Air-dried dishes (rack or open dishwasher) are in no greater danger of gathering germs than heat-drying them in the machine. Yet heat drying can use at least an extra 25 kilowatt hours a year. (If you’re really concerned about germs, avoid that dish towel that’s been reused and sitting around.)
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