to feel slightly insulted when house guests re-wash dishes before using?!

[BayLeaves]

Not really a big deal but just been wondering how other people would feel about this.

I’ve had a friend and a family member (on separate occasions) insisting on re-washing kitchen items themselves at my house before using them. One wanted to wash up the already clean plate and cutlery they were going to eat from, the other wanted to rewash a wooden chopping board before preparing food on it. They both claimed it’s nothing personal, just “OCD”. I don’t think either of them actually suffer from OCD, but then again I’m not an expert.

Would you find this insulting? My kitchen is very clean and my plates etc are all very clean too, no greasy fingerprints or anything as we use a dishwasher. It felt like they just don’t trust my cleanliness?

Thanks for the dishwasher cleaning tips, Shannon & Ferdinand! I'll try them out. I might have to try Mitzi's idea too, if I feel really brave.

OP you say this is not really a big deal
it would be for me. They wouldn't be eating at my house again.

Tough one, it never seems not insulting but some people just have to - im one of them.

A dishwasher doesn't always mean the dishes are clean either, as an example we have a dishwasher and everything comes out sparkling and spotless, and I mean spotless that's because I'm obsessive about making sure it is reagualrly cleaned.

A certain other family member has nothing but issues with the way dishes come out of theirs, it's almost a running joke.

My MIL spent a day in my house once while I was at work and informed me that she hadn't touched the food in the fridge that we had left for her as the packets were open and she didn't know how long they'd been open. Because, obviously, I would leave stale or potentially rotten food for a guest! Was quite offended at the implication.

Next time she visited, I placed unopened packs in the fridge with huge notices attached saying, "MIL's Super Special Definitely Not Dangerous Never Been Opened Food." She never commented!