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As a single person I can wash my dishes in less than a minute. Glass, plate no. 1, plate no. 2, bowl, fork, knife, no more than a few seconds each.

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What about your chefs knife? A small spoon for sauces, a measuring cup perhaps, a chopping board, a spatula or wooden spoon or something to stir the dish, the pot or pan you actually used to cook, perhaps a lid for said pot.

Yes if you eat microwaved crap. Try cooking sometimes.

Or if you eat fresh foods.

Why is this being downvoted? A balanced plate may be easier to wash. Starch absorbs fat, some acidic liquid will keep the fat and starch from sticking too much. Get your plate to the dish washer, rinse, and without need none to little soap will get rid of all the residues. The fat is already stuck to other particles so won't need much soap. What's the point of teaching Chemistry if the kitchen always looks like a cumbersome time-consuming mess to most people.

What on earth are you on about? How are you going to prepare a meal with fresh ingredients with that list?

There are widely known fresh ingredients containing fat, acidic liquid, or starch (e.g. avocados, tomatoes, sweet potatoes respectively, although tortilla would be a more conventional third example given the first two).

> As a single person I can wash my dishes in less than a minute. Glass, plate no. 1, plate no. 2, bowl, fork, knife, no more than a few seconds each.

This list. Where are you going to cut your sweet potatoes? On a plate? How is this list of equipment sufficient to prepare and cook meals?

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