Dishes in sink? Or on counter?

[Spryte]

In the unlikely event that your (clean) dishwasher is not unloaded, and you must put a dirty dish in the kitchen: do you place the rinsed dish in the sink? Or do you leave it on the counter next to the sink?

 

Just curious. :)

 

FYI: I'm a rinse and leave in the sink girl.

[KatieJ]

Counter, unless someone is coming to the door which has a view of my counter.

[JudoMom]

Sink, because then I can't see it and I can pretend that chore is done.

Edited February 24, 2016 by JudoMom

[Annie G]

Counter for me because I hand wash sometimes and I don't want to have to take things out to plug the sink. Plus I have a certain way I 'load' the sink to hand wash. (Silverware and knives on the far left so I know where they are and don't injure myself )

 

 

[AK_Mom4]

Both.... because we seem to handle this in a totally random manner.....

[skimomma]

Counter.  Nothing bugs me more than having to remove a pile of dishes in order to wash my hands or otherwise use the sink.  Actually, something does.....when someone else does not remove the dishes and uses the sink leaving a pile of dishes now covered in gross water from washing hands or otherwise using the sink that I have to dump out to put in the dishwasher.

[heartlikealion]

I don't have a dishwasher and unless the sink is going to stack too high (like large pot in sink with a plate on top of that and a cup on top of that lol) then I will use the sink. Or if the item is too bulky in general, I might set it to the side. Interior of a crock pot, 9x13 casserole dish, etc. Besides, once I rinse something, it's wet. I don't want to put a wet item on the counter when I could put it in the sink.

[Stacia]

I put it in the left side of the sink (because we use the right side for washing hands, the garbage disposal, etc...). So, they're off the counter, but not in the way of using the sink otherwise.

[ktgrok]

I put it in the left side of the sink (because we use the right side for washing hands, the garbage disposal, etc...). So, they're off the counter, but not in the way of using the sink otherwise.

 

This is what i do as well. 

[OneStepAtATime]

Double sink.  Dirty dishes go on the left side of the sink.  Right side stays clear if possible.  Only hand washed dishes are on the side of the sink but they are in the dish drain.

[zoobie]

Double sink. Theoretically gets rinsed in right side (with disposal) and then put in left side, but I live with animals. We have no counter space, but I wouldn't want them on the counter anyway. Either grubby with food or dripping wet.

[Kathryn]

The dish drainer next to the sink is where dirty dishes go while waiting for the dishwasher.

[Kristie in Florida]

Wherever it will fit. And if it isn't rinsed or atleast soaked I will be mad.

[MEmama]

Sink. Otherwise it's clutter on my counter and...no.

[Beaniemom]

Sink so that no puddles form on my counter

[Lanny]

Years ago, in Miami, we bought a Roper Dishwasher, but it has never been used. We didn't plan the installation correctly so it was never connected. . It is in the kitchen, but is strictly ornamental.  So, I am "the dishwasher".  Something I need to do for the Lunch dishes, after I write this.  I wipe any residue off the dishes and that goes into a tiny plastic bag, which is in a covered container next to the kitchen sink. Then, I usually put the dishes into the kitchen sink and then I wash them.  After they have been cleaned with Dish washing Soap on a  Dish washing pad, I put the soaped items to the left of the kitchen sink, on the counter, until I can rinse them off with water and put them into a place where they can drip dry.  That's on the right side of the sink or on a thing above part of the sink (for cups and glasses).  I always go from Left to Right and suspect that may go back to doing "KP" when I was in  Basic Training...  I didn't know that I could write a paragraph about how I wash dishes.   :huh:

[beaners]

They go in the sink until that is full, then they go on the counter. Soooo many dishes in this house!

[OnMyOwn]

Sink. They rack up quickly here and I don't like to have all that clutter on the counter.

[Sherry in OH]

In the sink or on the counter to the right of the sink.  Never on the counter to the left of the sink.  That area is reserved for clean dishes that are not quite dry.

[The Girls' Mom]

My kitchen seems to go from spotless to hoarders episode in the space of a few hours, so there really isn't a dedicated spot.  It seems like things just land where ever.

[goldberry]

I would say, rinsed and in the sink.  What actually happens by "others" is unrinsed and in the sink, which then has to be moved out in order to have a place for rinsing.  If you are not rinsing, on the counter.  If rinsing, in the sink.  

 

Of course, I have only worked on this process for 17 years with my daughter, and THIRTY years with my husband, so I am left thinking it is an unattainable goal.  :glare:

[creekland]

Either.  It honestly doesn't matter.  It never occurred to me that something like this should matter.  Pick a spot where there's space.  When all spaces are used (or we have enough to fill the dishwasher), then dishes will be done and empty space will reappear.

 

If it needs to soak, inside the sink is better, but we've never had problems with someone instinctively realizing that.

Edited February 24, 2016 by creekland

[Mabelen]

Sink mostly.

