A woman has ignited a fiery debate on the internet after revealing her distinctive approach to washing up, which she's noticed stands out from the crowd.
She follows a very methodical process, starting by filling the sink with hot water and dish soap. She tackles the cleanest items first and leaves the grimiest pots and pans for last to avoid murky water.
If the water does get too dirty, she's prepared to drain and refill the sink, but some have criticised her for cleaning pots and pans in water that's already been used. In an anonymous Reddit post, she explained: "When I do the dishes, I do them in a basin with hot water and soapy suds. I am logical in my process in that I go from cleanest dishes to dirtiest dishes- ie glasses, mugs washed first. Plates, pots, pans last.
"If water gets pretty murky then I will get rid and refill basin and crack on." However, she noted that lately, she's observed many people leaving the tap running and not using a basin, opting to wash each item under continuously clean water.
Updating her post, she remarked: "I have not yet died of residual excess Fairy Liquid consumption should there be any on un-rinsed dishes. Nor do I fart bubbles..
"I have also not started lathering Fairy Liquid from my mouth when eating as I have never been able to taste it from a clean plate I eat my food from..."
Some have been quick to judge her dishwashing technique, with one person commenting: "I never liked this method. Yes there is soap I get that, but it doesn't make sense of cleaning them in dirty water, even if you rinse them off."
They also observed that for some who use this method, "dishes smell, especially if egg or another smelly food is involved." Additionally, another person chimed in: "Cleaning in a sink of water getting progressively more dirty as you wash doesn't seem sensible to me."
Yet, some were in her corner with one individual saying: "I saw the Fairy advert the other day saying to wash up with cold water, I don't think I could ever subscribe to that."