Olivia Pugh

Process Analysis Essay

11/22/19

The Art of Dishwashing

Through the years I have learned many things. One thing in particular that I have

mastered is the art of washing dishes in a restaurant. Washing dishes may seem like a

simple task, but in reality, it is quite horrific. With all of the splashes and goopy

substances flinging in all directions, you must have your game face for every workday.

The first step to washing dishes is organizing. It might seem funny to organize

dirty dishes but this simple step makes all the difference. At the restaurant I work for, we

have many different types of plates, cups, bowls, and silverware. The large rectangle

plates are first to be organized. In this process you will probably have to scrape the

leftover mushy avocado from the plate into the trash can then, turn the water on hot.

Make sure you don't burn yourself, then with a dish sponge wipe the leftovers under the

water. We have two bins on either side of the main sink. One for soap, and one for

cleansing. The soap bin is on the left and you must fully dunk the dish into the milky

looking water. Then stack it on the rack and proceed to finish washing off the dishes.

The next step after rinsing the dishes, is ̈Jackson ̈, the dishwasher. On the racks

we have these two containers. One of them is blue for the dishes, and the other one is

yellow for the cups and silverware. Load up dishes on the rack and try not to drop it in

the process of getting it into Jackson. After the rack is in and the door is closed, press

the button and proceed to listen for the loud burst of water splashing against the metal
sides. After the cycle is over, you open the door and proceed to watch the steam fills the

air. Once it has settled, you move the rack onto the surface and then put them away.

After the dishes are clean remove the containers from the dishwasher and place

them on a surface to complete the cooling process. While waiting for the containers to

cool the hand-washed dishes get put away. After getting rinsed, sanitized, and sit in the

air dryer they are ready to be wiped down. The storage places are all over the kitchen

but everything has its proper place of staying. The quick run around the kitchen to

(finish)

The last and final step comes at the end of the day, clean up. Once all of the

dishes are cleaned, dried, and put away, it's time to complete the cleanup tasks. The

first check on the list comes from emptying the rinse and sanitize the sink. This is one of

the most important tasks as it is crucial to only empty one at a time. If emptied at the

same time this will cause an overflow of water creating a giant pool of water on the

ground under the sinks. After the sinks are empty it's time to turn off “Jackson” the

dishwasher. To turn off Jackson you must take the tray at the bottom of the dishwasher

that catches the leftover food or any crumbs left behind and rinse it off. Close the door

and turn the button to off the dishwasher will let out a big splash of water cleaning the

walls internally. Now that all of the big items are cleaned it's time to move on to the

buckets. There are three buckets that need to be cleaned out one for dirty silverware,

one for scrubbed silverware and the last for the leftover water and sweet tea emptied

out from the cups. Dump the water into the sink, rinse with warm water, then put upside

down to air dry on the dish rack next to the sinks. Now that everything is washed it's

time to bleach the giant cutting board. This is one of my least favorite parts as the
bleach doesn't smell that good and the board is heavy. After you put the bleach on the

board you let it sit for a couple of minutes rinse it off and hang up to dry. The last and

final step of the day is to take out the trash usually I let my co-worker do this as they

always offer. Now that everything is clean and washed I head to the Ipad to clock out, I

am done for the day.