I love to clean – the shiny, lovely, bright, well … cleanliness of it all. I have to admit, though, that my priorities have changed a little since having kids. Well maybe it’s not my priorities that have changed, but the time I have to get the chores done around the house these days.
One of my favourite cleaning tools in this whole world is 3M’s Scotch-Brite Soap Dispensing Dish Wand. Why do I love thee, Sctoch-Brite Dish Wand? Let me count the ways …
- Let’s say you have a quick little dish job on your hands. The dishwasher is on and is full of plates and cups and cutlery, and all that’s left on the counter attracting fruit flies are a couple of pots and pans. Filling the entire sink with soap and water is not an eco-friendly choice, and this is where the Dispensing Dish Wand comes in. This cleaning tool has a hollow handle intended to be filled with dish soap, which allows you to get your dishes slightly wet before soaping them up and scrubbing them clean with the Wand, followed with a quick rinse. Ta da! The dishes are done in two minutes and you will go through way less water and soap.
- I really don’t like sticking my hands in grimy dish water. The Dish Wand means you will never have oily-raisin hands again, especially if you use it like I do – for those quick jobs and even when my sink is full of dishes and a soap and water.
- The tear-drop shaped head of the Dish Wand is removable for when it gets too gross to continue using and needs to be replaced. But, it’s also removable for when you want to switch from the basic scrub sponge, that won’t scratch your non-stick cookware and more delicate dishes, for the more heavy duty scrub sponge that has that green wiry stuff on it, excellent for getting the grim off of your pots, pans, and dishes (pictured above). I love this feature!
- Finally, the tear-drop shaped head of the Dish Wand’s head makes it ideal for getting into corners, while still providing the coverage to get your plates really clean.
The one downside some people have mentioned is that the brush should be kept upright when not in use so that soap and water don’t drip out of the tip when you’re done cleaning the dishes. However, I’ve never found this to be a big deal. I have a little caddy that holds my Dish Wand and another brush for my sink, so it’s upright all the time anyhow.
Also, it’s a good idea to give the Wand a quick press on the side of your sink to get rid of the excess water to prevent it from becoming a moist mold farm (though I’ve never had a problem with this either). Doing so will also keep it from dripping onto your counter.
The Dish Wand is inexpensive and you’ll find it’s the handiest, most time saving tool in your kitchen. It sells at your local grocery store or on-line for about $2 USD, while the replacement heads sell in packs of two for about $2.37 USD.
