After washing dishes, do you rinse?

[seans_potato_business]

Not only do you leave the trace of chemicals on dishes that you remove from the water but also traces of dissolved food matter (perhaps more of an issue towards the end of the dish-washing session). It's not very gentlemanly nor lady-like!

 

[Robo410]

yes I rinse with very hot water

 

[texasgirl]

Yes, I rinse. I also do not fill sink with water, I wash with soap and sponge and rinse each piece, one at a time.

 

[quicksilver]

Of course. Why would you not rinse? you'd just be wiping germs and soap around. Actually I rinse, then put in dishwasher, where it washes twice, then rinses in hotter water than my own hands can stand. i don't think I could ask for more.

 

[LEFSElover]

yes rinse............................

 

[David Cottrell]

Yes! Not plunge into water, hot water over each piece independently.

 

[DaveSoMD]

Yes, always rinse in very hot water!

 

[middie]

I wash dishes just like Tg does. One dish at a time. Then they go into the dishwasher for a second washing

 

[Katie H]

The few things I wash by hand get a final rinse in the hottest water out of the faucet. Everything else gets a good rinse and into the dishwasher where they get thoroughly washed and rinsed.

 

[mudbug]

of course, if I'm washing something by hand. Why wouldn't you?

 

[GB]

I believe (but I could be mistaken) that in Europe, England especially, most people do not rinse. different strokes for different folks.

Myself, I do like Texasgirl.

 

[middie]

That's true Gb. We used to have a family from England living in a house behind us.
One day they offered me a glass of soda but I kindly refused it once I saw all of the soap floating ontop.

 

[Robo410]

I've known folks here in the states not to rinse, and I'd rather not eat off their dishes!

 

[babetoo]

I wash dishes just like Tg does. One dish at a time. Then they go into the dishwasher for a second washing

me too, can't even imagine anyone not rinseing.

babe

 

[seans_potato_business]

That's true Gb. We used to have a family from England living in a house behind us.
One day they offered me a glass of soda but I kindly refused it once I saw all of the soap floating ontop.

How does one 'kindly refuse'?

Anyway, it's true; my mum wont rinse and when I was this student, I lived with this girl who also didn't rinse.

Regarding the dishwashers however; they're largely excessive and environmentally-damaging.

 

[Elf]

Why would you even ask? I can't believe that someone would towel dry soapy dishes, not even in my wildest dreams.

 

[GB]

Elf it happens every day. Believe it.

 

[seans_potato_business]

Why would you even ask? I can't believe that someone would towel dry soapy dishes, not even in my wildest dreams.

What sheltered lives some people lead! Anyway, I never said anything about towel drying...

 

[middie]

How does one 'kindly refuse'?

Simple... by saying "Oh I'm sorry I'm not very thirsty right now but thank you anyway"

 

[kitchenelf]

I very rarely fill a sink with water. If I'm hand washing I wash each piece separately AND rinse and if it's goes into the dishwasher I just get the big pieces of food off - my dishwasher takes care of the rest and I don't see a need to wash them twice.

I wouldn't exactly call it "leading a sheltered life" - different customs for different folks - it's just normally (I said normally which implies not always) people rinse their dishes after they are washed. A lot of people also towel dry their dishes so that was not an unusual statement to make.