I was told that I should let dishes and bowls sit in water first regardless of what was on it before washing it since I usually just scrub it with a clean sponge, soap and water until its squeaky clean.
Assuming both methods will use the same soap, same warm water and sponge, is either better in the sense that it ends up cleaner/safer to use?
Posted Feb 18, 2019, 1:02 AM UTC
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Soaking dishes just makes them easier to clean.
Washing them with soap after does the same thing regardless of whether or not they were soaked first.
Should soak anything that's caked on, and rinse it before you put it in the dishwasher if you have one. Makes the job easier for your dishwasher, and if you have no dishwasher, for you.
The only thing soaking would do is make the dirt easier to remove.
Detergent kills off most of the germs.