How to Hand Wash Your Dishes Like A Pro, With Rajiv Surendra | Life Skills With Rajiv

It may seem simple, but there are lots of secrets to washing your dishes, and of course, Rajiv Surendra has all of them. Watch to see all his tips and tricks on how to get the cleanest dishes after finishing a delicious home-cooked meal.

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[nomanjongwe]

I just spent 14:25 minutes watching a grown man wash dishes... and I enjoyed every second of it

[leab.]

Rajiv is the gentle parenting father I've always wanted

[benwrex]

I would watch a video on Rajiv Surendra teaching us how to watch paint dry.

[marilynluiken]

I’m 77 years old and this young man has taught me a thing or two. I love him and hope he keep up his sweet spirit and sharing his life with others. He’s a gem

[cmlaporte]

The proper order to wash dishes was ingrained in me as a child by my mother and grandmother. Glasses first, eating utensils second, plates and bowls third, and finally pots and pans last. The use of cold water on the egg and oatmeal was stellar advice, as most people would instinctively use hot water.

[docidemidome]

as a TYPE A OCD person that grew up in an erratic household I was never taught how to properly do these chores in a beautiful and meaningful way. Thank you HGTV and Rajiv for this wonderful series.

[michdisc]

Give this man his own show.. he’s brilliant

[Megforest]

Rajiv just approaches everything he does with such care, passion and fine detail, and with appreciation for how he’s learned what he’s sharing. As an educator I am in awe with every video I see. He is the epitome of good taste but in such an approachable and likeable way.

[annette]

What I LOVE about Rajiv is that he treasures all his treasures and therefore takes the time and effort to keep them pristine.

[YACABE]

After being married 10 years I figured all of this stuff out. But I still sat with a smile-resting-face and enjoyed all 14 minutes of Rajiv teaching me how to wash dishes. 😌

[chimedemon]

I’ve always despised washing dishes and have been yelled at to do it completely different ways as a kid, and my god this just seems like it’d make my life easier.
Felt like the dude was gently guiding me through it, behind my back, holding my arms and allowing me how to learn dishes in a semi-homoerotic way and I’M FUCKIN HERE FOR IT.

[Picknumbermilord]

I love how Rajiv turns everything into a type of conscious meditation. Bliss.

[monicatejeda]

I love love love these videos. Simple tasks like these do require being taught. They're skills we can improve upon. This feels like my inner child being healed because of how gentle and unpatronizing Rajiv is. More of these, please!

[EmaCasDud]

Rajiv’s videos are essential to millennials (myself among them) and gen z who were raised by a society valuing laziness/waste, but crave and miss the lost teachings of efficiency/simplicity ! Thank you for reviving the lost arts, Rajiv!

[elizabethwentz]

That was exactly how I was taught and how I taught my kids! Another way to remember the temperature of water is cold on starchy foods, hot on greasy, sugary foods. Works every time!! Love watching this guy!!

[bunniemoon]

I've never been so inspired to Scrub dishes. I felt this video coming when I seen Rajiv's video with Barbara (I think) chatting about the design of a dish cloth. Rajiv makes the most simplistic chores or activities so elegant and meaningful. That makes me appreciate every task and item. Truly a treasure ☺️

[ginaalvarez]

I love you Rajiv! So intelligent, FUNNY, humorous and kind-hearted. I just love you. And like someone else said, you could teach us how to watch paint dry and we would eat up every second. And then wash the dishes as instructed.

[RtmB]

What so appealing about Rajiv’s approach to me is how thoughtful he is about doing the most mundane in order to save as much resources and energy possible to preserve all the utensils and tools in order to prolonged their usage. Now that is what sustainability is all about. Not about thousand dollar energy saving technology, “clean” dishwashing soap or “organic” spoons 😪🤔😤

[helenmo]

I never thought I would be watching a video on washing dishes. Let alone enjoying it and actually learning things from it, but here I am. Rajiv delivers again!

[susanmontgomery]

I swear I could watch Rajiv do anything and he'd never cease to educate and entertain.

While many of these skills seem basic, there are a lot of us who were never taught the proper way to do many essentials, whether it's because of appliances or services, or because the grown ups in our homes had no idea what they were doing or were impatient and/or unkind instructors.

Rajiv, if you're looking for video ideas, I'd love one on ironing. I have childhood trauma around the chore (I'm being sincere; I grew up with toxic parent).