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How's Your Washing UP?

I have attempred again with my skanky tupperware pot but it wasn't budging so I am leaving it to steep in boiling water and washing up liquid.

I just gave my draining board a wipe and turned the plastic draining rack around to inspect the bottom...it's not as black as it has been in the past.
 
I have to say that I do want to get better with my washing up...I'm always very :confused: when I'm about to put a pot away and there is still rings of grease round it or crust on the side. I'm confused as I genuinely scrub...I have one of those long-handled things and a sponge thing.

I reckon I would fare better if I had a double sink so I could rinse stuff off.
 
I do the dishes once a day. The once a day thing started the first winter we had no water and I stayed with it coz it uses less water.

I have a routine that includes the scrubbing and rinsing of all the dishes, etc. gets most things clean and sparkly, but once in a while I miss something. Two days ago, it was my roasting pan. Can't figure out why it's still got a bit of ick on it and I put it away :(

My kitchen window looks out over the garden and the birdfeeders, so it's very pleasant doing the dishes.
 
dodgepot said:
have you got a plastic bowl to go in the sink?
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Not now. I did until a few months back it was cream and got quite disgusting to look at. I would like to think that next Friday when i get running hot water back that my washing up will improve but it really has been a longstanding problem.

So who has a washing-up masterclass to share?
 
moonsi til said:
I reckon I would fare better if I had a double sink so I could rinse stuff off.
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I regret fitting mine now in such a tiny kitchen - I usually have a plank over one basin. I plan to buy a dishwasher as soon as I can get around to doing the plumbing.
 
spring-peeper said:
I do the dishes once a day. The once a day thing started the first winter we had no water and I stayed with it coz it uses less water.

I have a routine that includes the scrubbing and rinsing of all the dishes, etc. gets most things clean and sparkly, but once in a while I miss something. Two days ago, it was my roasting pan. Can't figure out why it's still got a bit of ick on it and I put it away :(

My kitchen window looks out over the garden and the birdfeeders, so it's very pleasant doing the dishes.
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That's me..I can't figure out why cos I scrub and use very hot soapy water.

I have to admit to finding washing up very boring when dividing chores I would much prefer to do the hoovering.
 
Having spent a summer working in a busy seaside cafe with no dishwasher when I was eighteen, I can wash up faster than pretty much anyone else I know. :D
 
Oooh I quite like washing up and I don't leave any traces behind :D

I hate it when people FILL the sink with dirty dishes so you have to take them ALL out before you can even make a start :mad:
 
zenie said:
Oooh I quite like washing up and I don't leave any traces behind :D

I hate it when people FILL the sink with dirty dishes so you have to take them ALL out before you can even make a start :mad:
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I hate that too !
Pain in the ass !
 
biggest wankers are the people who fill the bowl with dishes, and water. Ultra twat method is those who then put the razor sharp kitchen knives in, hidden below the bubbles. Are the fuckers deliberatly trying to maim me:mad:
 
zenie said:
Oooh I quite like washing up and I don't leave any traces behind :D

I hate it when people FILL the sink with dirty dishes so you have to take them ALL out before you can even make a start :mad:
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Yeah this is one of my personal pet hates too. In one previous living arrangement I used to flip the bowl over post-wash but then people just started putting the washing up on the upturned bowl :mad::confused::mad:
 
moonsi til said:
That's me..I can't figure out why cos I scrub and use very hot soapy water.

I have to admit to finding washing up very boring when dividing chores I would much prefer to do the hoovering.
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You're probably just a bit shit at washing up. Give in and buy a dishwasher.
 
The way to ensure a crustless fork is to bung all the cutlery in the hot soapy water first then do everything else. By the time you get to the cutlery it's been soaking and all the bits have mostly mostly gone :cool:

I like washing up. I leave it til I have a pile then do it til it sparkles. Cutlery in > glasses > mugs > plates > cutlery > pots > pans :cool:
 
I'm teh lazy when it comes to washing up (and any other domestic chore for that matter) my sink always seems to be half full of stagnant water - I found a dead mouse floating about in there once:eek:
 
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