I am my dishwasher and I often use dish soap on a sponge but, as Melissa pointed out, you can use a lot of dish soap using this method. Melissa's DIY all purpose cleaner recipe inspired me to develop a more cost effective use of the dish soap. I make up a 3:1 dilution of water to dish soap into an empty dish soap bottle and use this on my sponge. I still get plenty of suds, it's easier to use and a little goes a long way. I remove the labels from my old bottles for a more minimalist look and keep my current bottle of mix on my kitchen windowsill for easy access. I've been doing this for a while now and now have four old dish soap bottles so, when I buy my dish soap I make it up into my 4 bottles straightaway and store the extras under my kitchen sink. When I crack open the last bottle of dish solution, I know it's time to add dish soap to my shopping list. 😊
I do something similar, but in a small bin that I keep by the sink. And I don't empty out the bin afyer every wash. I just add a little more hot water each time, and just keep washing, until the suds are al.ost gone and the dish soap loses its affectiveness.
For stainless steel water bottles (or any reusable bottle): put a couple tbs of salt, a few drops of dish liquid, and some water. cover and shake for like 20 seconds (longer if it's really grimy). Then you just have to wash the rim and rinse. The salt will scrub the inside pretty well!
A couple of spoonfuls of raw rice just covered with water and a drop of dish soap is also a great way to clean bottles. Just shake for around 20 secs and rinse in hot water
I have never minded washing dishes. I have been married over 47 yrs & have not had a dishwasher the majority of that time. I now have a dishwasher. I have never put gloves on to wash dishes. I rinse dishes under running water...but I don't let it run between rinses. I wash an item, turn the faucet on, rinse, turn faucet off. Rinsing by having a sink of rinse water, suds are going to collect in it!
Pat Wagner Totally agreed. To save dish detergent and to make sure I’ve sanitized and gotten rid of any germs, I keep a clean medium sized plastic bowl and fill it up with extremely hot water and add a squirt of dish soap and a baby sterilizing tablet, wash up my dishes, rinse with cold water because it gets rid of suds faster, and let them dry. And of course keep all my sponges and sink clean and free of moisture and bacteria. It really is effortless and efficient..
Veronika Misikova We tend not to have 30 ft kitchens to accommodate those duel sinks! I know not everyone in North America has swimming pools and Porsches, but I get very envious when I see all the convenient space in your homes for gadgets and storage. Basements? Dedicated laundry rooms? Linen closets? Pantries? The stuff of fairy tales for most of us. I'm convinced everyone is in a bad mood in Britain because we live on top of one another. Too much frustration.
I clicked thumbs up so fast! I hate doing dishes! Thank Jesus I have a husband who doesnt mind doing them & does them for me 95% of the time! I'm blessed, I know! 😀
Sierra Ferguson My hubby PROMISED me that he would ALWAYS wash them ALL of the time, when we first got married 21 years ago... (he KNEW I hated more than ANYTHING else), and his apartment (he was living in when we got married) not only didn’t HAVE a dishwasher, but there wasn’t even a space where one could be added! (He didn’t have a washer & dryer for clothes, either!) His bathroom didn’t even have a shower(!), just a tub, and a sink with SEPARATE faucets for hot & cold water!! And NO electric outlet in the entire bathroom!! (I had to plug in my hair blow-drier in around the corner from the bathroom door to the electric stove/range top!) His promise (to ALWAYS wash ALL of our dishes ALL of the time) did not last long, though. Thank goodness the house we live in now does have a dishwasher! (But 99% of the time I have to load it.) He “knows” how, but he does it wrong. (& I hate that.) And when I ask him to do it MY way, he refuses to. Not even to make me happy.
This is the oldest trick in the book; "helpless" spouse who doesn't WANT to do something and so fails at it on purpose. I would have thought in the very beginning when he said he would ALWAYS do the dishes, "this guy is a liar - a nice liar that I love, but a liar none the less." So I'm glad you have a dishwasher now, but if you want him to ever do the dishes you need to have a heart to heart and lose the attitude that YOUR way is the only way. He will discover soon enough that the dishes don't get clean if they're packed wrong. And if they do get clean, you are both happy!
Bahaha, ladies you got what you asked for. My sister would be super fussy & non of her partners helped for long. I raised my sons with the rule, do it right & I won't ask you often to do it. Do it wrong & you get to do it again until you get it right. Guys learn quickly to do it right. 1 daughter-in-law fell for the trick like you ladies have & he rarely helps, other daughter-in-law just went great, we can work as a team. He washes dishes, clothes, irons, vacuums, mops, cooks. She doesn't let him do the bathroom & he does outside the house. They both work hard, raise their children & are a great team.
I had a father like that but was unable to find a husband like that! Can we clone yours? To me hell will be a place where they make me do dishes! Wait! I am living in hell!
Yes, yuck. I dump it into a corner of the sink and use a paper towel to scoop everything up and right into the trash can, that way no touching all that stuff in the strainer :-/
But how do know for sure! all the soap has been washed off the dishes, without an additional rinse before you set them to dry? The water in the sink looked soapy! !??
yeah i wouldnt want to drink and eat from those dishes. that cant be healthy. even if you wash the right sink with bleach, there could still be bacteria from the soapy dishes coming off on there . i wonder if this is how many ppl wash there dishes
No, only sudsy. Which it would not have been if dishsoap is added to the washing water after filling the sink. And needlessly to say, the rinsing sink need to be clean, something you control 😉
I also do believe you have an unhealthy obsession with killing bacteria. Unless you left your unscraped plates in a hot, humid environment for days (which would indicate a problem other than washing up method), your playes are not full of bacteria that need sterilizing 😘
Melissa! I use a way easier method to clean burnt pots and pans. No scrubbing and no elbow grease! I just put 2 parts of white vinegar to 1 part of water (basically you need the liquids to cover the burnt surface). I put a lid on it and bring everything to a boil. The boiling vinegar lifts all the burnt layer off and the pot shines back like in its early days! (Of course not to use with cast iron)
Vinegar smell dissipates pretty rapidly. And it is such a miracle cleaner! If you like make an air freshener with water, alcohol and essential oil and spritz that around the kitchen. Melissa has a recipe under her DIY cleaning solutions and the one about essential oils.
