Comments on: One Small Step: Scrape Instead of Rinse http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/one-small-step-scrape-instead-of-rinse/ Family Life On The Green Side Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:07:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: katherine http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/one-small-step-scrape-instead-of-rinse/comment-page-1/#comment-3265 katherine Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:09:15 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/one-small-step-scrape-instead-of-rinse/#comment-3265 If I'm going to run the dishwasher soon, I don't rinse. It works fine; however, if I don't run the dishwasher soon, it gets stinky. So if the dishwasher isn't going to be full or something needs a soak, I have a few ways to minimize water-use. One is stopping up the sink when washing hands or rinsing vegetables and using that grey water for rinsing dishes later. Or after I handwash the big pots, etc., I use that gray water to rinse dishes for the dishwasher. Also, we compost, so the disposal gets little use. Once I started paying attention, I found it easy to come up with ways to save water and change my kitchen water habits. If I’m going to run the dishwasher soon, I don’t rinse. It works fine; however, if I don’t run the dishwasher soon, it gets stinky. So if the dishwasher isn’t going to be full or something needs a soak, I have a few ways to minimize water-use. One is stopping up the sink when washing hands or rinsing vegetables and using that grey water for rinsing dishes later. Or after I handwash the big pots, etc., I use that gray water to rinse dishes for the dishwasher. Also, we compost, so the disposal gets little use.

Once I started paying attention, I found it easy to come up with ways to save water and change my kitchen water habits.

]]> By: Peggy http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/one-small-step-scrape-instead-of-rinse/comment-page-1/#comment-719 Peggy Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:13:47 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/one-small-step-scrape-instead-of-rinse/#comment-719 DH, I grew up not rinsing too. We didn't have a garbage disposal anyway. DH, I grew up not rinsing too. We didn’t have a garbage disposal anyway.

]]> By: DH http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/one-small-step-scrape-instead-of-rinse/comment-page-1/#comment-716 DH Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:45:05 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/one-small-step-scrape-instead-of-rinse/#comment-716 We don't rinse, and I grew up not rinsing because my parents didn't want water wasted. They put a bowl scraper out by the garbage for everyone to use. We usually scrape with a fork, but it comes out clean. We don’t rinse, and I grew up not rinsing because my parents didn’t want water wasted. They put a bowl scraper out by the garbage for everyone to use. We usually scrape with a fork, but it comes out clean.

]]> By: Peggy http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/one-small-step-scrape-instead-of-rinse/comment-page-1/#comment-846 Peggy Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:58:21 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/one-small-step-scrape-instead-of-rinse/#comment-846 Thanks DramaMama. Good to know there's a no rinser without problems : ) Thanks DramaMama. Good to know there’s a no rinser without problems : )

]]> By: DramaMama http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/one-small-step-scrape-instead-of-rinse/comment-page-1/#comment-878 DramaMama Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:37:57 +0000 http://www.treehuggingfamily.com/one-small-step-scrape-instead-of-rinse/#comment-878 I don't rinse! I rarely have problems even w/using less of our homemade soap. Most of the time the problems I do have stem from the fact that I (or some other occupant who might actually be trying to help!) had loaded the machine sloppily so dishes are touching too much. Thanks for encouraging others to go w/o rinsing! I don’t rinse! I rarely have problems even w/using less of our homemade soap. Most of the time the problems I do have stem from the fact that I (or some other occupant who might actually be trying to help!) had loaded the machine sloppily so dishes are touching too much. Thanks for encouraging others to go w/o rinsing!

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