"Scrubbing the sink"

[Theala]

AIBU to not get what people mean when they refer to "scrubbing the sink" like it's a thing that takes a significant amount of time?
Are people actually scrubbing the kitchen sink or is it a euphemism for deeper cleaning?
And if it's actually scrubbing the actual sink...how is this necessary?
Most kitchen sinks I have known are metal, but even for the non-metal ones, cleaning involves 'spray cleaning stuff, wipe down with sponge. The End.' What are people scrubbing? And why? I don't get it.

stainless steel sink and i just give mine a general scrub once ive done the washing up just keeps it clean

(never bother cleaning windows, skirting, doors etc unless we ate decorating)

Decorating IS my cleaning

Tbf my DH is a lot more fastidious with cleaning than I am. I do it when I can be bothered, which isn’t often.

Mine gets washed/scrubbed after we've washed up. It only takes 30 seconds and stops water marks and stains building up.

The only time I scrub mine is if it hasn’t been cleaned for a while for whatever reason.
Generally I just wipe it all with either a soapy cloth, or some antibacterial spray every day after washing up and it’s fine.
Ours is white ceramic so shows dirt but a wipe over every day stops anything building up.

I've never heard that expression before but I have a ceramic sink and 'scrub' it with pink stuff once a week and it comes up lovely and shiny!

@HaveANiceFuckingDay

Yes I scrub mine I thought every one did They'd get manky otherwise ?

Mine only really gets the cup dregs or cooking water through it. Or soapy water from cleaning other surfaces.

A rinse with clean water and spray of anti bac cleaner keeps it clean, no scrubbing is required. It never gets 'manky'

Mine gets very stained, but it gets a lot of use and is almost never actually full of hot soapy water because we have a dishwasher. So I do scrub it sometimes. It doesn't take too long. I've never really thought about it before.

My stepdad dies very little in the house but is obsessed with the sink! He uses a product actually called “Shiny sinks” and happily shows off how shiny it is each time we visit 🤣 guess it’s more affordable than a red sports car.

If you really want to get it properly clean, you have to use a screwdriver to remove the drain cover in the sink, then clean inside an down the pipe (use a drain brush) . You will be amazed by a) how long it takes, and b) how much gunge you remove.

Never heard the phrase. Do give the sink (plus half sink drainer thingy) a good going over with a non scratch scourer a couple of times a week to get rid of tea stains etc, especially on the plug holes with the semi drain thingies ( you can tell I’m not au fait with the correct kitchen fitment terms, )

Tend to do it when I’m waiting for a kettle to boil or similar. .

I scrub mine and the draining board with a small scrubbing brush that has half soft and half hard bristles. I use a block of Marseille soap. Do this everyday

What kind of a sink do you have?

A stainless steel one. Maybe it’s not scrubbing. It’s a cross between scrubbing and rubbing. Minimal elbow grease. I use a microfibre cloth. The barkeeper’s friend is powder stuff so the wet cloth makes a paste and I rub it around then rinse.

We don't pour tea down our sink, maybe that's the reason it never looks manky enough to scrub?

@Theala

We don't pour tea down our sink, maybe that's the reason it never looks manky enough to scrub?

Or, tbf, it could just be my poor eyesight.

Also not understanding the tea stains. Why do you all have tea stained sinks? What are you doing ?

I have a white porcelain Belfast sink. Every couple of weeks I squirt bleach around the edges overnight and it's sparkling the next morning.

I have scrubbed the kitchen sink, but it was when I’ve moved into flats and they were brown with tea stains. Baking soda and fairy liquid and a scrubbing sponge brings them up a treat.

We empty last bit of tea from mugs or teapot into the sink. Not hard to understand is it?

Also scrubbing means using a sponge for about 30 seconds to a minute. Not an hour of back breaking work.

Where do you pour off the dregs of tea then?

We have a white butler sink, its quite tea stained sometimes.

The sociopaths who owned our place before is put in a white sink, and we are big tea drinkers and cook a lot.

The sink gets scrubbed, the fucker.

Stainless steel sink gets hard water deposits -- they need scrubbing off. Well, I try, but fail. Steel wool & malt vinegar. Lots crusty still.

Scrubbed daily with natural bristle brush kept for the purpose but is white butlers sink and does get messy, only takes a minute though🤷

@bellac11

Where do you pour off the dregs of tea then?

We have a white butler sink, its quite tea stained sometimes.

Only OH drinks tea here and even then only teabags, the heathen. He chucks the dregs into the bottom of the dishwasher when he puts his mug in.

I had a white butler sink once. It was a total bastard. You only had to look at it with a wine glass in hand for the glass to break.