The argument over hand washing vs machine washing dishes in my kitchen

Had this debate with the new prep cook last week. He said the machine does a better job at 180 degrees and saves water. I told him hand washing gets those hotel pans cleaner because you can feel the grease. We went back and forth for 10 minutes during cleanup. The head chef finally came over and said he uses both depending on the shift. So what do you guys do at your place? Do you trust the machine or your own two hands for the heavy stuff?

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paul11713d ago

Man the hotel pans are exactly where hand washing wins every time. You just can't beat actually feeling for that stuck on grease in the corners.

wren_rodriguez13d ago

Oh man you're so right about that. I used to work at this little diner in college and we had these deep hotel pans for the chili station. The dishwasher would run them through the machine and they'd come out looking clean but I'd always run my thumb along the inside corners and find little gritty spots of dried chili. Had to rewash them by hand anyway. The machine just can't get into those tight angles the way you can with a scrubby sponge and your own fingers pressed right into the edge.