i know the laziest and least effort way to wash my dishes, no scrubbing required. also great for fragile and hard to reach in dishes, like thin travel mugs and such. i let everything soak in the sink filled with warm water and a little bit of dishwasher detergent powder. the enzymes in the detergent break down the grease and dirt. and i don't even need to touch it. just rinse well afterwards, and if you put some vinegar in the rinse water even better. about 10 minutes of soaking will be enough for most dishes, but longer won't hurt anything, forgetting the dishes and leaving them to soak for 48 is totally fine, just rinse well. liquid dish detergent could work but isn't as effective because the powder detergent contains enzymes and bleach(this is what disinfects the dishes very well) but liquid detergent can only contain one of those because in liquid the enzymes and bleach will interact and the enzymes will be broken down and deactivated by the bleach. in powder both can be stable. and i use powder instead of pods because a pod is way too much to use at once and powder can be portioned out differently. also if you think this is dangerous, this is literally how your dishwasher does the dishes. a dishwasher only rinses dishes, no scrubbing or anything. the detergent does all the work.
the story behind how i found this out is that i hated cleaning my water bottles and my glass double walled tea travel mug. those things couldn't go in the dishwasher and i got curious why. so i did some research to how dishwashers work and found out that 1) the heat is the reason some stuff can't go in the dishwasher, dishwashers often use almost boiling water. and 2) you can emulate the dishwasher with lower temperatures that the dishes can handle using the method in the parent comment.
I keep my compost in a paper bag in the freezer then I dump the contents into the outdoor compost container as well as the bag and the whole thing as compostable and I don't have to wash the container; no fruit fly risk
A good tip to ALWAYS remember when wearing those big rubber gloves (the washing dishes kind) is to fold a little outer cuff, so it STOPS from splashing your clothes and sides accidentally! (Hey, it happens, & this tip WORKS!!). 👍❤️😉 You NEVER KNOW when!! But it WILL!!
Hi Melissa.. Thank you for all wonderful videos.. You are my inspiration. Congratulations for your baby girl...❤️❤️😘 Can you make a video or suggest some tips on ‘ how to clean a drying rack ‘ .. it gets so much gross over the time and is difficult to clean 😫 I hate washing it.
I HATE washing dishes someone else has used--luckily I live alone. I never put more than an inch of water in the sink when I start. I wash several items first then rinse under hot water and that fills up my sink with water to wash pots and pans. I always put a good hand lotion on before I put on gloves and let the hot water work its' magic on my hands!
I hate to wash my juicer (that's why I usually make smoothies now with my Vitamix) and the lid to my metal double walled coffee mug (Contigo), abd where did you get those small brushes? I had a couple years ago when I had aquariums (for the filter) but they have bitten the dust so to speak. Thanks for this video, believe it or not, I was never taught how to clean, as I guess my mom thought it was second nature - NOT!
I'm struggling trying to teach this to my roommates right now. I was starting to think maybe I made the whole "sort: like items by like items" thing up in my head as a kid, just like a fun little rule to challenge myself when I was bored or something. ive never heard anyone else talk about it before this video, and explaining it to my roommates has been really difficult. I firmly believe it makes a huge difference! anyways thanks for the reality check, glad to know other people do this too.
I sooo needed this, thanks! I start with my glasses first too!! My aunt taught me to do this because they touch our mouths the most and washing them first when the water is cleanest to keep bacteria away. Any tips for washing mugs? I am a big tea drinker and they get so nasty! Definitely my least favorite item to clean because of the honey/tea/milk ring.
The stuck- on stuff in the bottom of a pan comes up easier if you add a drop of dish soap to the pan first Scientifically, this actually breaks down water surface tension thereby deglazing pan with low heat. Thanks for the baking soda tip Melissa. I can't seem to keep enough around and I've learned so much more about natural ways to clean from you. I am a bit curious as to why you didn't stress that glasses are always washed first, then plastic, china, silver, then heavier things. I always thought this was the most important aspect of handwashing dishes, etc. Thanks and God bless y'all. Always love your videoes.
I hate washing my crockpot.. it is so heavy and my arthritic hands don't handle heavy stuff much... but if truth be told I HATE WASHING DISHES PERIOD..LOL
Have you tried using a scrubbing brush? I keep one just for the sink. Soaking them right after use also helps as they don't dry into the mesh. Usually scrubbing with a sponge or scouring pad alone does it when it has not dried.
Great video! Always motivates me. But I have a few questions. In order to avoid dishes to smell weird even after washing them...Will the eucalyptus or teatree oil help? I use bleach and I am sick of it. And how can I get rid of the burn grease outside my pots and pans? Thanks soooo much for your videos!
Definitely going to try that baking soda tip on some of my pans! I hate hate hate hate HATE doing dishes. My dishwasher doesn't work that well so I have to get everything pretty clean before I run it. Where do you get those scrub pads?? Sponges gross me out! Thanks for the video!
I HATE doing dishes, BUT, praise God my family has dirty dishes to wash. That means there is food on our table. I love all your kitchen gadgets, even the scrubber (where did you find that again?). Least favorite thing to wash:the huge pots or the Crockpot pot that don’t fit well in the sink, especially with stuck-on food. My strategy? Soak the stuck-on stuff with a few drops of dish soap and water overnight. Easily scrub in the morning. Thanks for making this video! And kudos for doing dishes while pregnant! 🤰
Thanks, Melissa! I *hate* washing cast iron skillets. I have a really hard time taking off the caked-on food-stuffs. I also feel resentful for the extra steps of having to dry them and then adding oil to keep them from rusting. The fact that they need to be washed separately from other dishes, (to avoid soap exposure) also makes it kind of a pain to wash.
I have a straight pizza cutter/food scraper. The easiest way I've found is, while the pan is still hot, use the scraoer. A sharp steak knife will do as well. Doing it while it's still hot makes it easier to remove the stuck-on burnt food. It literally takes seconds. Then take a paper towel or a rag that you reserve for greasy dishes only (a dry clean one) and wipe it clean. The oils from the food help reseal it. And yes, both the iron and the heat will kill any bacteria. Then, add just a touch of whatever cooking oil you use, if still needed. Depending on what you cooked and how much oil it produced, you may not need to add any. It really is that easy, and I Just do it as part of the cleaning off the counters and stove stage of clean-up...instead of the doing dishes stage, rather than as a whole entirely additional task.
