One of the things I pondered during the summer's Grand Cruise (tm, patent pending) was.... what's the best way to wash dishes on a boat?
At present, I do a first pass with the seawater footpump and soap, then rinse with fresh water from the tank, then wipe 'em dry.
But between never knowing what's lurking in the seawater, and not really being sure what's lurking in my tanks, either.... I sometimes wonder if they're really clean.
(I clean out my tanks periodically, fill with good water and treat with bleach, but I've never felt all that comfortable drinking water that's been in the tanks - and hoses - for a while, so... it makes me wonder whether "cleaning" dishes with that water is helping or hurting)
When I do use the water from the tanks, I may use hot water if the tank is hot, but... even then, 180F isn't enough to really disinfect.
I've thought about wiping down the dishes with disinfecting/antibacterial wipes as a final pass, but.... most of those say "not to be used on dishes or utensils". I woulda thought that somebody would make "dishwashing wipes", but... nope.
Short of boiling a big pot of water.... what do you do to make sure dishes are really clean before you eat off them again?
Or am I overthinking things.... as usual....?
Bruce
At present, I do a first pass with the seawater footpump and soap, then rinse with fresh water from the tank, then wipe 'em dry.
But between never knowing what's lurking in the seawater, and not really being sure what's lurking in my tanks, either.... I sometimes wonder if they're really clean.
(I clean out my tanks periodically, fill with good water and treat with bleach, but I've never felt all that comfortable drinking water that's been in the tanks - and hoses - for a while, so... it makes me wonder whether "cleaning" dishes with that water is helping or hurting)
When I do use the water from the tanks, I may use hot water if the tank is hot, but... even then, 180F isn't enough to really disinfect.
I've thought about wiping down the dishes with disinfecting/antibacterial wipes as a final pass, but.... most of those say "not to be used on dishes or utensils". I woulda thought that somebody would make "dishwashing wipes", but... nope.
Short of boiling a big pot of water.... what do you do to make sure dishes are really clean before you eat off them again?
Or am I overthinking things.... as usual....?
Bruce