[Matryoshka]

In the unlikely event that your (clean) dishwasher is not unloaded, and you must put a dirty dish in the kitchen: do you place the rinsed dish in the sink? Or do you leave it on the counter next to the sink?

 

Just curious. :)

 

FYI: I'm a rinse and leave in the sink girl.

 

If I have a functioning dishwasher, then they go on the counter.  Otherwise things get thrown in the sink all higgeldy-piggeldy, and it gets filled with yucky water and food pieces, and glassware ends up getting broken - and I end up having to put my hand in the inevitably backed-up sink to clear the drain. :ack2:  The only thing that gets put in the sink is dirty pots and pans to soak, or any other things that need to be hand-washed or containers that need to be rinsed before they're recycled.  Nothing that will end up in the dishwasher.

 

If the dishwasher is broken, as it currently is, then the sink, and we do a few washes and put-aways every day so that the sink doesn't end up in the aforementioned mess. 

 

I guess my rule is, only things that will be hand-washed go in the sink.  The rest go on the counter if the dishwasher isn't ready to load yet. (So unload it already, and then the counter is clean too).

 

[clementine]

I put it in the left side of the sink (because we use the right side for washing hands, the garbage disposal, etc...). So, they're off the counter, but not in the way of using the sink otherwise.

 ^ This, except opposite sides for me.  My disposal is on the left, so my dirty, but rinsed dishes go in the right side of the sink.  

 

 

[Guest]

Sink. And then when that is full, the counter. Then when that is full, the dishwasher :)

[marbel]

When we have a working dishwasher:  dirty dishes in the sink.  Counter stays clear and it's easy to get them all in the dishwasher once it's emptied.

 

When we did not have a working dishwasher, I kept a dishpan next to the sink and all dirty dishes went in there.  Reason:  it is impossible to wash dishes in a full sink.  For me, anyway.

 

BTW it is really not all that unlikely that we will have a washer full of clean dishes at breakfast time, and have to leave the dirty in the sink, if we're in a hurry that morning. 

[ThisIsTheDay]

Sink.  Stacked reasonably if there is anything else dirty there.  And rinsed, so it's 100x easier to remove existing food for the person who ultimately usually takes care of the dishes (that would be me, at my house!).

[Pawz4me]

Sink.

[Guest]

Sink. Stuff on the counters bothers me more than stuff not highly visible in the sink.

[UCF612]

Both. Depends on the item. Also depends on how many other things are there. Our sink is annoyingly small.

[barnwife]

The only correct option in the counter (in my world, anyway). 

Why, oh why, would I want to have to remove the dirty, gross dishes from the sink in order to plug it and rinse them? The only exception is something that needs to be soaked.

Yes, we do have a double sink. They get washed in the left side and rinsed with clean water over the right. You can't rinse in the same side you wash because then that side fills up too much. Therefore, both sides need to be open/empty for washing.

This is close to a hill to die on for me (hyperbole, people, hyperbole). Actually, I'd just be happy if the dirty dishes made it to the counter by the sink from the table or other counter without me having to do it.

[ktgrok]

The only correct option in the counter (in my world, anyway). 

 

Why, oh why, would I want to have to remove the dirty, gross dishes from the sink in order to plug it and rinse them? The only exception is something that needs to be soaked.

 

Yes, we do have a double sink. They get washed in the left side and rinsed with clean water over the right. You can't rinse in the same side you wash because then that side fills up too much. Therefore, both sides need to be open/empty for washing.

 

This is close to a hill to die on for me (hyperbole, people, hyperbole). Actually, I'd just be happy if the dirty dishes made it to the counter by the sink from the table or other counter without me having to do it.

 

That makes sense if you hand wash. But the OP mentioned a dishwasher, which is a whole other can of worms. No need to wash and rinse if you ar putting them in the dishwasher. 

[scoutingmom]

Counter, stacked neatly. If there is an appropriate dirty container, I put a touch of soap and water (it sits nearest the sink) with any cutlery soaking in it. But the reality is usually dishes sitting not stacked on counter. We try to keep on top of the dishwashef so that dishes out on counter is a small quantity between meals though.

 

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[Laura Corin]

Scrape and leave on the counter; that way the sink can be used for draining veg, etc.  I don't rinse - that's what dishwashers do.

[KathyBC]

If I didn't handwash the large pots and baking dishes I would have to run the dishwasher like 17 times a day! (Happily joining barnwife in hyperbole.) So I concur, rinsed dishes on the counter, soaking pots in the sink. No hard and fast rules, it's a process not an event.

[LucyStoner]

In the unlikely event that your (clean) dishwasher is not unloaded, and you must put a dirty dish in the kitchen: do you place the rinsed dish in the sink? Or do you leave it on the counter next to the sink?

 

Just curious. :)

 

FYI: I'm a rinse and leave in the sink girl.

