Comments on: How to Clean and Dry Dishes by Hand

on 12/20/2008 Fill the sink up with water, and while it is filling up, pour a generous amount of dish washing soap into the water. Put the dishes into sorted piles, I usually do silverware, bowls, plates, cups, and pots and pans. Then put 1, and only 1 pile into the water to soak for about 3 minutes, then scrub the dishes, and put them in the drying rack. I do the glass dishes first, then bowls, plates, cups, silverware, then pots and pans last. Then drain the water from the sink and rinse the sinks with Comet, it works really well.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

on 11/22/2005 I use a bath towel (color coordinated with my kitchen linens) instead of a drainer set. It allows more dishes on the counter, they don't slip, and it prevents water from seeping all over the place.

on 11/22/2005 Soap rinses well with cool or cold water.

on 11/22/2005 it would be a good idea to have a drain tray under the dish rack.