Thanks for the tips! I am a fan of your videos! I don't like washing my air fryer rack because of the oil build up. I found I can soak it in baking soda and soapy water (good for non-stick surfaces like my air fryer rack) BUT I don't like having to soak and scrub. Any tips you have will be much appreciated! 😇
Hi Melissa, How do you recommend washing earthen ware especially when there is a burnt situation at the bottom. I just use a heavy duty scrubber on mine without soap but the burn doesn’t budge
in which order do you do your silverware(does it really matter ) i was raised to do them at the end before the pots and pans. i was told by other people that it goes glass and cups then silverware then bowls etc....
ME: Clean out sinks, fill the main sink with hot water, turn off the water, add PALMOLIVE dish soap (BETTER THAN DAWN), then add dishes. Let soak for 2-3 days (oops, I meant to put hours, or did I). Wash all cups, glasses tumblers, etc first, then do plates and silverware. Put clean items in other sink. I use moderately warm to hot water to rinse (I'm 65...what the hell do I care about spots?) I generally put my silverware on top of my plates laying flat in the sink to rinse them. I rinse off the plates and other items, put the plates in the drainer then put other items around the plates in the drainer. Pots and pans are last. (This method may seem a bit "off" to some, but it works great for me.) Garbage disposal! LOVE IT!
If i have delicate glasses I put a cloth sponge like a carpet on the bottom of the sink so the glass is a little cushioned and gets a better grip while doing the turning and light rubbing motion. So kinda like these bathing tub protectors.
you can ask on facebook a group called Using Essential Oils Safely (NOT the one that says education) But the one that has over 100k members. The leader is Lea Harris Jacobson. Lea KNOWS her stuff and safety as well! She is NOT an MLM. Also, her website is www.usingeossafely.com At first it seems overwhelming, but it is actually a great place to learn.
Melissa, I can't stand washing my crock pot! I love to use it, but can't stand cleaning it. I even use liners in it, but sometimes they creep down and I STILL have to wash that thing. It's a five quart crock pot, so it's huge!!!!
Bonnie Dobbs I heard to use denture cleaning tablets from the dollar store. Fill your crock pot with water, add the tablets let them do their thing. I have never done it, but Becky from A Place To Nest recommends it.
thanks for this helpful video! I had no idea people put soap on a sponge between dishes, that seems pretty wasteful lol. My least favorite thing to wash is my rice cooker. the lid always gets so sticky and takes forever to get clean! But it's also my favorite kitchen gadget, so it must be done!
How many drops of essential oil does it take per sink of water to sanitize? And does any brand of essential oil work or does it need to be food grade/edible or safe for consumption? I've heard some brands are mainly intended for fragrance only, would that matter with the dishes?
The actual one dish that I hate washing the most is the large roasting pan for the turkey at Thanksgiving time. It’s nice to have such a large pan, and it has a sturdy metal rack that goes inside of it that’s nice to have, too. But it’s just too big for the sink. So you can only get half of it wet it any given time. However, I always line it completely with foil, to make its cleanup much easier & quicker, and then put the roasting rack inside of it, and then spray that with cooking oil spray, so that it is much easier to clean later.
So i just wanted to congratulate you and Chad on your baby girl. How exciting!!!! Second....i hate washing my George Forman grill. I also don't like washing my crockpot. There are times i completely forget I used it...for a few days...then i usually have to name what's in the crockpot because it's grown fur. Lol my questing is can yippy post a video on washing a dish drying rack and how to maintain it so I'm not washing it so often?
I would love if you could do a video all about your best carpet cleaning tricks! Like homemade products to remove stains and whatnot. Also, your best tips on quickly and effectively cleaning walls, doors, and baseboards. For some reason in my home the walls seem to get super yucky super fast and I LOATHE cleaning them.
I start with few dishes in the sink, low water, appropriate amount for a full sink of soap. I rinse with a stream into the washing sink and add more dishes to keep with the water level. Nice to rinse in clean water, only use a sink full of water, great for sorting.
Where did you get your drying wrack? I don't have a dishwasher, I have to wash everything by hand, I also don't have a garbage disposal (my dad says they broke code).
The secret to that is NEVER use soap. Wipe out first, then put under running hot water and scrub. When clean dry immediately and spray with a dusting of Pam or EVO. Dry off excess with paper towel and you're ready to go. I love my cast iron omelette pan (which you can't even find any more!) and use it daily. Also if you have a big iron pan, put some water in it while it's waiting to be washed, and the scrubbing will be easier. But no soap - it strips the coating (that you've baked in) off and it does take forever to recondition them! Good luck!
The coating on cast iron is carbonized fat. You cannot remove it with a touch of soap - think caked on burned pan. Wash with a little soap, it won't hurt anything. As mine is new every time I wash, I do a light coat with oil and leave it for a half hour on the burner to dry and carbonize the fat. With older, better conditioned pans, this is not necessary, just put on the stove for a quick dry.
Wow, I love my cast iron. I NEVER use soap to get out gunk.... I use baking soda, heat to boil, rinse with really hot water, return to heat for faster dry, spray with cooking spray, let dry naturally, store on top of the stove top.
Melissa, Tupperware has an extra long handled bottle brush I just bought! Maybe that would help! Where did you get that little rack that holds your sponge/utensils in the sink? And I hate hate hate washing a pot with fried noodles left in it! You basically have to rehydrate them and turn it to slimey mush
Was that compost bin a regular trash can repurposed for compost or is it specifically made for compost? I love it and would like to get one. P.S. love the video.
I absolutely hate washing silverware!! That stuff is just painful to do!! Love the foil trick, I've been using that for years. It also works well at cleaning and sharpening scissors. Just cut through wadded up foil with the scissors and ta da!! Great tips! Thanks for the awesome video!!
I just a few days ago found the hint to use aluminum foil to remove burnt on food!!!! Amazingly it works!!! I cannot stand to wash anything that is very large to wash because it is bulky and messy!
I hate washing travels mugs, so I came up with a way to do it where don’t have to try to get your hand into it (but can’t because it’s too narrow). I put a small amount of gel dishwasher detergent in it and fill with really hot water. Stir it a bit and leave over night. Then I pour that water out and rinse really well and voila a clean travel mug. Might work for stainless steel water bottles too.