Rinsed and to the right of the sink. We never put dirty dishes straight into the dishwasher. I guess we could, we just don't. My husband likes the job and likes to load all at once. Edited February 24, 2016 by LucyStoner

[Cinder]

Sink--left side, nearest the dishwasher. I don't have enough counter space.

[Mom2Five]

Can I vote for trash can :). Lol, if im not in a really bad mood I try to put the dishes on the counter, because it ends up stopping up the sink.

Which reminds me I forgot to buy paper plates at the store.

[heartlikealion]

The only correct option in the counter (in my world, anyway). 

 

Why, oh why, would I want to have to remove the dirty, gross dishes from the sink in order to plug it and rinse them? The only exception is something that needs to be soaked.

 

Yes, we do have a double sink. They get washed in the left side and rinsed with clean water over the right. You can't rinse in the same side you wash because then that side fills up too much. Therefore, both sides need to be open/empty for washing.

 

This is close to a hill to die on for me (hyperbole, people, hyperbole). Actually, I'd just be happy if the dirty dishes made it to the counter by the sink from the table or other counter without me having to do it.

 

I don't plug the sink. I have a strainer in the bottom of the sink to catch food particles. I lift the item up and wash it with dish soap and turn the water on. I probably wash dishes "incorrectly" because I often do one at a time so to speak. Then I set them on my drying rack or move to our sanitizer machine. I'm actually about to order one of these http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H7GSZ8E?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=ox_sc_act_title_1&smid=A2LM6ZPY06LT1Nbecause the current sponge holder hangs in the center of the sink and it drives me nuts as it's in the way no matter what side I'm working on.

[dirty ethel rackham]

I have a rubbermaid dishpan on the counter, which is where I put dirty dishes for the exact case you are talking about.  Dishes are somewhat hidden, but the sink stays clear. 

[barnwife]

That makes sense if you hand wash. But the OP mentioned a dishwasher, which is a whole other can of worms. No need to wash and rinse if you ar putting them in the dishwasher. 

 

Eh...we have a dishwasher and I still wash dishes practically everyday. My big pots and pans don't fit or wouldn't fit with dishes. So there is always something to wash by hand. Also, we only run the dishwasher at night, so if it fills up after breakfast, I have to either handwash lunch and dinner dishes or stack. (Our electricity is half price at night, but double during the day.)

[ErinE]

Our disposal is on the right, so scraped and rinsed dishes go in the left sink, only if the dishwasher is running. If the dishwasher has clean dishes, they are put away and the dirty dishes go straight in the appliance.

 

I once timed myself unloading the dishwasher. It took me 3-5 minutes. I can usually spare that time to empty the dishwasher.

[Ausmumof3]

Counter for me because I hate getting a pile of dirty dishes out the sink. However d h is a sink man and I let it go because sink is still better than the table or the desk or the bedside table which seems to be the alternative ðŸ˜

[Loowit]

Dirty dishes in our house go on the counter stacked neatly after they have been scraped and rinsed waiting to be loaded into the dishwasher.  I can't stand to have dirty dishes in the sink.  It drives me batty.  I think it stems from my childhood where I did dishes for my chore a lot of the time.  My parents did not have a dishwasher.  I hated having to clear anything out of the sink in order to do dishes.  Dishes had to be done in a particular order and I couldn't do that if random dishes were already in the sink.  I guess maybe I have issues.

 

At other peoples homes I try to do things the way that they prefer, I just wish more people would do that here.  I especially hate it when dirty, used paper napkins end up in the sink mixed with food and garbage, which is mainly when ILs visit.

[kewb]

In the sink.  I hate walking into the kitchen and seeing a dirty plate on the counter.  However, only my dh is allowed to leave a dish in the sink due to his back problems.  Everyone else is expected to unload the dishwasher if it needs to be done.  Failure to unload results in my stopping you from whatever you are doing to come unload the dishwasher. 

[SparklyUnicorn]

Not in the sink.  I'm afraid it'll get broken.  Kids have a habit of just tossing (nonbreakable) stuff in.

 

 

[SparklyUnicorn]

Dirty dishes in our house go on the counter stacked neatly after they have been scraped and rinsed waiting to be loaded into the dishwasher.  I can't stand to have dirty dishes in the sink.  It drives me batty.  I think it stems from my childhood where I did dishes for my chore a lot of the time.  My parents did not have a dishwasher.  I hated having to clear anything out of the sink in order to do dishes.  Dishes had to be done in a particular order and I couldn't do that if random dishes were already in the sink.  I guess maybe I have issues.

 

At other peoples homes I try to do things the way that they prefer, I just wish more people would do that here.  I especially hate it when dirty, used paper napkins end up in the sink mixed with food and garbage, which is mainly when ILs visit.

 

Yeah that's how I feel. 

[fdrinca]

We keep the old water from rinsing in the left side of our double sink. Dirty dishes go there to soak, then are loaded in the dishwasher when it's too full.

[Butter]

Counter because I hate having things in the sink.