Average Dirty Dish Sits In The Sink For Nearly 2 Days Survey Says

It’s a bit of an unspoken truth that two things are endless. Laundry, and dishes. According to a recent survey, the average dish sits in the sink for about a day and a half. This survey found about half of people run their dishwasher three times a week. But only about 7 out of 10 people have a dish washer.

The survey looked at other things too, like what the worst chore in the kitchen is; One in four claim deep cleaning the stove or oven is the worst to endure. Two in five (43%) are likely to invest in customizable bins for their fridge to help store items. Fruits and veggies are most likely to end up in the crisper (35% and 45%, respectively) or a separate bin (30% each).

When it comes to washing dishes the most likely to be hand washed are:

• 54% pots and pans
• 46% fine dining ware
• 38% glasses
• 37% coffee mugs

Yet it’s not enough to stop the 70% who own and use their dishwasher from using it to its absolute limit.

Commissioned by LG and conducted by OnePoll, the study of 2,000 U.S. residents also found a universal agreement on where certain things belong in dishwashers. Respondents say plates (75%), cutlery and utensils (67%), pots and pans (55%), and fine dining ware (37%) all belong on the bottom rack. The top rack is reserved for coffee mugs (76%), glasses (74%), travel mugs (62%), plasticware (52%), and bowls (43%).

Six in 10 (58%) respondents who prefer hosting people in their homes, rather than being a guest, tackle dishes left in the sink in less than a day. Similarly, 64% of respondents who identified themselves as “minimalists” — known for simple, sparse living — refuse to allow dishes to stack up in the sink for more than a day. “Maximalists” who don’t mind a bit of clutter let dishes stay in the sink for an average of two days.

Over half (56%) of hosts love to spend most of their time in the kitchen — either cleaning, cooking, or conversing with guests.

Nearly half (49%) of Gen Z believes it’s okay to leave dishes in the sink for one to four days before adding them to the dishwasher, compared to 52% of millennials, 66% of Gen X, and 72% of baby boomers – who all believe anything longer than a day is too long.

The study also found that the average person has five items in their freezer that have been there through all of 2022! So let this be a bit of advice to you; go into your freezer, find the things that have been there all year, and figure out what you can make with them before the new year!

Source: https://bit.ly/3FDYKN5

Image – Nicko Gibson