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>so your water doesn't get full of chunks of food This indicates to me that you are using a literal tub of water to wash the items in, using the same water for
by stevewodil 5y ago
>so your water doesn't get full of chunks of food
This indicates to me that you are using a literal tub of water to wash the items in, using the same water for all dishes. Kinda gross but besides the point. Most people that hand wash dishes are just letting the faucet run while they wash the dish so that's why it uses so much water, they aren't reusing any water
- steerablesafe 5y agoWell, the dishwasher also reuses water, that's how it saves water.
- jacobmischka 5y agoYes, but it also filters and traps the chunks in the tray that you're supposed to clean.
- chewbacha 5y agoIn addition it operates at a higher temperature and pH than hand washing, which is fairly antimicrobial very just detergent and hand-hot temperature.
- beaconstudios 5y agoit's 100% the norm in the UK to wash dishes in a tub (as opposed to under the tap; dishwashers are common too). You change the water when it gets mucky, but if you've scraped off your solid food & rinsed off sauce residue beforehand, that takes a while.
- persedes 5y agoDito here in germany (at least in my near family), the dishwasher essentially reuses the same water too to clean after rinsing, you just don't see it hehe. Suds are also not rinsed off in the UK if I recall? That would definitely safe some water too.
- Filligree 5y agoThat’s why most sinks have two compartments. You wash your dishes in one, then rinse in the other. Do it right and it’s just as efficient as the dishwasher. Still more work, of course.