Hand Washed ~ With Love

 So my journey in trying to discover the most time-saving and effective way to wash my dishes without a dishwasher. Okay it is a lot easier to soak the dishes in a bath of hot soapy water first and then give them a little scrub and hot water rinse so they dry nice and fast. I like to place a metal cookie sheet at the bottom of my kitchen sink to stop the water and then I fill my sink up with very hot water and a few drops of anti-bacterial dish soap for soaking. Also I will use large glass roasting dishes to soak our silverware and small plates. Glass and stainless steal are the safest materials because they do not leach toxins when heated! I wanted to try and find a BPA-FREE DISHPAN but surprisingly I couldn't find one anywhere! ( Maybe they will make one - that would be nice! ) They are all made out of regular plastic which when heated may release toxins!  Many dishwashers also release toxins in our home and harmful residues onto our dishes which are released when the vinyl PVC plastic DISH-RACKS and interior TUBS in which they are composed of are heated at such high tempurtures! The best dishwashers to purchase are ones with STAINLESS STEEL INTERIOR TUBS & RACKS or at least NYLON RACKS! Here is some more info about PVC and harmful toxins which are released when plastic is heated in dishwashers http://www.fresno.gov/NR/rdonlyres/4C46B165-2252-45F7-B1FD-27C6912E4451/0/TheCategoriesofPlastics.pdf   http://www.ehow.com/list_6624353_dangers-pvc-racks-dishwasher_.html read the information and try to expose your family and loved ones to the least amount of toxic chemicals as possible! Maybe there was a reason why we could never afford a dishwasher. Thank you Lord:)! Maybe by the time we can buy one, these companies will start making dishwashers with only the safe materials! Maybe they can even take our old ones and give us some money off our new eco-friendly safe dishwahsers:)! That would be nice right?!!! Okay lots of love & safe washin' everyone!