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roobarb
Joined: 15 Apr 2008
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Location: Carmarthenshire
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 Posted: Thu Jun 25, 15 2:27 pm Post subject: How do you clean your dishes (without a dishwasher) |
 
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We wash up by hand, and have always used a sponge/scourer type thing to clean the dishes. These work well, but don't seem to last very long - or at least the scourer part of it doesn't. I hate throwing them away as it just adds more plastic to landfill, which we try to avoid. I've just tried the EcoForce recylced sponge/scourer to try and ease my conscience, but these lasted even less time, and I once tried the loafer type thing as a scourer, which were even worse and went mouldy. I'm not a fan of washing up brushes as to me they don't seem to get things as clean. So, what do others use to clean dishes when hand dishwashing? |
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sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005
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i have used the green scouring pads to good effect,the industrial ones work better than the sponge backed ones
the frayed end of a 16mm trawl rope is quite useful
sand and peat both work
hounds can be very tidy
ps dishwashers are eco friendlyish and cheaper than bowl+detergent+rinse if paying for and heating water (unless you have "free "hot water)
and they cut the time to under 10 mins stacking /unloading per day for 3 or 4 people |
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NorthernMonkeyGirl
Joined: 10 Apr 2011
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Location: Peeping over your shoulder
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Cheap and nasty sponge/scourer pads.
What also worked was a knitted dishcloth and a loofah for occasional scrubby use, hung up to dry well though.
Salt does well on cast-iron-pan gunk. |
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wellington womble
Joined: 08 Nov 2004
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Location: East Midlands
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You can knit dishcloths out of sisal string, which makes good scrubby things. Ravelry (other knitting websites are available) has loads of patterns for scrubby type things. I knitted exfoliating wash mitts as Thingymas gifts one year, which worked quite well. I don't know if they'd last any longer, but they'd be compostable. |
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011
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I use a dishcloth with a metal scourer for difficult bits. Most things go through the dishwasher, but I always wash pots and baking trays by hand. |
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LynneA
Joined: 25 Oct 2006
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Location: London N21
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I have a phobia of foam rubber sponge (can't the stuff), so Howard does the bulk of the washing up.
(That's my story and I'm sticking to it  )
Sainsburys used to do these wonderful orange "scouring cloths" but they were discontinued years ago.
I have recently found things called Euro scrubby. More expensive - I found them at Burford Garden Centre, and at the Sarah Raven open day, but they work really well, can be machine washed, and with care, can last for ages. |
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mochyn
Joined: 21 Dec 2004
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Location: mid-Wales
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I have a washing up brush which I bought in Oxfam. It's plastic, but has a replaceable head. Very good. |
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gregotyn
Joined: 24 Jun 2010
Posts: 1860
Location: Llanfyllin area
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I use the net that comes round citrus fruits as a scrubber. I don't even buy the citrus fruit, I beg the nets from my friends who do! So far there have only been to 2 colours. I am probably just tight, but may even be thrifty! |
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011
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lowri
Joined: 18 Oct 2006
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Location: ceredigion
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I think you can't beat really hot water, the hotter the better, but I can see where dpack is coming from. |
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Tavascarow
Joined: 06 Aug 2006
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Location: South Cornwall
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A stiff nylon dish brush on the non stick & a stainless wire scourer on everything else. |
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Slim
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
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Location: New England (In the US of A)
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tahir
Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex
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| dpack wrote: |
i have used the green scouring pads to good effect,the industrial ones work better than the sponge backed ones
the frayed end of a 16mm trawl rope is quite useful
sand and peat both work
hounds can be very tidy
ps dishwashers are eco friendlyish and cheaper than bowl+detergent+rinse if paying for and heating water (unless you have "free "hot water)
and they cut the time to under 10 mins stacking /unloading per day for 3 or 4 people |
I thought you'd be using an industrial pressure washer  |
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sean
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Location: North Devon
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I reckon he's been out-toughed by Slim using chainmail. |
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