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That hand washed dishes should be rinsed with clean water?

269 replies

Drew79 · 24/06/2025 21:42

When hand washing, interested in how many people either -

Wash dishes then rinse with clean water, then put on the drainer to dry

Or
Wash dishes and put on the drainer with soap suds and dirty water still on them?

I don't like the idea of eating and drinking from something that's got some cleaning chemicals left on it, but my partner says I'm being fussy!

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mumofoneAlonebutokay · 24/06/2025 21:47

Rinse with water

But it depends on your sink. Growing up we had the sink with individual hot and cold taps, which meant it wasn't possible to rinse as you went

So we'd put the dishes on the drain and then use a jug to rinse water over them

TheTecknician · 24/06/2025 21:48

I hand wash and rinse with cold water then leave in the dish drainer rack. Except for glasses which I rinse in hot water and polish dry with a dry teatowel.

I don't have a dishwasher.

200skies · 24/06/2025 21:49

My DM doesn't rinse the dishes and everything I take "clean" from the cupboards is covered in a film of grease 🤢 Vile.

Tiredofwhataboutery · 24/06/2025 21:50

I have a dishwasher but when it’s on the blink. I wash with hot soapy water, stick on draining rack then at the end rinse everything. It might repick up a tiny bit of bubbles from draining rack but seems fine generally.

JackieWilsonsaiditstimeforbedlittleone · 24/06/2025 21:52

We rinse.
No dishwasher here so we are the dishwashers and do the final rinse to get rid of soap.

EmeraldShamrock000 · 24/06/2025 21:55

A quck rinse first, soap wash, re-rinse.

BeamMeUpCountMeIn · 24/06/2025 21:58

Yanbu. Rinse!

AdoraBell · 24/06/2025 21:59

YANBU I always rinse.

ReignOfError · 24/06/2025 22:01

I’ve only ever rinsed glasses and I’ve not died of soap poisoning yet, despite my other half’s repeated assurances that I will.

vodkaredbullgirl · 24/06/2025 22:02

Dogs clean the plates, then washing in hot soapy water, drain then dry.

waits for the onslaught

MeringueOutang · 24/06/2025 22:03

I always rinse.

Lavender14 · 24/06/2025 22:03

ReignOfError · 24/06/2025 22:01

I’ve only ever rinsed glasses and I’ve not died of soap poisoning yet, despite my other half’s repeated assurances that I will.

I rinse if it's a glass or if they look like they need it but otherwise I don't if the water seems clean enough, I just change out my basin if its a big or very dirty load.

StarDolphins · 24/06/2025 22:04

This is what I do…

First rinse all the food off
Clean them
ALWAYS then rinse all the soap off

VeryStressedMum · 24/06/2025 22:06

I wash dishes under hot running water. I couldn't wash up in a bowl rinsing in dirty soapy water then leaving to dry it makes me feel ill.

Glowinglights · 24/06/2025 22:08

Never rinsed in my life - grew up in the Netherlands and never seen anyone rinse dishes after washing until I moved to the UK.

Never been a problem 🤷‍♀️

Flossflower · 24/06/2025 22:10

vodkaredbullgirl · 24/06/2025 22:02

Dogs clean the plates, then washing in hot soapy water, drain then dry.

waits for the onslaught

🤮

justasking111 · 24/06/2025 22:11

East Anglian water are planning a new reservoir with Cambridge because the area is running out of water. By 2040

Thames Water are planning a reservoir near Abingdon for the same reason no water by 2050.

I understand why now.

vodkaredbullgirl · 24/06/2025 22:11

.

vodkaredbullgirl · 24/06/2025 22:11

Flossflower · 24/06/2025 22:10

🤮

Sorry

EstherGreenwood63 · 24/06/2025 22:12

My sil and mil don't rinse. Boak.

Drew79 · 24/06/2025 22:12

TheTecknician · 24/06/2025 21:48

I hand wash and rinse with cold water then leave in the dish drainer rack. Except for glasses which I rinse in hot water and polish dry with a dry teatowel.

I don't have a dishwasher.

Nice! I do try to dry/polish wineglasses with a clean towel.

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KellySeveride · 24/06/2025 22:15

Never rinsed until I met DH, he always did so now I do too.

Drew79 · 24/06/2025 22:15

vodkaredbullgirl · 24/06/2025 22:02

Dogs clean the plates, then washing in hot soapy water, drain then dry.

waits for the onslaught

Cats can lick plates to the point where you could skip the washing bit!

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Drew79 · 24/06/2025 22:20

200skies · 24/06/2025 21:49

My DM doesn't rinse the dishes and everything I take "clean" from the cupboards is covered in a film of grease 🤢 Vile.

Yep
Someone recently had hand washed a pile of stuff, a baking try slid off the pile and hit the floor, there was enough oil on the underside of it to cook a batch of potato wedges..

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