Do you clean your plates before serving anything on them?
By bkneerajrk
@bkneerajrk (773)
India
June 15, 2007 2:43am CST
Well, at our place the plates and other utencils are cleaned by the maids. All the plates and others vessels are taken out at a place in the backyard made for cleaning by our maid. After cleaning she places them in the racks made for that purpose. But whenever we take the plates out we clean it with water and then serve the dishes on them. There are some beliefs attached with that. But don't you think we have to clean the plates before having meals?
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@bkneerajrk (773)
• India
16 Jun 07
We follow the same thing. Especially the cups in which tea or coffee had been served may have insects or small ants crawling over them if they have not been cleaned properly. Its better to clean them with soap before use. The same applies to plates. Thank you for responding.
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@ranjeetkolarkar (1595)
• India
16 Jun 07
yeah, its true even with me.
we have a maid to clean our utensils...
but then, before serving food into it we do make it sure to have the utensils wiped off with a clean cloth, just in case there is some chance of the utensil being left dirty.
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@bkneerajrk (773)
• India
16 Jun 07
Yes, there might be some particles left unseen while cleaning. We can make sure that its out of dirt when we clean it ourselves. Thank you for responding.
@CinderInMySoul (4717)
• United States
15 Jun 07
you should always serve food on clean plates. who know what kind of bacteria might be starting to grow in there from the last meal.
i might be misunderstanding this..are you saying that after a meal, the dishes are washed..and then washed again before another meal - even though they are already clean?
what beliefs are attached to that?
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@bkneerajrk (773)
• India
15 Jun 07
There is nothing much with the beliefs. Its only that the water used by our maids may be not that clean and we cannot keep an eye on our maid as to whether she is cleaning the plates properly. So, before serving any dishes we wash the plates.
Yes, there might even be a growth of bacteria on the plates and also there can be dust which is invisible.
Thank you for responding.
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@nancyrowina (3850)
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15 Jun 07
I wash plates after I've used them and before I eat off them again, but they go in a cupboard and are used again pretty quickly so I don't need to wash them again. If they weren't in a cupboard there's a chance they might get dusty so you may need to wipe them before you use them again I suppose.
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@bkneerajrk (773)
• India
15 Jun 07
Yes, as earlier said by Senthil2k, the plates need to be cleaned before serving as cockroaches might have moved over it. Even if we keep the plates in cupboards the place is not free from insects. Thank you for responding.
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@bettyrose20 (997)
• Philippines
16 Jun 07
Yes, of course..Cleanliness comes first..and we dont want to be called dirty right if we serve unclean plates with dishes...
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@bkneerajrk (773)
• India
16 Jun 07
Yes, its a matter of prestige also. What if someone points out some dirt on the plates being served. Our dignity would be hurt. Above all, nobody should suffer due to our negligence. Thank you for responding.
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@senthil2k (1500)
• India
15 Jun 07
Yes. Definitely. There is no question about that. It is a very basic Cleanliness step in my home. Almost everyone n my home will do that before using the plates and dishes for use.
Even though you have cleaned the plates and kept in the rack, there are possibilities that insects such as Cockroaches would have crawled over them etc. So its always better to wash the plates and dishes before using them.
@bkneerajrk (773)
• India
15 Jun 07
Yes, very true. Insects like cockroaches and lizards might have crawled upon our plates and left microbes on them. Thank you for responding.
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@fellowlife (988)
• Nigeria
16 Jun 07
yes i do clean my plates before using them r serving food inside it. They are always kept in a rack and when we want to use it, we always wash it due to insects, roaches or bug that might have walked on the face of the plate at night.
@bkneerajrk (773)
• India
16 Jun 07
Its always a good practice to clean the plates eventhough they look clean enough to serve. Thank you for responding.
@iinvention (646)
• India
16 Jun 07
I clean my plates before eating anything in that. Cleanliness can avoid most of the disease. When we keep the plates on the rack or open space, the plate gets dust and cleaning it with water alone cannot clean the dust. We should use some soaps or cleaners to wash our plates before eating
@bkneerajrk (773)
• India
16 Jun 07
Yes, very true. Most of the diseases occur due to unhygeinic conditions. We don't have any control on the restaurants but we can surely make our home free from any such disease just by following the rule of cleaning the plates before using them. Thank you for responding.
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@LightninStrike (5915)
• Saint Vincent And The Grenadines
16 Jun 07
well i have a dishwasher for it...obviously i won't serve food on a dirty plate, that's obvious. But i don't do it based on any kind of beliefs...just in the fact that hygiene is important.
@LightninStrike (5915)
• Saint Vincent And The Grenadines
16 Jun 07
well i hope i can afford several maids some day....doh, lucky you.
@bkneerajrk (773)
• India
16 Jun 07
The belief is nothing concerned with religion or spirituality. Its just that our maids may not wash the plates properly and so we wash them again while using them to serve. Of course, hygiene is also of prime importance. Thank you for responding.
@ackars (1942)
• India
15 Jun 07
Yes.I do clean my pltes before I eat anything.But thats only when Im at home.When Im at college,we have workers in the hostel to wash the plates and we dont wash them at all.We pay them na?Why should we wash it either before or after eating anything?
@bkneerajrk (773)
• India
15 Jun 07
True. When someone is paid for some work why should we do that work. Thank you for responding.
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