I have a little bit of OCD. Wash glasses first then Plates bowls and Silver ware , then pans which I cannot stand washing pans ! The dish drainer gets scuzzy!
I use denture tablets and hot water to clean my stainless steel thermos cup. Tablet does all the work then I take a bottle brush scrub a bit and rinse. What do you do if you only have one sink?
I hate handwashing the insert for my crockpot! I can't get the smell from previous food out and it's so heavy! BTW what lip color are you wearing? It's stunning
i just moved into an apartment with NO DISHWASHER after being used to a dishwasher my whole life so this video is perfect! i swear it feels like i spend 6 hours a day doing dishes :-(
Old guy question. When I was pots or large bowls I feel like i'm using an ocean of water to rinse out the soap. You use a sink of "clean" water to rinse. Doesn't the soap from each item "pollute" the rinse water. Never learned this stuff as a young person so....
I hate cleaning my thermos! I finally found a bottle brush that was long enough to reach the bottom..... However, when I finally went to pull the sponge brush out it fell apart! I can never find a decent brush! 😢 I spent about 5 minutes fishing out all the pieces from my thermos. Also, I find that if you get all of your dishes wet (dip them in your wash basin)before you start washing them it's way easier getting any form of dried food off.
I don't like washing silverware because as dental asistand I used to wash a loooooooooot of dental instruments lol, butI actually like washing dishes because I wok standing on one place only, but hate to clear, clean up, dawn and around the table / chairs (because we have teens and a toddler lol) and the whole dinning area. Also putting things away from dining room to the kitchen, sweeping and mopping it's more work than doing the dishes. I've had dishwasher in few of the homes I've lived and until last October when we moved to Montreal (yes, I do miss it a lot) so, I now soak dishes and rinse then in water and one last time under running water. I also hand dry them because I hate water spots marks. Dishes are so important to me, they are either where I cook or eat from, so yes, they have to be perfect.
I hate hand washing the colander. We have a super small sink that does not make it any easier. BTW I love the Berkey water filter in the background. I would love to see a video on how to clean it.
The coffee pot! My boyfriend liked his coffee so strong that he's known to over do it with the grounds on the daily. When I move it to clean the counter this weird black liquid drips out of the inner workings (where it's supposed to stay dry and clean, always!), and all I can do is run it under water for several minutes and let it dry completely over night or longer before plugging it back in. Before he moved in I didn't even know this was possible, I also have to buy a new machine every year now when my old one lasted me years including numerous friends, roommates, moves, and boyfriends!
I never thought of using the scraping tool that I use to clean my glass top stove, to scrape food off plates. It seems so obvious but is a fantastic tip. One thing I HATE is cleaning food gunk out of my sink and this will solve that problem!!
i hate to handwash that big pot that is too big to really fit in the sink.
I have a skillet like that. The handle is long so I can't lay it flat in the sink. Also when it's full of water it's too heavy to hold one handed.
MsAnna4040 Lmao same
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I use the laundry sink. When we rented tiny apartments, I used the shower. 😂
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I am my dishwasher and I often use dish soap on a sponge but, as Melissa pointed out, you can use a lot of dish soap using this method. Melissa's DIY all purpose cleaner recipe inspired me to develop a more cost effective use of the dish soap. I make up a 3:1 dilution of water to dish soap into an empty dish soap bottle and use this on my sponge. I still get plenty of suds, it's easier to use and a little goes a long way. I remove the labels from my old bottles for a more minimalist look and keep my current bottle of mix on my kitchen windowsill for easy access. I've been doing this for a while now and now have four old dish soap bottles so, when I buy my dish soap I make it up into my 4 bottles straightaway and store the extras under my kitchen sink. When I crack open the last bottle of dish solution, I know it's time to add dish soap to my shopping list. 😊
I do something similar, but in a small bin that I keep by the sink. And I don't empty out the bin afyer every wash. I just add a little more hot water each time, and just keep washing, until the suds are al.ost gone and the dish soap loses its affectiveness.
What’s the ONE thing I hate washing by hand??
EVERYTHING!!!!
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It’s terrible!!!
For stainless steel water bottles (or any reusable bottle): put a couple tbs of salt, a few drops of dish liquid, and some water. cover and shake for like 20 seconds (longer if it's really grimy). Then you just have to wash the rim and rinse. The salt will scrub the inside pretty well!
btw this also works great for small bottles and vases!
A couple of spoonfuls of raw rice just covered with water and a drop of
dish soap is also a great way to clean bottles. Just shake for around 20 secs and rinse in hot water
Sand does the same job, in rural areas of developing countries.
I have never minded washing dishes. I have been married over 47 yrs & have not had a dishwasher the majority of that time. I now have a dishwasher.
I have never put gloves on to wash dishes. I rinse dishes under running water...but I don't let it run between rinses. I wash an item, turn the faucet on, rinse, turn faucet off. Rinsing by having a sink of rinse water, suds are going to collect in it!
Pat Wagner Totally agreed. To save dish detergent and to make sure I’ve sanitized and gotten rid of any germs, I keep a clean medium sized plastic bowl and fill it up with extremely hot water and add a squirt of dish soap and a baby sterilizing tablet, wash up my dishes, rinse with cold water because it gets rid of suds faster, and let them dry. And of course keep all my sponges and sink clean and free of moisture and bacteria. It really is effortless and efficient..
Is this rinsing of the dishes in the second water enough? I prefer not to eat any of the dish soap later... :)
yanammm did you know that in UK they dont rinse at all? They soap the dishes and place them straight onto the dishrack to dry!!! 🙈😖
Veronika Misikova omg... 😱🙈🙈
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Veronika Misikova I rinse all mine 🇬🇧
Veronika Misikova We tend not to have 30 ft kitchens to accommodate those duel sinks! I know not everyone in North America has swimming pools and Porsches, but I get very envious when I see all the convenient space in your homes for gadgets and storage. Basements? Dedicated laundry rooms? Linen closets? Pantries? The stuff of fairy tales for most of us. I'm convinced everyone is in a bad mood in Britain because we live on top of one another. Too much frustration.
I clicked thumbs up so fast! I hate doing dishes! Thank Jesus I have a husband who doesnt mind doing them & does them for me 95% of the time! I'm blessed, I know! 😀
Sierra Ferguson
My hubby PROMISED me that he would ALWAYS wash them ALL of the time, when we first got married 21 years ago... (he KNEW I hated more than ANYTHING else), and his apartment (he was living in when we got married) not only didn’t HAVE a dishwasher, but there wasn’t even a space where one could be added! (He didn’t have a washer & dryer for clothes, either!)
