What's the most water efficient way to wash dishes?

LOL, we tend to wash them at the end of the day.

 

Just wash as you go and use a trickle of water. I don't see how you can beat that after you've let the food fuse to the dishes.

 

I only put in less than an inch of water. Add soap and the utensils.As I wash I rinse into the same sink. Then plates , then glasses and so on, ends up using very little water and it's all right there to see how little you used. Less than half of what would have been used by filling the wash sink and then rinsing in the other sink.

 

I've found that most people would say: the wife is always right. If she gets annoyed with your way, just let her do it her way. Buy her some flowers next time or something - I hear they like that kind of thing lol.

I just let my cats lick the plates clean then re-use....J/K!! Everything goes in the dishwasher for me, except pots, pans, etc as they take up too much space.

 

Honestly, there are so many variables that I think it would be pretty difficult to hazzard a guess. But this sounds like it would be pretty easy to test... one day you wash the dishes your way and let all the water drain into your greywater bucket and measure how much water you use... the next day let her do them her way and measure that water. If you really want to get all scientific about it, do it over a week or two and average the results.

 

marine style, spit and polish.

 

Pee on them.

If that doesn't work for you, then use your system, but use a commercial sprayer type of faucet where water flows only when you squeeze the handle.

Tom

 

I'm with Krelborne on the "trickle" method. Bare minimum needed to get the job done. It's like a pulse in P&G.

 

Most efficient way to wash dishes If water conservation is a concern is to use paper plates and cups you will also find this the most efficient on your time

 

LOL! Are you a scientist by any chance?

 

Burritos can rinse the dishes as they are used and leave just enough water so that they do dry out before his wife washes them at the end of the day.

My family follows the 'wash after use' discipline because 1. I dislike seeing dirty dishes pile up; and more importantly, my kids get the wrong idea that they can just add to the dirty pile and never pitch in.

 

My opinion, machine wash full loads only, no dry cycle. Or wash smaller batches by hand. I tend to wash using a soap spongy thing, using the running water to rinse as I am filling, doing the cleanest first. A whole days wormy of dishes takes about 1 gallon of water,, solar heated of course.

Icarus

 

Consumer Reports does test this kind of thing. A dishwasher uses much less water than washing by hand. Just be sure not to pre-rinse your dishes.

 

Put 'em in the lawn snd turn the hose on 'em.

 

No water... take them out to the sand box and rub them clean with sand, really

 

Put them on the floor and let the dog lick them:washing:

 

Would the used food be...burritos, by any chance?