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Jamie Stokes

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Temat: Washing up the Polish way

One of those niggling little things of absolutely no importance that nevertheless drives me mad. Three Earth-shaking observations:

1. In my experience Polish people habitually do the washing up and leave the sponge in the sink. Result: sopping wet cold slimy sponge in your hand next time you need it. Proper way of doing things: leave sponge on edge of sink so it dries.

2. Washing up liquid squirted directly onto sponge, usually in vast quantities. Result: Get through washing up liquid like a Humvee gets through petrol; first plate gets massive dose of liquid, subsequent plated get none. Proper way of doing things: put reasonable amount of liquid into water filled sink.

3. Fear of the brush. The washing up brush, a fine and blameless invention, is regarded with suspicion usually reserved for the accoutrements of Devil worship.

Is it just me?
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Lidia K.

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Jamie, excuse me,
My observation of the British washing-up on many occassions is that they never actually rinse the washed up plates under fresh water!!!!
They just leave them to dry. Is your washing liquid environment friendly or something?
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Wanda B.

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I just use a dishwasher:)
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I think that we should pool the best of all methods.

Both Jamie's and Lidia's observations are spot on. After having given it a bit of thought I started rinsing pots years ago. I can't stand watching my parents now when do the washing and transfer stuff directly from the water to the drying rack.
So that is the chemical poisoning side sorted.
Now for the biological. Rinse the sponge, squeeze the sponge dry, then put it somewhere away from moisture!
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Agnieszka S.

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Hey, I always squeeze the sponge and leave it outside the sink :D
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I do the dishes the American way: throw them in the dishwasher. :)
When washing by hand (sharp knives, plastic handles etc.), I ALWAYS use rubber gloves, which makes most of my friends give me a funny look. And I use two brushes: one for scraping off food and the other one for hand washing.
Am I weird?
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Anna Dorota Zagórna

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Jamie Stokes:
1. In my experience Polish people habitually do the washing up and leave the sponge in the sink. Result: sopping wet cold slimy sponge in your hand next time you need it. Proper way of doing things: leave sponge on edge of sink so it dries.

Yeah, I also hate it. But the wet sponge is not the worst thing, even worse is the smell of the sponge after leaving it a couple of times in the sink!
3. Fear of the brush. The washing up brush, a fine and blameless invention, is regarded with suspicion usually reserved for the accoutrements of Devil worship.

Yes, I am afraid of the brush as you cannot really wash it properly and there is always some food left in it (blee).
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Jamie Stokes

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Temat: Washing up the Polish way

Damn, i fell right into that one… I forgot about dishwashers. As a penniless hack I can only dream of such things.

Rinse the plates!? What and deprive yourself of the lovely lemony tang of cif residue?

Anna and Agnieszka: at least there are two sensible people here; I regard you as (minor) national heroes.
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Agnieszka S.

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Jamie Stokes:
Anna and Agnieszka: at least there are two sensible people here; I regard you as (minor) national heroes.
Thanks, Jamie ;)

BTW I hate dishwashers... :p
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I'm not worried about washing up, even though I don't have a dishwasher..... well, not in the form of electrical equipment, at least, as it's my huband who deals with the dishes and he does seem to be doing it the proper way;)
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Ilter K.

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People...

It is not possible to wash every type of kitchen thingies in dishwashers.

That's all I can say for now.
Don't make me start.
(?) :)
... or I won't have a proper sleep tonight.
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Ilter, please, elaborate ;)
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Ilter K.

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That's rather tough for a little obsessed guy, you know.
A simple elaboration is not possible.
:)

But we all know, that we can't put wooden tools into dishwashers right? And teflon frying pans are not good to go in too.
... ...

I might turn back to the subject later :)ilter Kalkanci edytował(a) ten post dnia 13.05.08 o godzinie 23:57
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Tatiana S.:
I do the dishes the American way: throw them in the dishwasher. :)
When washing by hand (sharp knives, plastic handles etc.), I ALWAYS use rubber gloves, which makes most of my friends give me a funny look. And I use two brushes: one for scraping off food and the other one for hand washing.
Am I weird?

I'm not a doctor, but I think that you might be.

A brush for washing your hands? How do you get them into such a state?

P.S. I always use rubber gloves too!
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Mmm, rubber gloves. Mine are bright yellow ;D
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Tatiana S.:
Mmm, rubber gloves. Mine are bright yellow ;D

I have no colour preference, though I try to get thick ones so that a) hot water doesn't burn my hands through the rubber (are we taking notes?) and b) they don't get punctured after 5 seconds by knives.
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Ilter K.

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I've been doing the dishes since early 90s, and I don't recall a case that I punctured myself with a knife or sort.
Maybe because I am really careful on what I am doing, and maybe because I know how to handle knives (No gangsta connection intented).
And I don't think the residues of food needs boiling-level hot water. Hot water helps to soften the fat.
And detergents does a big job anyway. If something needs to be washed, I wash it under 42-45 C degrees of running water + detergent + Scotch-Brite.

But dishwashers are cool though. Glass and steel stuff goes directly to dishwasher. Because it is economical and you don't get watermarks on such materials.

I don't fill the sink and wash. But I leave the dishes after meals in a half-filled sink. That way, the remains of the food doesn't get dry. Even if one needs to wash them in hands, it is an easy job.

And yes, I had an impression that Polish ladies do leave the sponge in the sink, all wet. I almost hate it.
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ah and... I don't use gloves, because I can't "feel" the dish and dirt. hehe. I prefer to feel, whatever I do (Oh, what a pun).
If a teflon surface is still oily, there's no way to understand it with the gloves on.
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Jamie Stokes:

1. In my experience Polish people habitually do the washing up and leave the sponge in the sink. Result: sopping wet cold slimy sponge in your hand next time you need it. Proper way of doing things: leave sponge on edge of sink so it dries.

2. Washing up liquid squirted directly onto sponge, usually in vast quantities. Result: Get through washing up liquid like a Humvee gets through petrol; first plate gets massive dose of liquid, subsequent plated get none. Proper way of doing things: put reasonable amount of liquid into water filled sink.

3. Fear of the brush. The washing up brush, a fine and blameless
I strongly object!! I've never washed up in the "Polish" way described above. Jamie, who do you share the sink with?? ;)))
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