His bathroom didn’t even have a shower(!), just a tub, and a sink with SEPARATE faucets for hot & cold water!! And NO electric outlet in the entire bathroom!! (I had to plug in my hair blow-drier in around the corner from the bathroom door to the electric stove/range top!)
His promise (to ALWAYS wash ALL of our dishes ALL of the time) did not last long, though.
Thank goodness the house we live in now does have a dishwasher! (But 99% of the time I have to load it.) He “knows” how, but he does it wrong. (& I hate that.) And when I ask him to do it MY way, he refuses to. Not even to make me happy.
Sierra Ferguson mine too
This is the oldest trick in the book; "helpless" spouse who doesn't WANT to do something and so fails at it on purpose. I would have thought in the very beginning when he said he would ALWAYS do the dishes, "this guy is a liar - a nice liar that I love, but a liar none the less." So I'm glad you have a dishwasher now, but if you want him to ever do the dishes you need to have a heart to heart and lose the attitude that YOUR way is the only way. He will discover soon enough that the dishes don't get clean if they're packed wrong. And if they do get clean, you are both happy!
Bahaha, ladies you got what you asked for. My sister would be super fussy & non of her partners helped for long. I raised my sons with the rule, do it right & I won't ask you often to do it. Do it wrong & you get to do it again until you get it right. Guys learn quickly to do it right. 1 daughter-in-law fell for the trick like you ladies have & he rarely helps, other daughter-in-law just went great, we can work as a team. He washes dishes, clothes, irons, vacuums, mops, cooks. She doesn't let him do the bathroom & he does outside the house. They both work hard, raise their children & are a great team.
I had a father like that but was unable to find a husband like that! Can we clone yours? To me hell will be a place where they make me do dishes! Wait! I am living in hell!
I hate cleaner the strainer
familypeacelove yes!!!!!!!
Yes, yuck. I dump it into a corner of the sink and use a paper towel to scoop everything up and right into the trash can, that way no touching all that stuff in the strainer :-/
Me too! I always rage
But how do know for sure! all the soap has been washed off the dishes, without an additional rinse before you set them to dry?
The water in the sink looked soapy! !??
Exactly. This method isn't working for me. Plus the sink might not be that clean....def need an extra rinse.
yeah i wouldnt want to drink and eat from those dishes. that cant be healthy. even if you wash the right sink with bleach, there could still be bacteria from the soapy dishes coming off on there . i wonder if this is how many ppl wash there dishes
No, only sudsy. Which it would not have been if dishsoap is added to the washing water after filling the sink. And needlessly to say, the rinsing sink need to be clean, something you control 😉
I also do believe you have an unhealthy obsession with killing bacteria. Unless you left your unscraped plates in a hot, humid environment for days (which would indicate a problem other than washing up method), your playes are not full of bacteria that need sterilizing 😘
Yep that’s not washing it properly.... the soap is still on the dishes ewww..... sorry I don’t like this video
Melissa! I use a way easier method to clean burnt pots and pans. No scrubbing and no elbow grease!
I just put 2 parts of white vinegar to 1 part of water (basically you need the liquids to cover the burnt surface). I put a lid on it and bring everything to a boil. The boiling vinegar lifts all the burnt layer off and the pot shines back like in its early days! (Of course not to use with cast iron)
I will try this! But does it make your kitchen/house smell of vinegar?
Vinegar smell dissipates pretty rapidly. And it is such a miracle cleaner! If you like make an air freshener with water, alcohol and essential oil and spritz that around the kitchen. Melissa has a recipe under her DIY cleaning solutions and the one about essential oils.
Yvonne Rahmes Yes it does! But it's not that bad and it doesn't stay that long so I don't mind it.
I like that idea! I'm going to try that! ❤
i know the laziest and least effort way to wash my dishes, no scrubbing required.
also great for fragile and hard to reach in dishes, like thin travel mugs and such.
i let everything soak in the sink filled with warm water and a little bit of dishwasher detergent powder. the enzymes in the detergent break down the grease and dirt. and i don't even need to touch it. just rinse well afterwards, and if you put some vinegar in the rinse water even better.
about 10 minutes of soaking will be enough for most dishes, but longer won't hurt anything, forgetting the dishes and leaving them to soak for 48 is totally fine, just rinse well.
liquid dish detergent could work but isn't as effective because the powder detergent contains enzymes and bleach(this is what disinfects the dishes very well) but liquid detergent can only contain one of those because in liquid the enzymes and bleach will interact and the enzymes will be broken down and deactivated by the bleach. in powder both can be stable.
and i use powder instead of pods because a pod is way too much to use at once and powder can be portioned out differently.
also if you think this is dangerous, this is literally how your dishwasher does the dishes. a dishwasher only rinses dishes, no scrubbing or anything. the detergent does all the work.
the story behind how i found this out is that i hated cleaning my water bottles and my glass double walled tea travel mug. those things couldn't go in the dishwasher and i got curious why. so i did some research to how dishwashers work and found out that 1) the heat is the reason some stuff can't go in the dishwasher, dishwashers often use almost boiling water. and 2) you can emulate the dishwasher with lower temperatures that the dishes can handle using the method in the parent comment.
mieke96 wow!
Any powder dishwasher detergent? Any brand you recommend?
I keep my compost in a paper bag in the freezer then I dump the contents into the outdoor compost container as well as the bag and the whole thing as compostable and I don't have to wash the container; no fruit fly risk
Less Waste KY Home smart!!!!!!!!!!
I do this too!
Being a single man … this video was a game changer!!! Thanks!
BTW. I hope you , and your now 5? Year old are doing well!👍🏼
A good tip to ALWAYS remember when wearing those big rubber gloves (the washing dishes kind) is to fold a little outer cuff, so it STOPS from splashing your clothes and sides accidentally! (Hey, it happens, & this tip WORKS!!). 👍❤️😉
You NEVER KNOW when!! But it WILL!!
