One of my least favorite chores is washing dishes. I do it everyday but it doesn’t mean that I like it. The easiest way for me to wash is using my big deep sink; we have the original sink from the fifty plus year old house. I have in the past tried to use something to make it into two sinks, but I really like the room and the ease of a great big sink.

Another must have tool I use is Extra Thick blue dishwashing gloves. I had seen them at Bed, Bath and Beyond but they were so expensive. Four cheap pairs later, I tried them. I know they are over four years old. I wash them with soap and water regularly. They have held up nicely without any holes. They are worth the money I paid for them and more. I don’t have a dishwasher, so my hands can get really dry if I don’t use them. So even they are an upfront cost higher they are well worth the price. I checked online and they don’t have them. They are blue and thick, perhaps someone knows where you can find them

Simple good tools make your kitchen sing. One thing the farming family has taught me is to clean up as you cook. So when you are through with bowls, measuring spoons or a pan do it then. That way when dinner is served you have very few things to wash. This is the only way I can cook the type of food I like to.

I also use foil as a scrubber for stainless steal. Sometimes when I have a stubborn pan I use some baking soda, it helps the soap work better. Once a day I put some bleach into the sink to keep it sparkling clean, not a lot only a teaspoon.

So those are my cooking secrets for today! My main purpose for writing about cooking is in hopes that others that long to cook try to do so. Cooking can be very relaxing.

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