the planet's resources and are also hardier than those of us who are accustomed to using more.
Wombat
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Whether it is true or not.
How is a teaspoon of dishwashing liquid in god knows how many litres of water going to taste? It is like asking if you can you taste the soap in your toothpaste?
How is a teaspoon of dishwashing liquid in god knows how many litres of water going to taste? It is like asking if you can you taste the soap in your toothpaste?
JBR
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I've gotta thank Paco Dennis. This thread has been much more fun than the international news!
Eh?
Eh?
jujube
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Dudley Do-Right and his lady-friend Nell, from the Bullwinkle cartoons. If I remember correctly, Dudley was a Mountie.
I dont think it varies.
I wash dishes i n the sink of detergent and water and put them on sink drainer to drip dry, I don't usually separately put them under plain water t o rinse, if it is very soapy, I might or if it is glasses that might leave marks
the soap not rinsed off has never made me sick nor left any taste. I have seen many other people doing likewise and not heard any issues from this.
One should always do it how it works for them
Jules
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Most of my dishes go in the dishwasher. Those that don’t go in the dishwasher are washed in the right hand side of the sink and rinsed with running water also going into the right side. The drying rack sits in the left hand side. The right side is never more than half full of water at the end.
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At least the dishes aren't rinsed this way:
Medusa
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That is disgusting and bad for the dog.
Paco Dennis
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Well, I washed dishes in a swanky restaurant. The owner instructed me to soak the dishes in soapy water and then rinse ALL the soap suds off of everything. He was very strict about it. I didn't feel like he was being petty. Just careful about the customers health.
Sunkist
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Oh right, the cartoon! When I first read the posts, I thought they were talking about real people.
Medusa
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It's very likely part of Board of Health requirements for restaurants. I don't know; I wouldn't do it, but it doesn't seem to be having any ill effect on the people who do.Well, I washed dishes in a swanky restaurant. The owner instructed me to soak the dishes in soapy water and then rinse ALL the soap suds off of everything. He was very strict about it. I didn't feel like he was being petty. Just careful about the customers health.
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Medusa
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Right? Me either.Considering the title, I don't think I want to see the video..
Dr.Colosso
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Considering the title, I don't think I want to see the video..
They invented this to end the stigma against plate licking and solve one of the worlds smallest problems.
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JBR
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I had brief jobs at retreat centers a couple times. At one, I was one of the cooks. At another, I was washing dishes in a sink (the place didn't have a dishwashing machine at the time). When I did the latter, I think there were maybe 20 people at meal times. I learned two things concerning sink water: along with a little bleach, be sure to use enough dishwashing detergent (soap); and, keep the water as hot as your hands can stand. (If the washing water got too greasy-feeling, you'd drain and start again with fresh.)Well, I washed dishes in a swanky restaurant. The owner instructed me to soak the dishes in soapy water and then rinse ALL the soap suds off of everything. He was very strict about it. I didn't feel like he was being petty. Just careful about the customers health.
And I was expected to rinse before stacking for the drip dry.
Veronica
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My house used to be a nursing home in the 1950's so the kitchen sports a three compartment stainless sink with nice deep wells.
Proper sequence back then was wash in first sink, rinse in second sink, sanitize using a chemical sanitizer in third and then air dry.
Not sure but I think this sequence holds for commercial kitchens too.
Anyways I rinse my dishes. I find my sinks very convenient. I wash and rinse in the first two sinks and keep the drying rack in the third. I have a dishwasher but I dont use it. Its just me so by the time it was full stuff would be stuck on like crazy glue.
Proper sequence back then was wash in first sink, rinse in second sink, sanitize using a chemical sanitizer in third and then air dry.
Not sure but I think this sequence holds for commercial kitchens too.
Anyways I rinse my dishes. I find my sinks very convenient. I wash and rinse in the first two sinks and keep the drying rack in the third. I have a dishwasher but I dont use it. Its just me so by the time it was full stuff would be stuck on like crazy glue.