How To Do Just About Everything
By eHow Home & Garden Editor
How to Clean and Dry Dishes by Hand
Rate: (6 Ratings)
With automatic dishwashers doing all the work for us, you may have forgotten how to do the simple task of washing dishes by hand. Here's a quick review.
Set a dish drainer on a clean countertop.
Scrape dishes and pots and pans clean of residual food matter with a table knife or rubber spatula.
Add plates and silverware to sink.
Thoroughly wash each item with a dishcloth or scrub pad.
Let dishes air dry.
eHow Home & Garden Editor
How to Clean Knives
By:
eHow Home & Garden Editor
How to Troubleshoot Your Dishwasher
By:
eHow Home & Garden Editor
How to Use a Dishwasher
By:
eHow Home & Garden Editor
How to Mop a Floor
By:
eHow Home & Garden Editor
How to Clean China
By:
eHow Home & Garden Editor
Comments
Anonymous said
on 3/30/2006 1) Get a washcloth set it on counter
2) Fill a clean sink 3/4 of the way full with hot water and soap.
3) Put dishes in separate piles; like a silverware pile or plate pile.
4) Scrub plates, then bowls, then cups then silverware.
5) After you scrub and rinse, you must put them on your towel and let it air dry.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Use a motorized helper in the kitchen. For big problems, use the Black and Decker Scumbuster for bug jobs, the Dawn for smaller jobs, and one of the many battery-operated toothbrushes for scrubbing silverware, utensils, and other "hard-to-reach" places. Remember, don't force the device. Let it do the heavy work, and you can collect the compliments.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 After washing dishes, squeeze out your sponge and put it in the microwave. Heat it for 60 seconds to kill the germs. Your sponge harbors the largest number of germs in your kitchen, so do this each time you wash your dishes!
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Under your sink, store a mixture of 1 part bleach and 1 part water in a spray bottle. I also mix in a small amount of dishwashing soap. Spray a little into your sinkful of dishes to sanitize them. I also spray a little onto my counters to clean them.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Buy a soap dispenser. These are normally sold in the bathroom section of your store. Put your dishwashing liquid in it. If you just have a couple of dishes to wash, you can dispense a drop or two onto a hot, wet sponge. Also, it is much easier to pump out soap for a sinkful of dishes, as opposed to going under the sink each time.