The Dish Water
OK, it's time to get serious right now and talk about... doing dishes.
We all have to do them. We all hate them. It's a fact of life. I guess maybe that's not quite completely true, I for one, actually like doing dishes... I know. CRAZY! It's true. I put on a podcast or some iTunes U content to listen to and clean away. I find it relaxing and rewarding to clear out a sink full of dishes and see an empty sink again.
FYI future wife: If you ABSOLUTELY HATE doing dishes... This guy right here will probably be the man of your dreams.
Over the years I've tried tons of different dirty dish solutions. Most of them just don't do the job well, or they are not very natural to use. Some of them feel like I'm holding a cat over the sink while the cat lick the plate clean for me.
A while back I did find one that works pretty well...
The Scotch-Brite Soap Dispensing Dishwand!
Here's an official link: http://www.scotch-brite.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Scotch-BriteBrand/Scotch-Brite/Products/Product-Catalog/~/Scotch-Brite-Soap-Dispensing-Dishwands?N=4337+3294631715&rt=rud
Oooooo ahhhhhhhhh. That's right. Be amazed.
It works pretty well in my book! My book of things that work well, that is. I've had the same one for... I think even a couple years now? Now, obviously the heads have needed to be replaced over those couple of years as they do wear out. That's what I'm really going to get into here.
I've tried them all. The different types and makes and models and colors.
So let's talk about the different ones. Now, the one that I'd like to get out of the way first is the one with the bent part in the front. That one just doesn't work very well at all. It's call The Curve (http://www.scotch-brite.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Scotch-BriteBrand/Scotch-Brite/Products/Product-Catalog/~/Scotch-Brite-Clean-Curve-Non-Scratch-Dishwand-Refills?N=4337+3294631117&rt=rud). I'm not a fan. The curve part just doesn't really seem to help it clean anymore effectively than the ones without. The other issue is that the adhesive starts to break up and the top part then begins to flop around. It makes it even harder to wash dishes at that point... might as well just use the licking cat cleaner instead with its tail flopping around. At least you have the cuteness factor with that.
The next one up that I had some issues... I liked it a TON at first, but it just didn't hold up. It's the purple ones with the smooth bottom. The minute I bought these I was totally all about them. I used them for a couple days though and sadly, they started to disappoint. Isn't that how it goes? Many of the things in life that seem to be amazing at first... quickly start to reveal all that glitters is not gold. Not all things though. But it does seem to hold true for many things.
Except for cats. Cats never disappoint. Ever.
Anyways, it's called the Stay Clean Dishwand refill.... It might stay clean, but it doesn't stay on. The adhesive quickly looses it's grip and the top part of it comes off leaving you with a regular old purple sponge.
Next up is the eco friendly one... I tried this one once. It didn't last either. And it quickly found its way to the trash. Which doesn't seem super eco friendly... but what do I know?
So those didn't work out so well for me. Luckily I did try some that did work!
I actually just prefer the original one. It really just works. The good old green and yellow one. Just like the classic sponges we all know... I'm going to call it the "scratch" one.
Ok so they call it the Heavy Duty one...
And I'd just like to point out that a cat's tongue just so happens to be scratchy too! Coincidence? I think not. Also, unlike trying to get your cat into your sink to wash your dishes for you, though... It won't scratch you.
But seriously, I've used the "scratchy" one for years and my dishes all still look the same. If you scratch dishes with this thing, you're scrubbing like a rockstar! Tone it down a bit. Let them soak in some soapy water. There's no need to scrub so hard that you wear through the dish. I mean, really.
Here's a list of a bunch of different ones to give you the overall big picture: http://www.scotch-brite.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Scotch-BriteBrand/Scotch-Brite/Products/Product-Catalog/?N=5584725+4337&rt=r3
There's one missing from that list that I also like. It's the Ocelo one. This is actually the one that I'm currently using. It's working very nicely.
As far as I can tell it's the same as the classic one... but it's just more colorful. What fun!
"Add a splash of color and expression into your cleaning. ocelo™ expressions dishwand and refills offer a stylish and creative way to clean. Bright colors and fun patterns make your daily work anything but a chore."
So there you have it! For those of you dish washing connoisseurs out there... Try out the Scotch-Brite Dishwand. And try the various replacement refills for yourself. I guarantee you'll like it. And if you don't like it... There's always that cat. And if you don't own a cat.. there's always your roommate's cat! Or your friend's cat. Or a go adopt a cat. You won't be disappointed.
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