I finally switched from hand-wiping dishes to letting them air dry

For 5 years I stood there with a dish towel every night after dinner, wiping down plates and cups like some kind of martyr. Last month my coworker told me she just puts everything in a drying rack and walks away, and I felt like an idiot for wasting all that time. Has anyone else had that moment where you realize you were doing a basic chore the hard way for no reason?

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blairstone5d ago

That article I read said air drying actually kills more bacteria since the towel can spread germs around. Plus all that time you save just standing there doing nothing is kind of nice. You made the right call, dishes are clean either way and now you get an extra few minutes to sit down.

nora1845d ago

I started doing the same thing and now I actually look forward to that quiet moment.