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Post by katlady on Sept 30, 2024 17:36:19 GMT
Something curious popped up on my IG feed that showed a glass that had been washed and was sitting on a counter to dry. But it still had soap bubbles on it! People were commenting that in the UK, they don't rinse off their dishes after washing them. UK peeps ... is that true?
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Post by gillyp on Sept 30, 2024 18:04:28 GMT
erm, pretty much everything goes in the dishwasher at my house so I don't really have this conundrum but thinking back to when I have washed dishes, it depends on how the mood takes me as to whether I would rinse or not. If there was a stack of dishes piled up to dry and they were covered in bubbles, I'd rinse, but not individual items, I'd pour a glass of water over the top of the pile. A glass covered in bubbles, I'd probably rinse. Silverware I'd shake then dry on a tea towel. I'd dry crockery and pans with a tea towel and the action of that removes the bubbles so I guess the bottom line is I don't rinse as a matter of course. I don't recall friends doing it either.
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Post by gar on Sept 30, 2024 18:04:53 GMT
I doubt there's a nationally correct answer to that  I do with glasses and with other things, if they're covered in suds, I will but not religiously. |
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Post by Zee on Sept 30, 2024 18:32:58 GMT
It would never occur to me not to rinse. Fascinating!
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Post by RosieKat on Sept 30, 2024 20:00:13 GMT
I don't know if this is correct or not, but I saw something along those lines, as well. (I thought it was here, though!) A few people said that US detergents are stronger and more likely to contain added chemicals (degreasers, whiteners, etc.) whereas the UK ones are more just liquid soap. The soap alone is sufficiently diluted as to not create a problem, but the US additional chemicals can cause problems if they remain behind. I don't know if any of this is true, but if it is, I guess it's a plausible reason for the difference. I will confess that my brain is spinning, though!
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Post by ntsf on Sept 30, 2024 20:14:12 GMT
I saw this camping in the uk 30 yrs ago.. all the americans were horrified and we set up our own washing station.. and rinsed everything. new article coming out saying you should be rinsing dishes of soap.. and with a group, we should be sanitizing our dishes. in eating places and at girl scout camp, we always do the three pot plus dishwashing.. scrape, wash, rinse, sanitize and hang to dry (no dish towels or sponges allowed).
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Post by pilcas on Sept 30, 2024 20:24:29 GMT
The thought of not rinsing off dishes is just mind boggling to me. Even if there are no dangerous chemicals I don’t want to eat soap.
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Post by snyder on Sept 30, 2024 20:30:03 GMT
Eons ago, when I was in Highschool, a classmate's father fell ill and they determined it was from them not rinsing their dishes. I know eons ago, the soap was probably way different, but probably sitll pretty strong. This was in the USA.
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Post by lainey on Sept 30, 2024 20:40:04 GMT
Yes it's true, it adds flavour to all the repulsive foods we eat.
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Post by gillyp on Sept 30, 2024 21:00:15 GMT
Ok, so we are all mucky burgers for not rinsing but do you wash in the correct order? Glassware, silverware, crockery, pots and pans?
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Post by gar on Sept 30, 2024 21:01:18 GMT
Eons ago, when I was in Highschool, a classmate's father fell ill and they determined it was from them not rinsing their dishes. I know eons ago, the soap was probably way different, but probably sitll pretty strong. This was in the USA. Good grief - what was in it?? I think if there was a problem, we’d all know about it and rinse thoroughly but we don’t so 🤷🏼♀️😊 |
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Post by katlady on Sept 30, 2024 21:13:03 GMT
Ok, so we are all mucky burgers for not rinsing but do you wash in the correct order? Glassware, silverware, crockery, pots and pans? We mainly use a dishwasher now, but as a kid I remember we did glassware first. Bowls, plates, and silverware were interchangeable. Depended on what we felt like washing at the moment, and how they would fit in the drying rack. Then pots and pans were always last because they were the biggest. They went on top of everything else on the drying rack. Oh, and we pre-rinsed everything, so all the food particles were gone, except for maybe the pots and pans needed extra scrubbing. |
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Post by Karene on Sept 30, 2024 21:26:59 GMT
I'm in Canada and I don't rinse my dishes. They don't come out with lots of suds on them either.
