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A debate is brewing over the right and wrong way to handwash dishes

<p>When it comes to cleaning the dishes, everyone has their own process. But, when discussing how people handwash their china, there were two standout categories.</p> <p>According to<span> </span><em>Bon Appetit</em><span> </span>magazine author Nikita Richardson there are those that wash the bottom of their dishes, and others that don’t.</p> <p>Her article titled “Please, I’m begging you, wash the bottom of your dishes” has sent Twitter into a meltdown over the weekend, as it sparked a debate between those who do and those who don’t.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet tw-align-center" data-lang="en-gb"> <p dir="ltr">There are two kinds of people in this world: Those who wash the bottom of their dishes and those who don't. <a href="https://t.co/CVmjEw6biG">https://t.co/CVmjEw6biG</a></p> — Bon Appétit (@bonappetit) <a href="https://twitter.com/bonappetit/status/1165253440093773831?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">24 August 2019</a></blockquote> <p>A lot of users were surprised that this was even having to be reiterated, believing it to be common knowledge.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet tw-align-center" data-lang="en-gb"> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/YXHJ7ybvha">https://t.co/YXHJ7ybvha</a> <a href="https://t.co/R82AxPL6Ws">pic.twitter.com/R82AxPL6Ws</a></p> — Ayrryk (@ayrryk) <a href="https://twitter.com/ayrryk/status/1165261928526168067?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">24 August 2019</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet tw-align-center" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en-gb"> <p dir="ltr">What kind of monster doesn’t wash the bottom of the freaking dishes?<br /><br />Does a surgeon only wash the palms of his hands?!<br /><br />Hell no!!</p> — 🇺🇸Cpt. FunkaDunk🇯🇵 (@cptfunkadunk) <a href="https://twitter.com/cptfunkadunk/status/1165437061949796352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">25 August 2019</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet tw-align-center" data-lang="en-gb"> <p dir="ltr">You have to wash them they sit inside the other dishes, wtf.</p> — Jill Valentine, Mother of Dagons (@milfgaardian) <a href="https://twitter.com/milfgaardian/status/1165253672760037376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">24 August 2019</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet tw-align-center" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en-gb"> <p dir="ltr">This is so gross, dishes get stacked and sit in the sink, the bottoms are frequently greasy and dirty!! I’m upset</p> — Amanda Mull (@amandamull) <a href="https://twitter.com/amandamull/status/1165338377350275072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">24 August 2019</a></blockquote> <p>Others admitted that the thought never crossed their mind.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet tw-align-center" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en-gb"> <p dir="ltr">This has 100% never occurred to me.</p> — Tammy Gordon (@tammy) <a href="https://twitter.com/tammy/status/1165255269535932416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">24 August 2019</a></blockquote> <p>And on the other end, there were those who decided to share their stories of disgusting housemates and family members who weren’t up to par on the hygiene front.</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet tw-align-center" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en-gb"> <p dir="ltr">My friend's ex-boyfriend would wash the dishes OK, but then he would put them away wet. Wet, stacked plates in the cabinet, festering.</p> — Amy Rey (@Amy_Rey) <a href="https://twitter.com/Amy_Rey/status/1165504059442438145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">25 August 2019</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet tw-align-center" data-lang="en-gb"> <p dir="ltr">I was at my parents house one weekend for a family gathering, and saw a younger (but, adult) relative fill a glass with water, drink it, and PUT THE EMPTY BUT UNWASHED GLASS BACK IN THE CABINET.<br /><br />I think about that a lot. <a href="https://t.co/zC4SettPnq">https://t.co/zC4SettPnq</a></p> — BombayK (@BombayK2) <a href="https://twitter.com/BombayK2/status/1165259882070794240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">24 August 2019</a></blockquote> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet tw-align-center" data-lang="en-gb"> <p dir="ltr">this is super gross but very unsurprising. i used to have a roommate who would “clean dishes” but leave dried cheese and sauce on the rims of the dishes and stack them with actual clean plates <br /><br />after that i just resigned myself to washing all the dishes <a href="https://t.co/0BKy1UjZTP">https://t.co/0BKy1UjZTP</a></p> — bowi3 (@shinbowi3) <a href="https://twitter.com/shinbowi3/status/1165376784919126016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">24 August 2019</a></blockquote> <p>But thankfully, most sided with Richardson on this one, who pointed out: “Not washing the bottom of your dishes is the first step on a slippery slope toward half-assery.”</p>

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Does your hand washing technique pass this test?