Oh wow… this is why I don’t like wearing gloves because I get wet anyway. You mean to tell me this is all I had to do? 🫠
thanks guys your hatred for dishes and mine mixed made me more confident to wash my 1 week old dishes somehow
Hi Melissa.. Thank you for all wonderful videos.. You are my inspiration. Congratulations for your baby girl...❤️❤️😘 Can you make a video or suggest some tips on ‘ how to clean a drying rack ‘ .. it gets so much gross over the time and is difficult to clean 😫 I hate washing it.
Sarika Sahasrabuddhe yes please I agree!
I always give dishes a rinse first before filling up my sink and wash cleanest to dirtiest so the washing up water isn’t dirty straight away
I HATE washing dishes someone else has used--luckily I live alone. I never put more than an inch of water in the sink when I start. I wash several items first then rinse under hot water and that fills up my sink with water to wash pots and pans. I always put a good hand lotion on before I put on gloves and let the hot water work its' magic on my hands!
LISA BEISHLINE nice lotion tip!
I agree...put a little water in the sink, then as you rinse things, the water gets deeper so it's easier to wash large pieces. That's my way, too.
I hate to wash my juicer (that's why I usually make smoothies now with my Vitamix) and the lid to my metal double walled coffee mug (Contigo), abd where did you get those small brushes? I had a couple years ago when I had aquariums (for the filter) but they have bitten the dust so to speak. Thanks for this video, believe it or not, I was never taught how to clean, as I guess my mom thought it was second nature - NOT!
WIW🤣🤣🤣 I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST MY "OCD"...WHEN I GROUPED MY DISHES AND UTENSILS TO WASH.....TURNS OUT TO BE A NORMAL RHING...WOOHOO😎😎😎
BAREBONESBLESSINGS LISA congrats - you're completely normal! :)
BAREBONESBLESSINGS LISA litterally same
Since I was a teenager, I’ve always grouped like items when washing dishes. It seems wrong to do it any other way lol 😂
I'm struggling trying to teach this to my roommates right now. I was starting to think maybe I made the whole "sort: like items by like items" thing up in my head as a kid, just like a fun little rule to challenge myself when I was bored or something. ive never heard anyone else talk about it before this video, and explaining it to my roommates has been really difficult. I firmly believe it makes a huge difference! anyways thanks for the reality check, glad to know other people do this too.
I sooo needed this, thanks! I start with my glasses first too!! My aunt taught me to do this because they touch our mouths the most and washing them first when the water is cleanest to keep bacteria away. Any tips for washing mugs? I am a big tea drinker and they get so nasty! Definitely my least favorite item to clean because of the honey/tea/milk ring.
I used to hate washing dishes. Now I put on a RUclips video while I wash. I don't see it as a job anymore, just part of my nightly routine.
I do this too, especially if it's a video that might feel like I am just wasting time if I sat down to watch it. 😊😊😊😊
The stuck- on stuff in the bottom of a pan comes up easier if you add a drop of dish soap to the pan first Scientifically, this actually breaks down water surface tension thereby deglazing pan with low heat. Thanks for the baking soda tip Melissa. I can't seem to keep enough around and I've learned so much more about natural ways to clean from you.
I am a bit curious as to why you didn't stress that glasses are always washed first, then plastic, china, silver, then heavier things. I always thought this was the most important aspect of handwashing dishes, etc.
Thanks and God bless y'all.
Always love your videoes.
I hate washing my crockpot.. it is so heavy and my arthritic hands don't handle heavy stuff much... but if truth be told I HATE WASHING DISHES PERIOD..LOL
Louise Gullion use the liners makes clean up a breeze!
Louise Gullion
Fil your crockpot a most of the way with water then add a cup of vinegar and slowly add a cup of baking soda
I hate doing dishes..no dishwasher and no double sink. I really hate washing mesh strainers/colanders. I find it so hard to get them nice and clean.
Have you tried using a scrubbing brush? I keep one just for the sink. Soaking them right after use also helps as they don't dry into the mesh. Usually scrubbing with a sponge or scouring pad alone does it when it has not dried.
Great video! Always motivates me. But I have a few questions. In order to avoid dishes to smell weird even after washing them...Will the eucalyptus or teatree oil help? I use bleach and I am sick of it. And how can I get rid of the burn grease outside my pots and pans? Thanks soooo much for your videos!
Great info! What is that compost container that you use? I hate to clean the knife with peanut butter or mayonnaise that has been left in the sink!
Definitely going to try that baking soda tip on some of my pans! I hate hate hate hate HATE doing dishes. My dishwasher doesn't work that well so I have to get everything pretty clean before I run it. Where do you get those scrub pads?? Sponges gross me out! Thanks for the video!
I HATE doing dishes, BUT, praise God my family has dirty dishes to wash. That means there is food on our table. I love all your kitchen gadgets, even the scrubber (where did you find that again?). Least favorite thing to wash:the huge pots or the Crockpot pot that don’t fit well in the sink, especially with stuck-on food. My strategy? Soak the stuck-on stuff with a few drops of dish soap and water overnight. Easily scrub in the morning. Thanks for making this video! And kudos for doing dishes while pregnant! 🤰
Thanks, Melissa! I *hate* washing cast iron skillets. I have a really hard time taking off the caked-on food-stuffs. I also feel resentful for the extra steps of having to dry them and then adding oil to keep them from rusting. The fact that they need to be washed separately from other dishes, (to avoid soap exposure) also makes it kind of a pain to wash.
I have a straight pizza cutter/food scraper. The easiest way I've found is, while the pan is still hot, use the scraoer. A sharp steak knife will do as well. Doing it while it's still hot makes it easier to remove the stuck-on burnt food. It literally takes seconds. Then take a paper towel or a rag that you reserve for greasy dishes only (a dry clean one) and wipe it clean. The oils from the food help reseal it. And yes, both the iron and the heat will kill any bacteria. Then, add just a touch of whatever cooking oil you use, if still needed. Depending on what you cooked and how much oil it produced, you may not need to add any. It really is that easy, and I Just do it as part of the cleaning off the counters and stove stage of clean-up...instead of the doing dishes stage, rather than as a whole entirely additional task.
Thanks for the tips! I am a fan of your videos! I don't like washing my air fryer rack because of the oil build up. I found I can soak it in baking soda and soapy water (good for non-stick surfaces like my air fryer rack) BUT I don't like having to soak and scrub. Any tips you have will be much appreciated! 😇
thanks for the video what is the thing you scraped the food into I would like that Vicky :))) Texas Ps hate to wash tomato stain plastic
A good pair of rubber gloves literally changed this chore for me.. makes all the difference! Thank ya
You're so welcome! It really does make a huge difference!
