To think that you should always rinse dishes when hand washing them?

[BarryWhiteIsMyBrother]

Over the years I have come across a number of people who hand wash dishes with soap (obviously) but then do not rinse the dirty soap off under water. They either go straight to drying them with a towel, or they put them to drip dry. I think that is gross. Now the dirt is still on the dishes plus soap scum is there too. It's like having a bath and not rinsing off the dirt/bubbles before drying yourself. I think both habits are gross. Anyone else in my court or is it just me?

My sink is tiny with a little drainer part and mixer taps and a beige plastic bowl out of Asda.
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so rank not to do this. I don't want to eat dirty soap - firstly the germs, secondly the chemical crap, thirdly it tastes awful. I cannot believe that so many people don't rinse!!!

I admit I do rinse the plates before they go into the dishwasher. Just a splash to get the worst off or any crud. It Saves blocking up the filter.

Oh i totally rinse after a bath. Shampoo/soap suds in the tub aside, you're sitting in a warm stew of dead skin cells. So I either have a good scrub and rinse in the shower first and sit in the tub after (apparently they do the same in Japan?) Or have a soak to loosen the dead skin cells first, then scrub away and rinse in the shower after.

I rinse glasses or anything with loads of bubbles on, is all. Then I dry everything up with a tea towel, and change the tea towel at least daily (also dry the things that the dishwasher doesn’t, with the tea towel, when unloading it). If I had a double sink, I would probably use one to stack washed items and would then rinse with boiling water, but without this it’s impractical to do it.

My DH does this and it drives me CRAZY. Ynbu

I think it’s disgusting to fill a tub/sink with soapy water that has all the leftover food and food juices. Even worse is not rinsing it afterwards . Washing up liquid doesn’t get rid of bacteria.

At school in food tech, I was washing the dishes. I was doing them individually. The teacher told me not to do that. She said just fill the sink and put all the dishes in. It was disgusting seeing all the water turn into a murky colour. I’m not English so we don’t do this in our house. But let me tell you, everyone is making fun.

Don’t have baths often but I would definitely do a quick rinse afterwards. Why would anyone want that soapy feeling on your body? You’re using so much water for a bath anyway so it’s not going to make much of a difference doing a quick rinse. I don’t think leftover soap is good for the skin.

Got a dishwasher so it does the rinsing!

I must be a slob then, as i don't rinse the dishes when they been washed. Never have i in my 30 yrs of washing up.

It's just you

My cousin who used to do cancer research in America told me a very long time ago that washing up liquid is carcinogenic. I always rinse it off. Aren't you also rinsing off the dirty used water from the washing up bowl as well, if you use one?

Each to their own, but to those who judgily say that not rinsing is “minging”, where is the scientific evidence to show that non rinsed plates are any dirtier/soapier than rinsed plates? Where are the government health warnings? Where are the food poisoning stats?

Yes always rinse. Not doing so is just as disgusting as sitting in dirty bath water and then not showering.

@Schmoana

Each to their own, but to those who judgily say that not rinsing is “minging”, where is the scientific evidence to show that non rinsed plates are any dirtier/soapier than rinsed plates? Where are the government health warnings? Where are the food poisoning stats?

Do you rinse shampoo off? Or toothpaste? If yes, why?

Shampoo- says on the bottle that you need to rinse

Toothpaste- latest guidance is to spit and not rinse

Washing up liquid- just read my bottle and it doesn’t say to rinse

www.dentalhealth.org/News/spit-dont-rinse-for-better-oral-health

Of course you wash off shampoo it says so, toothpaste dentists say don't rinse just spit excess out.

Any way what is it with posts about washing dishes, had 1 yesterday.

The shower after bath ones are bizzare why not just have a shower instead.

Showering after a bath is just ridiculously wasteful.

That’s disgusting. I always rinse

There is little point in showering after a bath if you want to remove 'dead skins cells'.

1 hour after leaving the shower you body will have produced another 30-40,000 new dead cells. Should you go back and shower them off?

Would you rinse your hair with soapy water? I wouldn't.

So if I have a bath and wash my hair, I finish with a shower (in the bath )

I live in England, we have no shortage of water in this country - we are lucky if we escape floods!

I don't rinse my washing up, nor do I rinse myself. Honestly the soap is extremely diluted, anyone who says they can taste it is clearly using too much!

If you actually use any kind of bucket or closed sink, where you soak all the dishes and don't rinse them at all, then yes, it sounds minging.

I can't see the appeal of dropping all your stuff in dirty water and then letting it dry.

If the water is too dirty to drink, surely it's too dirty not to rinse off?