My best friend & I take turns loading the dish washer. I rinse them in HOT water to losen food & stuff. She rinses in cold, she says it kills more germs. Which way is better to have clean dishes the first run through the washer ?
2007-01-07 06:37:08 · 12 answers · asked by littlejewel34 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
rinse them with hot water then load *em in the dishwasher ! hot water kills germs !!!!!!
2007-01-07 09:57:11 · answer #1 · answered by Barbie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hot water kills more germs, but the germs should be gone by the time the dishes are rinsed. So a cold rinse would save you energy.
2007-01-07 07:03:09 · answer #2 · answered by Miss J 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hot water kills more germs than cold water, but if you are putting them in the dishwasher, the germs will be killed in there. You're just wasting money by rinsing them in hot water.
2007-01-07 06:49:11 · answer #3 · answered by suede_blueyes 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hot water definitely takes off most of the set food on dishes, I never use cold water.
2007-01-07 09:05:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really don't think either kills any germs. Hot water has the potential to, but I think it must be very hot...like boliling. And, to kill germs in water, you have to boil it for seven minutes, so I don't think either hot or cold water makes a difference.
2007-01-07 06:45:20 · answer #5 · answered by prekinpdx 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
cold kills less germs than hot ...so it is better to use warm or hot because the heat from the hot makes the germs go away quicker than the cold water.
2007-01-07 06:41:28 · answer #6 · answered by malika aka lil diamond 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whether I wash dishes by hand or dishwasher I would always use hottest water. I thought that would kill the germs. If you are talking of germs wash them separately. You are suppose to soak the dishes before washing them.
2007-01-07 06:47:31 · answer #7 · answered by sweet_blue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cold water does not kill more germs, but hot water wastes energy.
Wash hot, rinse cold (to save hot water).
2007-01-07 06:40:24 · answer #8 · answered by flywho 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The way we do it at my dining hall is 5 steps. One, scrub or spray the food off the dishes. Two, wash the dishes in soap water, following the temp and concentration directions set my the manufacturer. Third, we rinse the dishes in water. Fourth, we soak the dishes in sanitizer solution following the companies concetration, time, and temp directions. Last, we let the dishes air dry.
It is called the three sink method becasue it takes three sinks.
2007-01-07 06:48:18 · answer #9 · answered by Lief Y 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hot water!
2007-01-07 10:27:05 · answer #10 · answered by Nezz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