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To think these domestic things make sense and I’m not being lazy?

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dellay · 13/08/2024 19:04

There are various things that I do at home that just make sense to me and I can’t understand on a domestic level why anyone would put themselves out further? This has come up in a conversation with friends who found it hilarious and ridiculous that I do this. I can see the funny side (sort of!) but surely others do this too?

Carrots… I just snap the ends off by hand and put them in the pan rather than chopping with a knife. Why use a knife when you can snap it off?! Same for other veg where it works.

The dishwasher… why empty and put in cupboards? With the exception of mugs, I never ever empty the dishwasher as I just take what is needed then when it’s dirty put it back ready for the next wash?

Clothes… hang them on the two clothes airers and never put them away. I don’t have loads of clothes so that probably helps but literally why put them away?! They are in the spare room perfectly accessible once dry.

There’s other things but this is the general idea. I just don’t get why you would make more work for yourself? Surely others do the same?!

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dellay · 13/08/2024 19:32

Apileofballyhoo · 13/08/2024 19:30

I do the dishwasher thing but I just stack used stuff up on the side until everything is used after dinner and then it all goes back in. Exceptions are if I've baked or made an elaborate meal, that stuff that isn't used daily has to get put away or there won't be room in the dishwasher. Only 3 of us living here so it's pretty much the same 3 mugs, 3 bowls, 3 saucepans/pots, 3 dinner plates everyday. Often don't put clothes away either, I do both things where we wear some straight off the airer and some get put away. I hang my good clothes. Snap broccoli florets off sometimes, and I've done the carrot thing. I rarely chop, usually slice things straight into the pan/pot or onto the plate.

I think it's largely because there are only the 3 of us. And laziness of course. Or efficiency.

@Apileofballyhoo thank you for making me feel less alone!!! It does make sense doesn’t it?!

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Flammekuche · 13/08/2024 19:31

OnLockdown · 13/08/2024 19:26

I just tried to snap the fat end off a carrot and wasted half the carrot because it would only snap lower down.

Do you use the exact same dishes everyday or do you end up rewashing clean ones that haven't been taken out of the dishwasher.

I sometimes wear clothes straight off the airer but usually I have to put stuff away to put the next load on it to dry.

I love that you tried this. I admit I was also tempted, but I’m just home from holidays and can’t be bothered…😀

Q124 · 13/08/2024 19:31

I'm praying you're not a friend of mine and been feeding me!

Scandiviews1 · 13/08/2024 19:30

I mean, I like your style OP and I wish I could do it your way. Apart from the carrots, as I can't see how you can snap the end off them unless you have fingers like pliers.

ReadWithScepticism · 13/08/2024 19:30

What about things you only use every so often like the extra big saucepan, the fancy serving plate, the potato masher or whatever? Do they stay in the dishwasher being washed over and over, until you next need them?

This sounds like the killer point. Unless you cook the same meal every day, with the same implements, because 'why make more work' for yourself by varying the menu.

Apileofballyhoo · 13/08/2024 19:30

I do the dishwasher thing but I just stack used stuff up on the side until everything is used after dinner and then it all goes back in. Exceptions are if I've baked or made an elaborate meal, that stuff that isn't used daily has to get put away or there won't be room in the dishwasher. Only 3 of us living here so it's pretty much the same 3 mugs, 3 bowls, 3 saucepans/pots, 3 dinner plates everyday. Often don't put clothes away either, I do both things where we wear some straight off the airer and some get put away. I hang my good clothes. Snap broccoli florets off sometimes, and I've done the carrot thing. I rarely chop, usually slice things straight into the pan/pot or onto the plate.

I think it's largely because there are only the 3 of us. And laziness of course. Or efficiency.

Flammekuche · 13/08/2024 19:30

dellay · 13/08/2024 19:17

I don’t get why people are confused about the dishwasher… it’s ran every evening after dinner so dirty is only next to clean for a matter of hours? So what?

Because if you put in your porridge bowl at breakfast time, it drips milk onto the clean casserole you were going to make dinner in, and your used coffee cup dribbles coffee onto your clean dinner plates?

I concur with a pp — isn’t it very hard to snap the fatter end of a fresh carrot?