I thought it was weird to watch my aunt and cousin wash dishes when we visited them in Michigan. They didn't even put water in the sink. The tap was left on and the washed each dish under the running water with dish soap on the cloth. I thought it was a lot of wasted water.
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Sept 30, 2024 21:44:34 GMT
<- UK here, and I rinse the washing-up liquid bubbles off.
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Post by snyder on Sept 30, 2024 22:46:19 GMT
Eons ago, when I was in Highschool, a classmate's father fell ill and they determined it was from them not rinsing their dishes. I know eons ago, the soap was probably way different, but probably sitll pretty strong. This was in the USA. Good grief - what was in it?? I think if there was a problem, we’d all know about it and rinse thoroughly but we don’t so 🤷🏼♀️😊 It has been so long, I don't even know what brand was the in thing back then. I believe it was a build up over time, just not a one time occurance. They were a poorer family, so maybe they were trying to save on the water bill. |
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Post by Lexica on Sept 30, 2024 22:53:26 GMT
I always rinsed everything. Well, my son did if we were hand washing dishes when the dishwasher broke. I would wash, he would rinse, and he would say God dries them because we left them in the dish rack until I put them away the next morning.
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Post by Zee on Sept 30, 2024 23:03:29 GMT
Ok, so we are all mucky burgers for not rinsing but do you wash in the correct order? Glassware, silverware, crockery, pots and pans? I usually use the dishwasher except for most pots and pans. But when I don't, I load up the pan or sink with silverware on bottom, then plates or bowls etc, and glasses on top. Then the pots and pans. Any pet dishes would be last, with the sink getting scrubbed and the sponge or cloth getting bleached after. But again those are going to be in the dishwasher nowadays. We didn't have one when I was growing up. |
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Post by melanell on Oct 1, 2024 0:06:02 GMT
I don't know if this is correct or not, but I saw something along those lines, as well. (I thought it was here, though!) A few people said that US detergents are stronger and more likely to contain added chemicals (degreasers, whiteners, etc.) whereas the UK ones are more just liquid soap. The soap alone is sufficiently diluted as to not create a problem, but the US additional chemicals can cause problems if they remain behind. I don't know if any of this is true, but if it is, I guess it's a plausible reason for the difference. I will confess that my brain is spinning, though! I jus figured they would taste faintly of soap. |
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Post by mollycoddle on Oct 1, 2024 1:05:27 GMT
I rinse, but I use Dawn, which I think is a fairly strong soap.
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Post by zippythebird on Oct 1, 2024 2:57:12 GMT
I rinse glassware but tend not to bother about plates etc as not needed never had any issues but guessing the products over in the US are far stronger and use more chemicals than the products here in the UK & I guess some people use more as well .
it is a bit of a myth re ' if you don't rinse you will taste soap '
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Post by AussieMeg on Oct 1, 2024 3:35:37 GMT
I saw that on FB or IG too. I must admit, I did have a bit of a chuckle at the overreaction (IMO) of the people who were saying how disgusting the Brits were, and that they didn't want to die from ingesting all that deadly soap. Yes it's true, it adds flavour to all the repulsive foods we eat. LOL! Ah yes, that other topic that some people like to bag the Brits about.... the "repulsive" food!  I've been there, the food is great, stick it up your arse, haters! (Not directed at you lainey , obviously.) I'm not from the UK, but I do feel a great affinity for the Brits, so I will answer.... I usually do give my dishes a quick rinse. I make sure the drinking glasses are fully rinsed, but if there are a few soap suds lingering on a dinner plate, I don't worry too much. |
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Post by katlady on Oct 1, 2024 5:26:19 GMT
I saw that on FB or IG too. I wonder if it was the same one. The one I saw was actually about a sink feature, and the glass happened to be in the photo. More people were fixated on the glass with the soap on it than they were with the sink feature.  |
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I've been there, the food is great, stick it up your arse, haters! (Not directed at you 
