Washing Greasy Clothes
Hi all!
I am a cook and often times get a significant amount of bacon grease on my clothing. Would washing these greasy clothes in the same load as my casual clothes or even bed sheets cause a problem (ie greasy smelling bed sheets ) or would the entire load come out fresh and clean?
Thanks for the help!
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Advice on washing bacon-grease work clothes with other laundry
- The problem
- The user asked whether clothes with bacon grease on them could be washed in the same load as casual clothes or bed sheets without leaving the rest of the load greasy or smelly.
- Likely cause
- No appliance fault was reported. The discussion suggests the issue is heavy grease soiling on work clothes, which could affect the wash if not treated first.
- What fixed it
- The accepted advice was to pre-soak heavily soiled items, possibly using soda crystals or normal detergent, before washing them with the normal load. Another suggested option was to use the washing machine’s prewash programme so some grease is removed before the main wash. The original poster said the suggestions were helpful, but no wash result was confirmed.
- Checks to try
- Consider whether the greasy work clothes are heavily soiled
- Check whether the washing machine has a prewash option
- Parts or tools mentioned
- soda crystals
- detergent
- prewash programme
- Borax substitute
3 Answers
I think instinctively most people would want to wash them separately but it may not be practical to get a proper full load using just the work clothes. If they are heavily soiled it might be better to pre soak them possibly using something like soda crystals or even normal detergent, then you could put them in with the normal wash. Check out presoaking.
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Further to what Andy has said above, does your washing machine have a prewash option? It may be worth using this so that a certain level of the washing process is done before the main wash, so that the main wash water isn't full of grease.
A little tip - a tablespoon of Borax Subsitute (available to purchase online, and it's very cheap) in with your washing detergent will keep chef whites looking their best.
Thanks for the suggestions! very helpful
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