Comments on: How Do You Hand Wash Dishes to Conserve Water and Dish Soap?

By: AKO

AKO — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:21:12 +0000

A cool blog post there mate . Thanks for it !

By: Nancy Grace

Nancy Grace — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 04:50:15 +0000

Love your site and all your tips.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 02:43:09 +0000

Wow, I am so wasteful! I usually squirt the brush with soap, scrub all over, rinse, then repeat. I turn the water off in between dishes so it’s not running constantly, but still…wow!

By: Porcia

Porcia — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:42:36 +0000

I was just washing dishes with a sponge while running the water ( I rarely use dishwasher) to conserve water. I thought to myself, it has got to be a more efficient way. I found this post.
I am grateful to live in the US and am working on the things I take for granted. The ability to flip the faucet and have a stream of fresh water is a blessing. I realized that to acknowledge that blessing, even if is the ability to wash dishes in fresh water, is one that I can utilize and be mindful the greater purpose at this time in our lives…conserving the planet and its resources.
All your suggestions are great! Thanks.

By: Jomama

Jomama — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:02:07 +0000

Thanks for the post! Just returned from camping, and in search of a better way to do dishes. I got tired of crouching by the tap, and did not see anyone else doing this for as long as I was. I figured there must be a different method everyone else is using that I didn’t know about.

I’ve done the soapy sponge method, and always thought 2 bins was just dirty water and soapy dirty water. I will try the modified camping method on my next trip. Thanks for all the tips!

By: Kasey

Kasey — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 04:30:17 +0000

When I do dishes, I use a few DROPS of soap in a larger bowl or pot that I’ll be washing that has the most stuck on stuff (think oatmeal) and rinse of crud from everything else as the water warms a little (I find I have a hard time getting any grease off of pots with anything less than lukewarm water). I do the glassware, cutlery, flatware, pots/pans ordering and usually the thin stream of water only when there is a batch to quickly rinse. When I’m with my boyfriend in Belgium, we just take the item and dry it immediately with a dish towel from the soap sink. But this only is possible in the team-wash situation. I will add a few more drops to the water and use the dish RAG to suds up the water again. Rags are totally better than sponges, in my opinion.

By: Carla

Carla — Fri, 28 May 2010 17:19:22 +0000

Arisana,
In the third basin I like to use 1/4 cup of distilled vinegar added to hot water for the final rinse. You could also use a teaspoon of bleach like restaurants do, but I prefer the vinegar.

By: Arisana

Arisana — Mon, 17 May 2010 04:27:39 +0000

I’m wondering what you put in one of three tubs when washing dishes. I know there is the soapy tub, the plain water and then there’s a third tub with a solution to make sure the dishes are disinfected. Does anyone know?

Thanks,
Arisana

By: Pippi

Pippi — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:12:07 +0000

I gave up rinsing to save time. I hate, hate, hate doing the dishes, but it will cost nearly $1000 to get a dishwasher (have to buy new because it’s an unusual size, need delivery, and definitely need someone to install so we don’t flood our apartment!). So we have decided to pass. I used to leave the water running but I’ve found I actually tolerate the dishes better if I fill up the sink because then I can listen (and hear) to music while I wash. I’m all about eliminating extra steps and our relatives in England are surviving just fine without rinsing so I figured we could, too. Our food tastes fine and we’re all extremely healthy so I’m going to keep doing it the easy way

By: wally

wally — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:11:37 +0000

Incidentall i do the same as post #12 turning on and off the water accordingly!

May your sponge always be soapy!