My family immigrated from the USSR and even though we’ve lived in places that had dishwashers, we’ve never used them. We just do everything by hand and it’s fine??
Even if you do use it; I can understand getting all the chunks off before putting dishes in there, but if you’re rinsing it off too, just rub it with a soapy sponge a bit and you’re done?? Why would you almost wash it and then put it in the washer? It’s like cleaning before the maid comes.
If the answer is “so they’re sparkling clean every single time” then you’re a bougie and need to learn to have some humility. Some water stains on the bottom of your plate are a non-issue.
Edit: after reading the comments and talking it over with my friends, I’ve decided to elaborate a bit
Washing dishes by using a soapy sponge and running water: the best way
Scraping them then putting em in the dishwasher: oooh look at mr fancy pants over here. But if you’re running full loads on a new efficient washer then I guess I’ll allow it
Rinsing plates then putting them in the washer: fuck you
Filling the fucking sink with soapy water to wash dishes: what the actual fuck is wrong with you go back to your fucking Norman Rockwell painting you absolute psychopath
I have several big ass pots that don’t fit in my sink well and I end up spilling shit all over the floor if I wash them by hand. Plus I cook shit in this pots that tends to produce some sticky ass residue so it takes some elbow grease to get them off. Put them in the washer and their perfectly clean without getting dirty water on my feet and I can wash a bunch of other crap with them as well.
this is the best way to hand wash dishes:
basically what you said but in video form
thats a deep fucking sink
The problem is that this guy’s sink is at least twice the size of most sinks I have encountered, even in apartments with no dishwasher.
Dishwashers that meet the Energy Star certification rating are more water-efficient than handwashing and can be more energy efficient at making hot water than your hot water heater
Yeah so it’s better to just put the dirty dishes straight in there. Yet you’ll see people “pre-rinse” and then use the dishwasher. That wastes even more water, but they’re too dumb to realize it.
This is not only misinformation, it’s dangerous misinformation. The dishwasher clogs up if you put plates with big pieces of food in it.
Filling the fucking sink with soapy water to wash dishes: what the actual fuck is wrong with you go back to your fucking Norman Rockwell painting you absolute psychopath
I struggled with this when I first left the Great Seitan. I’d fill the sink with soapy water, wash the whole load, then drain, refill with clean water, then rinse. Locals were like, what the fucks wrong with you.
Figured out the ideal method here. Put soap on the sponge, get it a bit wet, scrub, rinse, hang and air dry.
Dish washers are just expensive and take up too much space in a home.
In addition to what you said - if you live alone or just with a partner, it takes forever to fill the machine, in the meantime everything in there ferments or dries out and becomes nasty crusty, and then it is much more of a chore to empty it.
Leave the dishes in the sink with some water in them until you have enough to fill the dishwasher
Ewwww, no. In the week that would take the civilization in the sink will discover the wheel and fire
