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AIBU?

To not want to use a washing up bowl?

112 replies

hiddenhome · 02/01/2015 18:00

Dh and I have been together for a good few years now and he knew that I absolutely hate washing up bowls when we met.

His parents used to have one and I used to do the washing up when we visited and it was horrible. Warm, greasy water with little bits floating in it swirling around the fingers he used to say "just change the water", but I'd end up changing it constantly and it was just wasteful.

I like to wash up under running water which goes straight down the plug hole. You get to rinse the dishes and there's no horrible little bits.

I don't like the bottoms of bowls either as they seem to get greasy and it ends up as yet another thing to have to clean.

He is mentioning getting a bowl again. I do most of the washing up. We have no room for a dishwasher.

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editthis · 03/01/2015 20:17

He knew that I absolutely hate washing up bowls when we met. This made me laugh a lot. I thought, what on EARTH has he DONE!?

And YANBU. I absolutely agree. There's not enough SPACE and it gets greasy and gross and why don't people RINSE things after scrubbing them in filthy water?! Even if it's not filthy it's BUBBLY and your plates will have bubble residue on them.

No. And it's not a waste of water; the tap's not constants going. We use a scrubber you fill up with washing up liquid. Rinse everything with HOT water, scrub with soapy brush, perhaps multiple items at a time (leaving them in the sink while covered in bubbles), rinse all bubbles and grime away under the hot tap.

I'm SO glad this thread exists.

PacificDogwood · 03/01/2015 20:06

Oh, and cold/lukewarm washing up water is rank - as are wet cloths left in the sink

PacificDogwood · 03/01/2015 20:05

Clearly the solution is for your DH to do the washing up, hiddenhome.

YABU btw, as is everybody who lets lovely drinking wanter run down the plug hole for washing some dishes which are only 'dirty' from food

I have never seen so many people with a problem with washing up bowls

a2011x · 03/01/2015 20:02

I find leaving the water in the washing up bowl vile , possibly due to living with MIL who did this and used to wash glasses in dirty plate and cutlery water and I'm a bit of a cleanliness weirdo anyway. She used to moan when I re-cleaned my cup before I used it. No one could understand the skankiness of it all. I do think it's OK if you have an order but not in my house . Still clean my stuff wherever I am regardless and I don't care if people got an issue , I don't like seeing last nights dinner swimming in my drink

mrspremise · 03/01/2015 19:28

DH and I had a constant battle over the use (I do), or not (he doesn't), of a washing up bowl for about 15 years . Then he bought a dishwasher . I still have the bowl .

Rowgtfc72 · 03/01/2015 18:35

I use the bowl, dh hates the bowl, but as he only washes up once in a blue moon I win.
I have issues with the feel of pots scraping the bottom of the sink, it sets my teeth on edge.

Balaboosta · 03/01/2015 17:19

Or was it your lonely hearts ad:
Gorgeous young woman, GSOH, 36-26-36, hates washing-up bowls.

Balaboosta · 03/01/2015 17:18

he knew that I absolutely hate washing up bowls when we met.

Just imagining your first date. Picturing moonlight, warm breeze, romantic music...

Mr Hiddenhome: "darling, you look wonderful tonight, shall we kiss by the light of the moon, hmmm?"

Hiddenhome: "I hate washing-up bowls."

meandjulio · 03/01/2015 16:04

tripletrouble, if you have a big sink but only a single one, a small bowl means you don't have to fill the whole width of the sink to wash a few things, and you can pour away waste liquid down the side of the bowl as you go. I hate living without a washing up bowl. We had a double sink growing up but I still don't necessarily want to use a whole sink space for small kitchen tasks.

Mammanat222 · 03/01/2015 15:00

I am a tap runner and it drives my OH batty. So much so that he does 99% of the washing up now ha ha my cunning plan worked

He fills the sink.

We don't have a washing up bowl. Well we do but it's not used for washing up.

tripletrouble · 03/01/2015 14:44

Washing up bowls inside the sink was one of the things that confused me when I first came to the UK. Can someone explain what the point is anyway?

LST · 03/01/2015 13:50

They only get 'furry' underneath if you are vile and don't clean it and your sink.

I hate dishwashers. Washing up bowl and hot soapy water for my scraped and pre-rinsed dishes. No problem and not 'rank' at all. People need to get a bit of grip when talking about how other people wash their dishes if you ask me..

SqueezyCheeseWeasel · 03/01/2015 13:42

Washing up bowls are rank. They always seem to get weirdly furry underneath, too.

WilburIsSomePig · 03/01/2015 13:37

I love my washing up bowl and care not a jot ! I just wash it after I use it, I'm sure everyone does. Such drama about a bowl!

ForalltheSaints · 03/01/2015 12:08

My mum doesn't use one (back problem so minimal lifting) and it is not that bad.

Sparklingbrook · 03/01/2015 12:07

My Mum has one. I just chuck it on the side and use the sink.

crazypenguin · 03/01/2015 11:56

We used to get them too. Silverfish.
I remember having to scoop them out of the bath...

Bunbaker · 03/01/2015 11:55

Washing up bowls aren't yuk. They only are if the user doesn't clean them.

I have to suppose that all my friends and family aren't on MN as they do use washing up bowls.

Crazy8 · 03/01/2015 11:42

Corsaircat Shrimp!! Where did you live that had shrimp coming out of the tap? I feel a little bit sick!

Sparklingbrook · 03/01/2015 11:37

We do have a washing up bowl. It's use is for filling with water and taken out onto the patio for footy boot cleaning purposes.

AnneTwacky · 03/01/2015 11:35

I hate washing up bowls too. We have one in the kitchen at work and I'm forever having to take it out and clean the sink/ bottom of bowl.

Sparklingbrook · 03/01/2015 11:33

Washing up bowls are yuk.

This has reminded me of this. Little bit scary.

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TheLastThneed · 03/01/2015 11:25

I wash up in the sink, then rinse under a slow running tap. There are no bits because I scrape the plates properly and give a little rinse before I wash under a trickle of water.

I wash and rinse as the sink is filling.

Most stuff goes in the dishwasher, but I agree with the non bowl/non sink fillers that washing then rinsing doesn't use that much water (unless you're like DP and have the tap on FULL BLAST for the duration)...

rubybleu · 03/01/2015 11:22

When I moved here I was baffled as to why UK sinks only had one basin (see also: no electrical outlets in bathrooms / no floor drain in bathroom / the aversion to mixer taps / vented hot water systems). I'd never seen a ceramic sink til I moved to the UK.

Washing up bowls seem really manky and just weird. We use a dishmatic sponge and running water.

VeryStressedMum · 03/01/2015 11:19

I've always washed up under a running tap as did my mum..I hate bowls.
My friend uses a bowl and scrubs the dishes from the bowl and puts them straight onto the side and they are still covered in soap suds. I only hope she changes the water in the bowl before starting the washing up after they have been soaking. ..

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