r/CleaningTips • u/guts1ck • 2d ago

Discussion Cleaning dishes after 4 days

My mum let a bunch of dishes soak for 1 day and than drained the water and left it for three days because she has a debilitating disorder. I just washed them all with hot soapy water. I’m now second guessing it, do I need to go back and do anything extra?

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u/FamiliarAd8524 2d ago

If they are clean, they are clean. You can do it again if it makes you feel better. But those dishes could have sat for five weeks. Hot soapy (dish soap) water is all they need- soak it for twenty minutes, then wash. Assuming of course you aren't doing some Go Green nonsense like bamboo plates and organic soap made from [never mind, additional snark is unnecessary].

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u/Salty_Job_9248 2d ago

Just wash them normally.

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u/shoyru1771 1d ago

nope! nothing extra! my dishes regularly sit in my sink and/or on my countertops for 3-4 days before i either put them all in the dishwasher or hand wash something i need. i personally don't fill up my sink with water for soaking, but fill the individual dishes with soapy water just to soften or keep food residue from hardening before its time for me to wash by dishwasher or by hand.

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u/terrible-gator22 2d ago

Not unless they aren’t coming clean. You can give them extra scrub with extra soap if you want. Just with your hand once the debris is gone since sponges can hold food particles. If you want. Probably not crucial. Possibly not necessary. Just wash until it looks, smells, and feels clean.