Hi Melissa, How do you recommend washing earthen ware especially when there is a burnt situation at the bottom. I just use a heavy duty scrubber on mine without soap but the burn doesn’t budge
in which order do you do your silverware(does it really matter ) i was raised to do them at the end before the pots and pans. i was told by other people that it goes glass and cups then silverware then bowls etc....
do you have a video on composting? since you have a composter. do you use the compost for your garden?
ME:
Clean out sinks, fill the main sink with hot water, turn off the water, add PALMOLIVE dish soap (BETTER THAN DAWN), then add dishes. Let soak for 2-3 days (oops, I meant to put hours, or did I).
Wash all cups, glasses tumblers, etc first, then do plates and silverware. Put clean items in other sink. I use moderately warm to hot water to rinse (I'm 65...what the hell do I care about spots?) I generally put my silverware on top of my plates laying flat in the sink to rinse them. I rinse off the plates and other items, put the plates in the drainer then put other items around the plates in the drainer. Pots and pans are last. (This method may seem a bit "off" to some, but it works great for me.)
Garbage disposal! LOVE IT!
If i have delicate glasses I put a cloth sponge like a carpet on the bottom of the sink so the glass is a little cushioned and gets a better grip while doing the turning and light rubbing motion. So kinda like these bathing tub protectors.
Any certain type of tea tree oil? Are all safe and can you use a few drops in the dishwasher?
you can ask on facebook a group called Using Essential Oils Safely (NOT the one that says education) But the one that has over 100k members. The leader is Lea Harris Jacobson. Lea KNOWS her stuff and safety as well! She is NOT an MLM. Also, her website is www.usingeossafely.com At first it seems overwhelming, but it is actually a great place to learn.
Melissa, I can't stand washing my crock pot! I love to use it, but can't stand cleaning it. I even use liners in it, but sometimes they creep down and I STILL have to wash that thing. It's a five quart crock pot, so it's huge!!!!
Bonnie Dobbs I heard to use denture cleaning tablets from the dollar store. Fill your crock pot with water, add the tablets let them do their thing. I have never done it, but Becky from A Place To Nest recommends it.
Kimmerrou, I'll try that! Thanks!!
Can't wait to use your tips to clean burnt on food from 2 pots I have not been able to fully clean yet. Fingers crossed that it works!!
Do you have a video on how to clean a washing machine that smells like it’s got mold or mildew
HeyLupe i run mine empty with vinager and baking soda.
Of course they do, its here: ruclips.net/video/HC3ostRaZhY/видео.html
HeyLupe yes, she does
Where did you get the dish drain? Can you leave a link? I love your videos!
Hi. Thank you for sending Brenda of My New Me your book and microfiber cleaning cloth set! That was really sweet of you!
Do u think u can make a video how to clean your dishwasher 😊
Lillian Eaton ClutterBug has one.
thanks for this helpful video! I had no idea people put soap on a sponge between dishes, that seems pretty wasteful lol. My least favorite thing to wash is my rice cooker. the lid always gets so sticky and takes forever to get clean! But it's also my favorite kitchen gadget, so it must be done!
Melissa, do I see a small composte bin on your counter? Where is it from? And do you keep it there all the time?
Yes I want to know
It's part of the city recycling and composting program. The city (North York) gives out the composting bins.
The brand says Joseph Joseph so probably bed bath and beyond. Give it a google.
I was always taught to wash the silverware in the fresh wash water first, bc it comes in contact with your mouth the most often
How many drops of essential oil does it take per sink of water to sanitize?
And does any brand of essential oil work or does it need to be food grade/edible or safe for consumption?
I've heard some brands are mainly intended for fragrance only, would that matter with the dishes?
The actual one dish that I hate washing the most is the large roasting pan for the turkey at Thanksgiving time. It’s nice to have such a large pan, and it has a sturdy metal rack that goes inside of it that’s nice to have, too. But it’s just too big for the sink. So you can only get half of it wet it any given time.
However, I always line it completely with foil, to make its cleanup much easier & quicker, and then put the roasting rack inside of it, and then spray that with cooking oil spray, so that it is much easier to clean later.
Thanks for the tips and beautiful kitchen.
Whenever I'm doing alot of dishes I squirt some dishsoap directly on the counter. Then I can dip the spunge/brush/cloth into the soap whenever I need!
Thanks for sharing this! Btw, what gloves do you use? Do you know a gloves that's cotton/cloth lined?
Nice tips on hand washing dishes... I don’t have a dish washer so I have to wash my dishes by hand all the time and I do very differently...
So i just wanted to congratulate you and Chad on your baby girl. How exciting!!!! Second....i hate washing my George Forman grill. I also don't like washing my crockpot. There are times i completely forget I used it...for a few days...then i usually have to name what's in the crockpot because it's grown fur. Lol my questing is can yippy post a video on washing a dish drying rack and how to maintain it so I'm not washing it so often?
Thanks for the aluminum foil as steel wool tip, never actually heard that one before, looking forward to trying it out.
Merry Christmas and Happy Hannakuh to all.
I would love if you could do a video all about your best carpet cleaning tricks! Like homemade products to remove stains and whatnot. Also, your best tips on quickly and effectively cleaning walls, doors, and baseboards. For some reason in my home the walls seem to get super yucky super fast and I LOATHE cleaning them.
Where did you get the food scraps dispenser.?
can you do a video on how to clean a juicer the right way?
Where did you get the compost bin?
The giant pots that dont fit in the sink.
These really help a lot
I start with few dishes in the sink, low water, appropriate amount for a full sink of soap. I rinse with a stream into the washing sink and add more dishes to keep with the water level. Nice to rinse in clean water, only use a sink full of water, great for sorting.
Where did you get your drying wrack? I don't have a dishwasher, I have to wash everything by hand, I also don't have a garbage disposal (my dad says they broke code).
I hate washing my cast iron skillet. You can't just wash it and go. There is way more to it than that.
