Clean an Oily Dish Without Soap - PEP BB nest.sand.oilydish

gir bot · Jul 12, 2025 10:50:08

To complete this BB, the minimum requirements are:
- clean an oily dish (plate or bowl--not a skillet/pan/pot/etc) without soap
- 95% goes into a compost or animal bucket
- 4% can be wiped out with a piece of paper that will later be a fire starter
- last 1% is removed with hot water
- end result is squeaky clean

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must show proof of the following (as pictures or a video < 2 mins):

- the oily dish after the meal is over
- the food scraps going into a compost or animal bucket (if applicable)
- the plate being wiped with a piece of paper for future fire starter
- the last bit of oil being removed with hot water
- the newly clean dish

After dinner, these bowls still have some gravy, meat, and cheese in them. I scraped the food bits off with a silicone spatula into the dog bowls to add to their dinner. And if that doesn't seem oily enough, know that my homemade gravy always has lots of fat in it from not skimming off the extra fat when I make bone broth and adding butter to it to get some extra fat.

Food scraps going into the dog bowls for the dogs.

The scraps in the dog food bowls.

Wiped up the excess with a paper towel.

Showing you can start a fire with the paper towel.

Cleaning the rest with hot water and my hand (the sponge was soapy and I didn't want to use any soap).

Dried off with a towel. Squeaky clean.

gir bot · Jul 15, 2025 20:51:02

To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must show proof of the following (as pictures or a video < 2 mins):

- the oily dish after the meal is over ✔️
- the food scraps going into a compost or animal bucket (if applicable)
- the plate being wiped with a piece of paper for future fire starter
- the last bit of oil being removed with hot water ✔️
- the newly clean dish ✔️

Please see the video of me washing the dish. Blessings, Catherine

gir bot · Dec 06, 2025 14:41:27

I had some eggs and toast today 😋.....

gir bot · Dec 07, 2025 14:12:36

I cleaned an oily jar after mixing up some italian dressing in it. I used all of the dressing on a pasta salad, so there was nothing left for the compost.

I'd never cleaned a dish in this way before; it was quite effective. 👍

I haven't tried to light the paper yet, but according to a google search, olive oil should be as (or more) effective than Vaseline for making firestarters. Good to know!

gir bot · Feb 03, 2026 14:02:25

Today I had a salad with oily dressing for lunch. When I finished eating, I put the scraps in the compost bin (yes, my compost bin is currently an old trash can in the backyard), then I used paper towel to wipe the oil away and hot water to rinse.

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