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s240779

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Is soaking dirty dishes more effective when dish detergent is added?
#19199406 - 11/28/13 05:24 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Re: Is soaking dirty dishes more effectuve when dish detergent is added? [Re: s240779]
#19199413 - 11/28/13 05:30 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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im thinking the later.
Think super super bacteria manifestation being born. Fuck your soap.
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Re: Is soaking dirty dishes more effectuve when dish detergent is added? [Re: s240779]
#19199420 - 11/28/13 05:34 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Been under the impression that the answer is 'no' for a while.
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Re: Is soaking dirty dishes more effectuve when dish detergent is added? [Re: s240779]
#19199424 - 11/28/13 05:38 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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More effective then what? Just water? Then yes, because detergent works by breaking surface tension. Soak first, then scrub.
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Re: Is soaking dirty dishes more effectuve when dish detergent is added? [Re: KremrBigSikter]
#19199431 - 11/28/13 05:43 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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detergents work by emulsifying the nonpolar materials on the plate (oils, etc) so that they can be combined with water to wash it off. if you do not use detergent the water will not dissolve the oil therefore doing less of a job washing off all the gunk on your plate.
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Re: Is soaking dirty dishes more effectuve when dish detergent is added? [Re: KremrBigSikter]
#19199449 - 11/28/13 05:59 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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KremrBigSikter said: More effective then what? Just water? Then yes, because detergent works by breaking surface tension. Soak first, then scrub.
So basically, sudsing water makes the water have less surface tension and this tension-reduced water is more effective for the purpose of soaking dishes? Of course, scrubbing is the true cleaning stage and a sudsy water soak will only provide a minor advantage.
I would like to hear more opinions, though.
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Re: Is soaking dirty dishes more effectuve when dish detergent is added? [Re: s240779]
#19199451 - 11/28/13 06:00 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Also, warm water is better than cold.
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Re: Is soaking dirty dishes more effectuve when dish detergent is added? [Re: KremrBigSikter]
#19199514 - 11/28/13 06:33 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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When i worked McDonald's i use to wash the dishes by just soaking them in soapy water. Lol. No scrubbing, nothing. Just pull and rinse hahahaha
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Re: Is soaking dirty dishes more effectuve when dish detergent is added? [Re: SupaThaRipper]
#19199555 - 11/28/13 06:53 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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That's how a lot of restaurant washing is done. I worked at a place that consistently gave dirty soup spoons to people. Customers would just keep returning the dirty spoons day after day asking for plastic.
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Re: Is soaking dirty dishes more effectuve when dish detergent is added? [Re: ReginaldPMcpoop]
#19199581 - 11/28/13 07:06 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Does the soap stay mostly on the surface of the water or what? I guess it makes sense that it wouldn't make much difference at the soaking stage. Having the water really hot probably does though.
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Re: Is soaking dirty dishes more effective when dish detergent is added? [Re: s240779]
#19199606 - 11/28/13 07:21 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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STAL works pretty well... . . .
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Re: Is soaking dirty dishes more effective when dish detergent is added? [Re: s240779]
#19199706 - 11/28/13 08:03 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Seems to me that it helps. I've always operated under that assumption anyways.
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Re: Is soaking dirty dishes more effective when dish detergent is added? [Re: s240779]
#19199751 - 11/28/13 08:21 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Yes, detergents(aka soap) break molecular bonds in the whole solution (your sink) and break bonds in lipids like oil or grease and they denature proteins which makes them either more soluble in water or makes them precipitate, which, either way means they aren't on your dishes. Detergents also lyse most cells (cut them open, which kills them), so detergents also sterilize them too.
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Re: Is soaking dirty dishes more effective when dish detergent is added? [Re: Gumby]
#19200023 - 11/28/13 09:51 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Obviously yes.
It let water absorb in the food which makes them easier to clean off. Plus the detergent lifts up the grease.
But then again, I wash my dishes with a brush filled with soap directly under the tap water stream.
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Re: Is soaking dirty dishes more effectuve when dish detergent is added? [Re: SupaThaRipper]
#19200042 - 11/28/13 09:58 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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SupaThaRipper said: When i worked McDonald's i use to wash the dishes by just soaking them in soapy water. Lol. No scrubbing, nothing. Just pull and rinse hahahaha
And that is why I never never never ever eat at McDonalds
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Re: Is soaking dirty dishes more effectuve when dish detergent is added? [Re: SupaThaRipper]
#19200068 - 11/28/13 10:06 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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SupaThaRipper said: When i worked McDonald's i use to wash the dishes by just soaking them in soapy water. Lol. No scrubbing, nothing. Just pull and rinse hahahaha
There is nothing funny about that. That's fucking disgusting.
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Re: Is soaking dirty dishes more effectuve when dish detergent is added? [Re: Eddeee]
#19200090 - 11/28/13 10:11 AM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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I'm usually the one that does dishes at dominos and I've noticed the same thing. I still scrub the dishes, but after a few minutes in really hot, soapy water, there clean as hell. I couold probably just take them out of the water and rinse them with a really poweful ho.se thing we got above the 3 compartment sink. We also sanitize them too. Rinse, soak, scrub, rinse again, sanitize, air dry. Dominos a-ok. Plus everything we serve goes in a 450 degree oven for 6.5 minutes. I swear to god that kills anything. Probably the cure for aids right there.
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Re: Is soaking dirty dishes more effectuve when dish detergent is added? [Re: s240779]
#19203051 - 11/28/13 11:10 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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Protip: Rinse dishes off immediately after use, instead of letting them sit around. Then no soaking required. Take all of like 5 seconds
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Re: Is soaking dirty dishes more effectuve when dish detergent is added? [Re: Shroomism]
#19203070 - 11/28/13 11:16 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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ProTip2: Use 1 plate for food only
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Re: Is soaking dirty dishes more effectuve when dish detergent is added? [Re: huffinglue]
#19203080 - 11/28/13 11:19 PM (10 years, 2 months ago) |
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huffinglue said: I'm usually the one that does dishes at dominos and I've noticed the same thing. I still scrub the dishes, but after a few minutes in really hot, soapy water, there clean as hell. I couold probably just take them out of the water and rinse them with a really poweful ho.se thing we got above the 3 compartment sink. We also sanitize them too. Rinse, soak, scrub, rinse again, sanitize, air dry. Dominos a-ok. Plus everything we serve goes in a 450 degree oven for 6.5 minutes. I swear to god that kills anything. Probably the cure for aids right there.
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