<p>A new study carried out by food safety inspectors from the <a href="https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/1fe5960e-c1d5-4bea-bccc-20b07fbfde50/Observational-Study-Addendum.pdf?MOD=AJPERES">US Department of Agriculture</a> has unveiled some startling evidence in regard to people’s hand washing techniques – or lack of.</p> <p>Rounding up close to 400 participants, they were all required to prepare a faux meal – including washing their hands beforehand – at a test kitchen in North Carolina, as part of the research.</p> <p>Shockingly, the group only washed their hands approximately one third of the time they should have, in order to prevent and the reduce the risk of cross-contamination while handling food.</p> <p>This included not washing their hands before they started prepping for the meal, or after they had handled raw meat.</p> <p>However, when the participants did wash their hands, over 97 per cent of them did not meet the standard outlined by the <a href="https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/1fe5960e-c1d5-4bea-bccc-20b07fbfde50/Observational-Study-Addendum.pdf?MOD=AJPERES">US Center for Disease Control and Prevention</a>.</p> <p>The study revealed that very few of the people involved in the research rubbed their hands with soap for a minimum of 20 seconds – the suggested amount of time to remove germs and grime – and nearly half of the participants didn’t wet their hands first with water, before washing with soap.</p> <p>Furthermore, many of the subjects also did not dry their hands with a clean towel, resulting in bacteria spreading to other food and surfaces in the test kitchen – in real life, this could result in food poisoning.</p> <p>The World Health Organisation (WHO) says our hands are more or less germ superhighways, meaning our hand washing technique is imperative to keep disease at bay.</p> <p>So, what is the correct way to wash your hands? Here is WHO’s guide:</p> <p><img width="500" height="704" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7819545/2-hand-washing_500x704.jpg" alt="2 Hand Washing"/></p>

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Have you been washing your hands wrong all this time?

<p>It’s something we do several times a day but that few of us really pay attention to – washing and drying our hands. Whether it’s after a trip to the loo or before preparing food, <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23621052" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">a new study</span></strong></a> has found that just 5 per cent of people are washing and drying their hands correctly every time.</p> <p>As reported by <a href="http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170519-does-it-matter-how-you-wash-and-dry-your-hands" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">the BBC</span></strong></a>, the study of over 3,000 people found that staggering 10 per cent left public toilets without washing their hands, and of those who did, 33 per cent didn’t use soap. And this is a problem for all of us, since physical contact (whether person-to-person or person-to-surface) is one of the most common methods of spreading germs and bacteria.</p> <p>Studies have also found that the temperature of the water in which we wash our hands has <a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1471-5740.2002.00043.x/full" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">no significant effect</span></strong></a> on the number of remaining bacteria, and that anti-bacterial soap was <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25809180" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">no better</span></strong></a> than regular soap when it comes to killing germs.</p> <p>As for drying your hands afterwards, unless you’re in a hurry and don’t plan on touching anything while leaving the bathroom, wet hands are fine. However, bacteria are spread and picked up <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3538484/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">more easily</span></strong></a> when the hands are wet, so it’s best to dry them if you can.</p> <p>And, the ultimate question – hand dryer or hand towel? Those jet dryers might be fast and effective at drying hands, but <a href="/health/body/2016/04/dyson-hand-dryer-spread-1300-times-more-germs-than-paper-towels/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">a study last year</span></strong></a> found they spread 1,300 times more germs than paper towels, blasting bacteria as far as three metres across the room. So, if you can, stick to paper towels.</p> <p>Are you guilty of any of these handwashing mistakes? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.</p>

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