The secret to that is NEVER use soap. Wipe out first, then put under running hot water and scrub. When clean dry immediately and spray with a dusting of Pam or EVO. Dry off excess with paper towel and you're ready to go. I love my cast iron omelette pan (which you can't even find any more!) and use it daily. Also if you have a big iron pan, put some water in it while it's waiting to be washed, and the scrubbing will be easier. But no soap - it strips the coating (that you've baked in) off and it does take forever to recondition them! Good luck!
Get a chainmail scrubber from Amazon. It's amazing. Made just for castiron, but I've found it works on other pots and pans too
Linda When mine needs washed I use hot water, coarse salt, and paper towel. Works really well and protects the seasoning.
The coating on cast iron is carbonized fat. You cannot remove it with a touch of soap - think caked on burned pan. Wash with a little soap, it won't hurt anything. As mine is new every time I wash, I do a light coat with oil and leave it for a half hour on the burner to dry and carbonize the fat. With older, better conditioned pans, this is not necessary, just put on the stove for a quick dry.
Wow, I love my cast iron. I NEVER use soap to get out gunk.... I use baking soda, heat to boil, rinse with really hot water, return to heat for faster dry, spray with cooking spray, let dry naturally, store on top of the stove top.
where is the scrub cloth from? Where is the mini trash bin from?
Melissa, Tupperware has an extra long handled bottle brush I just bought! Maybe that would help!
Where did you get that little rack that holds your sponge/utensils in the sink?
And I hate hate hate washing a pot with fried noodles left in it! You basically have to rehydrate them and turn it to slimey mush
Was that compost bin a regular trash can repurposed for compost or is it specifically made for compost? I love it and would like to get one. P.S. love the video.
I absolutely hate washing silverware!! That stuff is just painful to do!! Love the foil trick, I've been using that for years. It also works well at cleaning and sharpening scissors. Just cut through wadded up foil with the scissors and ta da!! Great tips! Thanks for the awesome video!!
I just a few days ago found the hint to use aluminum foil to remove burnt on food!!!! Amazingly it works!!!
I cannot stand to wash anything that is very large to wash because it is bulky and messy!
What is an effective way to clean crystal Champagne flutes? I love mine sparkling clean with no smudges...any suggestions?
Where is your compost bin from? I want one!
I hate washing travels mugs, so I came up with a way to do it where don’t have to try to get your hand into it (but can’t because it’s too narrow). I put a small amount of gel dishwasher detergent in it and fill with really hot water. Stir it a bit and leave over night. Then I pour that water out and rinse really well and voila a clean travel mug. Might work for stainless steel water bottles too.
I have a little bit of OCD. Wash glasses first then Plates bowls and Silver ware , then pans which I cannot stand washing pans ! The dish drainer gets scuzzy!
That's the way I was raised how to wash dishes. I've never owned a dishwasher. I want one so badly.
My old sheet pans, how do you clean these?
I use denture tablets and hot water to clean my stainless steel thermos cup. Tablet does all the work then I take a bottle brush scrub a bit and rinse. What do you do if you only have one sink?
where did you get your foam soap dispenser? I would love to have one of those
I hate doing dishes!! I just got a dishwasher as is.i hope it works.
loved your video.... i hate washing pans in which i boil milk :/ and also bowls in which eggs are beaten
Where can I get that dish rack???
Thank you I love your channel and this is very very very very very very helpful
I hate handwashing the insert for my crockpot! I can't get the smell from previous food out and it's so heavy! BTW what lip color are you wearing? It's stunning
How very nice of you to send your Book and Microfibre cloths to Brenda of My New Me. It made her very happy in her video.
Where did u get that mini trash can loove it
Melissa what kind of gloves you have ?
i just moved into an apartment with NO DISHWASHER after being used to a dishwasher my whole life so this video is perfect! i swear it feels like i spend 6 hours a day doing dishes :-(
Old guy question. When I was pots or large bowls I feel like i'm using an ocean of water to rinse out the soap. You use a sink of "clean" water to rinse. Doesn't the soap from each item "pollute" the rinse water. Never learned this stuff as a young person so....
I hate cleaning my thermos! I finally found a bottle brush that was long enough to reach the bottom..... However, when I finally went to pull the sponge brush out it fell apart! I can never find a decent brush! 😢
I spent about 5 minutes fishing out all the pieces from my thermos.
Also, I find that if you get all of your dishes wet (dip them in your wash basin)before you start washing them it's way easier getting any form of dried food off.
I don't like washing silverware because as dental asistand I used to wash a loooooooooot of dental instruments lol, butI actually like washing dishes because I wok standing on one place only, but hate to clear, clean up, dawn and around the table / chairs (because we have teens and a toddler lol) and the whole dinning area. Also putting things away from dining room to the kitchen, sweeping and mopping it's more work than doing the dishes. I've had dishwasher in few of the homes I've lived and until last October when we moved to Montreal (yes, I do miss it a lot) so, I now soak dishes and rinse then in water and one last time under running water. I also hand dry them because I hate water spots marks. Dishes are so important to me, they are either where I cook or eat from, so yes, they have to be perfect.
what if you have one basin sink?
Randi Matthews buy a plastic bin
My mom had a one-basin sink, and she used a plastic dishwashing tub to wash dishes in, and I rinsed them under the faucet.
I hate hand washing the colander. We have a super small sink that does not make it any easier. BTW I love the Berkey water filter in the background. I would love to see a video on how to clean it.
I was so hoping you would tell us where the LONG rubber gloves can be purchased!
The coffee pot! My boyfriend liked his coffee so strong that he's known to over do it with the grounds on the daily. When I move it to clean the counter this weird black liquid drips out of the inner workings (where it's supposed to stay dry and clean, always!), and all I can do is run it under water for several minutes and let it dry completely over night or longer before plugging it back in. Before he moved in I didn't even know this was possible, I also have to buy a new machine every year now when my old one lasted me years including numerous friends, roommates, moves, and boyfriends!
I had a doubt.Is Mouthmask needeed in cleaning home?
I never thought of using the scraping tool that I use to clean my glass top stove, to scrape food off plates. It seems so obvious but is a fantastic tip. One thing I HATE is cleaning food gunk out of my sink and this will solve that problem!!
Thank you 🌷🌷
Are the rubber gloves reusable?
The long plastic straws for reusable water bottles.
In the dishwashing section of your grocery store, they have these LONG thin brushes for those very straws. I know Kroger stores carry them.
I and anyone cannot remove dry caremal on a pan though my maid had done it