Think about the dishes you usually avoid. The ones that sit in the sink a little longer than they should. Greasy pans. Plates with dried food stuck to them. The kind that don’t just rinse clean. Most people deal with them the same way. Soak them in water. Scrub harder. Maybe add more soap. And eventually, they come clean. But it takes time. And effort. Especially when grease is involved. Because grease doesn’t just wash away easily.
It sticks. Clings to the surface. And even after soaking, it can still take work to remove. That’s where this unusual trick comes in. Because instead of changing how hard you scrub… It changes what happens before you even start.
And once you understand that part the tea bag suddenly starts to make a lot more sense.