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Household Hints & Help

moniss

(6,258 posts)

8. At my house

Reply to NJCher (Original post)

Tue Oct 10, 2023, 03:18 PM

Oct 2023

I let the dishes dry for a week and then bang on them with a hammer to bust off the dried food. Any remnants that don't come off that way I chip off with an old paint scraper I found at the dump. Then I rinse them in the sink and wipe with an old towel. If the towel seems to "catch" or "drag" then I might use hot water for the second round. I eat alone.

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Rinsing Dishes Before they go into DW (NY Times test) [View all] NJCher Oct 2023 OP

If debris if fresh, don't rinse. If it's going to take a couple days to get a full load, rinse uppityperson Oct 2023 #1

Low-Flow Toilets, Shower Heads & Garbage Disposals are main cause of Sewer Line Blockages & Failures TheBlackAdder Oct 2023 #2

I second your recommendation of Main Line Cleaner & RootX. CaptainTruth Oct 2023 #5

Back in the day moniss Oct 2023 #9

Im dating myself, but my mom made lye soap too. CaptainTruth Oct 2023 #10

Yes I remember moniss Oct 2023 #11

I've been doing dishes in a dishwasher for 50 years or more. I do what I do. Srkdqltr Oct 2023 #3

We don't rinse per se, but we leave dishes in the sink for a day or two... CaptainTruth Oct 2023 #4

I rinse. Always have, always will. When I take out filter to Polly Hennessey Oct 2023 #6

I rinse my dishes. What I don't like about new dishwashers and new sinkingfeeling Oct 2023 #7

At my house moniss Oct 2023 #8

All my dishes get as clean as coldwater can get 'em intrepidity Oct 2023 #12