How do YOU handle dirty dishes?

[HopeHoops]

[dysfunctional press]

1. i rinse them off and put them in the dishwasher.

when it's full, i run it.

then i empty it, and repeat.

[Blue Diadem]

11. Same here. n/t

[Broken_Hero]

2. ........

I diligently wash each item by hand and dry them with a fine dishtowel

[madinmaryland]

3. That's what my wife is for.

:hide:

[TommyO]

4. I use the dishwasher and have never had a dish come out grungy

No need to rewash them.

[HopeHoops]

5. If you rinse them and use a brush first, they don't.

My brother-in-law throws dishes with dried on/baked on food right in the dishwasher - they never get clean. Of course, he also thinks that all stove-top cooking should be done with the heat/flame on maximum.

[hobbit709]

7. I use my dishwasher about once every 6 months

It doesn't matter how crusted the plates are, they come out squeaky clean every time. It also washes my gimme caps.

[dysfunctional press]

14. one of the greatest achievements in dish-cleaning EVER...

they never had these when i was a kid.

[av8rdave]

10. You must be using the iDishwasher

[hobbit709]

6. When the right hand sink starts to overfill

Then I wash them and stack them to dry in the left hand sink.

[Skittles]

27. scheduling hobbit709 for ass-kicking

I suspect his half his sink always has dishes

[hobbit709]

30. You better have big feet, I've got a big ass.

And yes, one side or the other always has dishes in it. I have to have one sink empty so I can get water for the dogs.

[unpossibles]

8. I guess i am the wench

Cause I generally do them and don't mind, although not always quickly. I do them thoroughly though.

In fact, it's a pet peeve of mine when I notice people who do not wash the back/bottom of a dish. Seriously. Do they not get that the ones stacked below it then get dirty?

[BlueJazz]

9. Wash them by hand ...let them air-dry.

[dembotoz]

12. prewash by hand then into the dishwasher to be washed again.

easier than inspecting then rejecting still dirty stuff.

[TK421]

13. I wash them by hand...we don't own a dishwasher

but I can wash dishes ten times better than any dishwasher :)

[Manifestor_of_Light]

15. DIshwashers get the dishes clean. Hand washing doesn't.

Dishwashers have heating coils that go to 160 degrees Fahrenheit.

Hot tap water is 110-120. That won't kill germs.

[TK421]

20. Yes...hand washing does get them clean as far getting every bit of food

off, and as far as the germs go, well....nobody has died,yet.

[Jamastiene]

17. How much do you cost and does a repairman install you at no additional charge?

:)

[TK421]

21. Just feed me twice a day and I'll take care of the rest!

;)

[Jamastiene]

16. I am DEFINITELY no Martha Stewart (although I do enjoy watching her show).

I hate housework. I'd rather plant a garden, work in the yard amidst the triffids and the biting/stinging things, and giving the neighbors a show when I get bit by the biting/stinging things.

But, the truth is I haven't found a sucker (ahem, I mean treasured precious dear mate in life) who'll do all my housework for me. So, what gets done I have to do it...except dishes.

I hate cooking, but I do it. I hate all household duties, except cleaning my bathtub before I take a bath, but I still do what I have to do.

I'll wash the dishes when I have to, and ONLY when I ABSOLUTELY have to, though. The rest of the time, I keep a strong memory of some kitchens I once saw on Home Time and pretend those pristine masterpieces are my kitchen and the thing I walk through is just a place where I keep my Dr Pepper and ice.

[frogmarch]

18. rinse clean and put them into the dishwasher n/t

[cynatnite]

19. I treat dirty dishes like my bills...

Wash them when I absolutely have no other choice.

[azmouse]

22. I hand wash stemware and pots, the rest goes in the dishwasher.

[bigwillq]

23. Dishwasher, most of the time.

I do hand-wash dishes at times..I actually enjoy doing dishes at times.

[BarenakedLady]

24. Hand wash some

Put some in the dishwasher. I run it when I run out of cereal bowls.

[texanwitch]

25. There is always the let the dog lick the dishes clean.

Then just wash them in hot water.

Works for me.

[Skittles]

26. I hand wash, let 'em dry themselves

yes INDEED

[bluesbassman]

28. Just Like Albert...

Dirty Dishes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U13p6KqIf8

[Joe the Liberal]

29. Hand wash all the way, dishwashers NEVER get'em clean.....

My dishwasher anyway, the thing is brand new too although it doesn't do what it's supposed to do. If you want something done right you have to do it yourself, the dishwasher always leaves food on the plates and if it's not food then it leaves the grease on them. Hand washing is the only way I can ensure they get clean all the way because the dishwasher just won't do it.

and I don't get why some people rinse off the dishes and then put them in the dishwasher, whats the point? You'd might as well just wash them by hand, by rinsing them off first you're basically doing both, hand washing and using the dishwasher.

Anyways, that's from my experience, I guess my dishwasher just sucks. The only thing it's good for is to be used as drying rack for the dishes I wash by hand, it actually works great for this because it's right next to the sink. :P

[madrchsod]

31. put them in the sink,turn on the hot water,pour in some vinegar and soap....

and maybe i`ll get around to washing them.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

32. I put them in the oven - it has a "clean" cycle

When the smoke detector starts up, my dishes are sparkly!

:hi:

[Heidi]

33. With élan,

if you must know.