Washing your pots, drain or dry?

V4NT0M · 27 Jul 2009 at 14:50

Not the most enthralling of topics, but when you do your washing up do you dry them straight away with a cloth/towel or let them dry naturally on the draining board.

Just one of my friends seems to think that leaving them to dry is disgusting and unacceptable. Wondered if I was alone in leaving them to dry.

Burnsy2023 · 27 Jul 2009 at 14:51

Depends what I can be bothered to do.

Greenlizard0 · 27 Jul 2009 at 14:51

Leave them to dry. Unless you need something urgently of course.

bledd · 27 Jul 2009 at 14:52

everything I wash, I rinse with hot top water straight away, to get rid of the soap

and I only ever wash using 100% hot tap water (almost unbearable)

most things dry themselves within 60 seconds, from the heat

ChrizZ · 27 Jul 2009 at 14:52

I let the dishwasher do that job

But i see where your coming from and I'd do the same. Leave the pot drip dry...

Mat · 27 Jul 2009 at 14:52

If I run out of space on the drainer, I'll dry things to make more space. Other than that, its all left to air dry.

Glaucus · 27 Jul 2009 at 14:52

leave them to dry. Don't see the point in drying. Unless you need to use something straight away.

Conscript · 27 Jul 2009 at 14:53

bledd. said:
100% hot tap water

What's that in Celsius?

Burnsy2023 · 27 Jul 2009 at 14:53

bledd. said:
everything I wash, I rinse with hot top water straight away, to get rid of the soap

and I only ever wash using 100% hot tap water (almost unbearable)

most things dry themselves within 60 seconds, from the heat

I tend to do the same. I used to use rubber gloves for when the hot water is unbearable on unprotected skin.

^TANK^ · 27 Jul 2009 at 14:53

Drain the buggers.

Morgoth · 27 Jul 2009 at 14:53

I dry them, leaving stuff to dry just looks a bit untidy.

wannabedamned · 27 Jul 2009 at 14:54

It depends, If i'm feeling lazy I let them drain but if i'm trying to keep things clean or I'm expecting visitors I wash, Dry and put them away.

shauncr91 · 27 Jul 2009 at 14:56

Leave them to drain, although my family doesn't make sense and insists on them being dried straight away "To make it look tidier".

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~J~ · 27 Jul 2009 at 14:56

bledd. said:
everything I wash, I rinse with hot top water straight away, to get rid of the soap

and I only ever wash using 100% hot tap water (almost unbearable)

most things dry themselves within 60 seconds, from the heat

Exactly same here, I read somewhere (don't know how true it was) that it's more unhygienic to dry them with a cloth/towel.

But you're right, if the water is scolding hot, the dishes tend to dry pretty damn quick anyway.

Kennysevenfold · 27 Jul 2009 at 14:57

Greenlizard0 said:
Leave them to dry. Unless you need something urgently of course.

This, 50/50 really, i cant see it making any difference tbh

Nitefly · 27 Jul 2009 at 14:58

What is with the sudden surge of these threads recently? Do you wash your grapes? Which way do you stir your tea? What's next?

Do you prefer red or blue?
Do you like the smell of cheese?
What sound do you find more annoying- 'aaaaaaa' or 'ooooooo'?

For the record... drain

Dup · 27 Jul 2009 at 14:59

Drying them is bad. Any contaminents on the tower or one item is then transferred to everything else. Always drain.

Burnsy2023 · 27 Jul 2009 at 15:00

Dup said:
Drying them is bad. Any contaminents on the tower or one item is then transferred to everything else. Always drain.

Don't be silly. A few germs do you good.

ChrizZ · 27 Jul 2009 at 15:00

Nitefly said:
What is with the sudden surge of these threads recently? Do you wash your grapes? Which way do you stir your tea? What's next?

Do you prefer red or blue?
Do you like the smell of cheese?
What sound do you find more annoying- 'aaaaaaa' or 'ooooooo'?

For the record... drain

Blue (colour of the forum)
Depends what cheese it is
'ooooooo' Would be the most annoying.

Sankari · 27 Jul 2009 at 15:01

Drip dry for the win.