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Don't Soak the Pans
W
hen I was a teenager, my family had a built-in dishwasher.
Two, actually: my brother and me. We both hated doing the
dishes with a passion. One of us would wash the dinner
dishes as quickly as possible, but let the pans soak in soap and water
overnight. Of course, if I left a soaking pan for my brother, he'd have to
wash it the next night. You can bet he returned the favor. Don't soak the
pans is a term I use in surgery. It means fairly sharing the work, pitching
in and helping out. When everybody helps pick the next day's cases, for
example, it's like washing all the pans at the end of the day instead of
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