Do you add dishsoap when you start the water running or after its done filling?
Question:my b/f and i are cleaning our apartment right now and he got stuckwith the dishes. he thinks that when you're doing dishes, you fill the sink up with warm/hot water and then when its done then you add the soap because its not the bubbles that do the cleaning its only certain ingredients in it, and that the bubbles are only the effects of the soap coming in contact with the oxygen. i think you gotta have bubbles if you want your dishes clean, how else is the bacteria going to be killed? if you have lots of bubbles in the water its obviously going to go all over the dishes and kill the bacteria. (or the ingredients can expand IN the water rather than going to the surface to dissapate in oxegen which is why you wash dishes UNDER the water) which one is right?
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I pour the dish detergent while the water is running. If I try to add it after it's done filling up it doesn't make any bubbles and I agree with you if it doesn't make bubbles it doesn't clean.
that is real deep.(_o_)
You can do it either way. I prefer adding it to the running water while the sink is filling. But, I have waited until the sink is filled with water, added the detergent and swished it around with my hands---PITB! :P
It makes more bubbles if you add it to the running water. :)
turn the water on hot add you dishsoap
I add mine while the water is filling...=)
Any person who has been cleaning for very long like I have would add the soap while the water is running and so does my husband.
add the soap right away when u put the plug in the sink cuz then it soap up
Don't fill the sink. Let the water run, soap up your sponge or dishrag, and wash dishes while the water runs. Yes, I know it uses a lot of water but it keeps that water running down your kitchen drain which will help your pipes remain less clogged for longer.
As for the bacteria part of your question, as soon as you wash them, bacteria from the air will land on them. If you're really worried about killing bacteria, use the hottest water you can stand and make sure whatever you're using to wash them (sponge or dishrag) is super clean. Then rinse in bleach water.
I can't believe you guys actually thought this out so much! But, to answer you question, put the soap in when you start the water.you are right. Otherwise, I would think that the soap would not be evenly distributed throughout the water.
I always add dish soap as soon as the water starts running in the sink. I think it disperses better that way. Warmer water helps the surfactants clean better. If you are concerned about germs, just add a few drops of bleach to the water if you have items with raw meat juices on them. If you want a real eye-opener, take a microbiology class. Next you can worry about the biofilms forming in your shower and on your washcloth and loofah...
either way is fine, but I feel like washing dishes without bubbles is wrong
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