Buying glass containers was a gamechanger for me.
One swoop - and it’s clean. No grease sticks, it washes even easier than ceramic plates.
Plastic is a terrible container material for greasy foods.
It’s terrible period
Nah, things like PLA are generally fine
And then they fall and shatter
Mine typically outlast the little snap tabs on their plastic lids.
Was my concern at first, but it just didn’t happen to me in my time using it, and glass looks sturdy and thick enough to survive it anyway. Didn’t test tho.
Plastic is oil-based. It repels water and bonds with oil. Soap does also bond with oil but you’re fighting a much more uphill battle with plastic than with, say, glass or metal. Even with other concerns about plastic aside, if this bothers you, start looking for glass.
In this scenario I would add some dishwasher powder to some hot water and leave it for a while, the enzymes digest the fats and can be much more effective in some circumstances
Have you considered it is not the dish but perhaps your greasy sausage fingers?
Food for thought.
Mmm greasy sausage finger
I like my fingers deep-fried. Slides right of the bone.
I’ve dunked half my hand in an active deep fryer before. I was 19.
I knew what I was doing so it was all coordinated, into the oil, grab the item, pivot 180 directly to the sink and cold water for a couple minutes.
Lightening fast. Barely had first degree burns. Was perfectly functional the next day.
It’s one of the stupidest things I’ve ever done, I doubt I could ever pull it off again. NEVER TRY THIS.
Almost 20 years later I have no idea how I walked away from that intact.
Should get glass or metal containers (ore sometimes even ceramic) if you can afford it or if you can sneak them into your bag/inner coat pocket.
I bought some when I could afford it ~five years ago and they’re still like new.
…You have to take out the sealing band and wash it separately from the lid. So many containers are ruined because people don’t take out the seals and the grow mouldy. ;-;
Can you microwave the metal ones? Aren’t you gonna burn your hands off when you try to remove them from microwave? Can the ceramic one survive being put in a shared fridge where people might drop your lunchbag when they try to pull out yours? Will it survive in a pannier bag on a bike on a commute?
Plastic wins in many of my scenarios
Can you microwave the metal ones?
You really shouldn’t be microwaving food in plastic. A lot of them claim to be safe for the microwave, which is technically true. However pretty much all plastics degrades and become volatile under a certain amount of heat, and microwave ovens can become very hot in very unpredictable ways.
Most plastics will start to undergo polymer deformation around 200 degrees and start to release volatile organic compounds, which is a pretty normal temp for your average microwave over to regularly get to.
Pro tip: use an actual soap bar, the one you wash your hands with. Works way better for oils, and particularly specifically on plastic.
Where I am, there are also soap bars for household tasks, with a shitload of acid in them. Would probably clean oil even better
Saw a cool trick on IG, bit wasteful but works if you really want to save the container (I agree we should switch away from plastics - someday…). Piece of paper towel or napkin, drop of dish soap, a splash of hot water, close tight and shake thoroughly so the paper goes all around the inside, remove paper, rinse, wash normally.
That’s when it becomes a problem for the dishwasher.
Dawn directly on sponge, I never have this problem.
its the same taking a bath. after the first swipe, youre wiping with that filth in a steadily increasing amount. the dirt never goes completely away in a tub
Bath is for soaking, shower first. And add some bath salts.
i thought bath salts were for smoking
My fingers after fried chicken
I assume you’re washing with warm to hot water?
