What is the correct order to wash up by hand?

[LittleFairySmile]

Anyone?

Glasses first, cooking pans last.

I do that, but is there more to it?

[suwoo]

I know this because I am a sadsackofshit-- good housewife. Its the order in which things 'touch your mouth'. So cutlery and cups/glasses first and then plates etc and pans last. Try telling DH though

[suwoo]

Ooh that crossing out didn't work too well.

[suwoo]

Testing my crossing out...sad sack of shit. Fingers crossed.

[liahgen]

is there an order?

It's not how dh and kids balance stuff on counter, and whichever is likely to fall first goes in first then??

[PortAndLemon]

Glasses
Cutlery
Plates and bowls
Serving dishes if any
Pots and pans

[suwoo]

Yay!

[Beetroot]

gin and tonic first

[LyraSilvertongue]

Def glasses first, pans last. My ex-dp used to wash pans first, so we'd end up with greasy glasses. He'd also tip old coffee etc into the wash water so it was very dirty, very quickly.

[zippitippitoes]

glasses cutlery cups or mugs side plates then cleanest first fo other dishes and plates then pots and greasy dishes last by which time you may have changed the water anyway

[LittleFairySmile]

Just what I thought - cheers guys!

[Katisha]

I remember my Girl Guide Handbook being very clear about this. PortAndLemon musthave been a patrol leader.

[2GIRLS]

It's not very green, but I wash any dishes by hand under running water so it doesn't matter what order you do it in.

[Remotew]

Back in the 70's we were taught this in Domestic Science. Just what you and everyone else has said. Glassware, Cutlery, Plates, Pans last.