Washing dishes in COLD water?
OK, help me with a little dispute please!
A guy I know insists that washing (by hand) dishes in cold water with plenty of soap is just as effective as washing in hot water. Because the soap is what actually cleans & disinfects; the water is just a vehicle for the soap.
According to a little internet search, it seems he's at least partly right...the soap is what really cleans - it's not very effective cleaning dishes in plain water, hot or cold. But...well it just seems wrong! And hot water certainly cuts grease, cold water doesn't, even with soap, unless you really scrub.
I'm certainly not planning on washing my dishes in cold water - if it was as effective, you'd think there woluld be "energy saving" cycles on dishwashers for cold water loads, like in washing machines. As far as I know, there aren't.