5foot5 · 13/08/2024 19:29

mothsandgoths · 13/08/2024 19:28

But seriously emptying a dishwasher takes max three min. Seems silly to not just do it

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AllTheWatersTurnedToClouds · 13/08/2024 19:28

sorry OP but i think that's batshit Grin

just put the clean pans away and give yourself more room

mothsandgoths · 13/08/2024 19:28

But seriously emptying a dishwasher takes max three min. Seems silly to not just do it

AlmostCutMyHairToday · 13/08/2024 19:28

Interesting. I'm genuinely curious about your other household tasks. Any wisdom on changing bedding? Cleaning toilets?

(I wouldn't do dishes your way as sounds like a lot of faff checking whats clean, but I do dump all my cutlery in one drawer without spacers)

SBHon · 13/08/2024 19:28

dellay · 13/08/2024 19:26

@TheOnlyCherryOnMyTree a few minutes perhaps?!

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It takes agggggeeessssss longer to cook a whole carrot vs chopping. I’ve tried it too many times.

Also agree with PP re wasting loads of the carrot when you snap the end off: lots more comes off than if you were to chop it.

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dellay · 13/08/2024 19:28

AllTheWatersTurnedToClouds · 13/08/2024 19:24

ok so what if you don't use a pot or pan again the next day - you wash them again even though they're clean?

@AllTheWatersTurnedToClouds yes they would just stay in there, no harm done!

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BuccoA · 13/08/2024 19:27

Are there children in the house watching this as an example?

midgetastic · 13/08/2024 19:27

So you put your clothes away

You allow dirty dishes to drip over clean ones

You using a knife difficult

I'm with your friends

DancingPhantomsOnTheTerrace · 13/08/2024 19:27

The dishwasher… why empty and put in cupboards? With the exception of mugs, I never ever empty the dishwasher as I just take what is needed then when it’s dirty put it back ready for the next wash?

We use quite a range of stuff so this wouldn't work for us. Eg I will cook with different utensils and pans every night depending on what I'm cooking. So not everything in the dishwasher would be taken out and used before it goes on again.

And do you mean you put the dirty stuff in while there is still clean stuff in there? Doesn't the cutlery get mixed up? What about stuff that has raw meat on it?

namenamification · 13/08/2024 19:27

Ewwwwwwwww Envy

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dellay · 13/08/2024 19:26

TheOnlyCherryOnMyTree · 13/08/2024 19:26

Because it takes longer to cook a whole carrot than it does to cook one that's in smaller pieces. Surely that is obvious.

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@TheOnlyCherryOnMyTree a few minutes perhaps?!

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TheOnlyCherryOnMyTree · 13/08/2024 19:26

dellay · 13/08/2024 19:25

@ReadWithScepticism yes just cook them whole! Why chop them up? You can do that on your plate?

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Because it takes longer to cook a whole carrot than it does to cook one that's in smaller pieces. Surely that is obvious.

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dellay · 13/08/2024 19:26

PlantDoctor · 13/08/2024 19:24

This is about food hygiene. If you make something with, say, raw chicken, then put the things back in the dishwasher, you could then grab a plate with raw chicken juice drops on it, which is not hygienic.

If I had the space I'd be with you on the clothes airer though! My least favourite job is putting clean clothes away!

Edit: just seen your update about clean stuff on one side of the dishwasher. I definitely wouldn't have enough room but if you're not cross contaminating then it's less of an issue to me. I like to live and let live!

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@PlantDoctor yes I use a separate board for any raw meat and that would always go in at the end of the day - usually something like that would be an evening meal so naturally would be used last anyway

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OnLockdown · 13/08/2024 19:26

I just tried to snap the fat end off a carrot and wasted half the carrot because it would only snap lower down.

Do you use the exact same dishes everyday or do you end up rewashing clean ones that haven't been taken out of the dishwasher.

I sometimes wear clothes straight off the airer but usually I have to put stuff away to put the next load on it to dry.

cornydude · 13/08/2024 19:26

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To think these domestic things make sense and I’m not being lazy?
Aposterhasnoname · 13/08/2024 19:25

Snapping the ends of carrots will waste loads, not to mention what others have said that they must be bendy, and therefore old, as fuck.

Dirty crockery in with clean is utterly rank. How do you know what’s clean and what’s dirty, do you not scrape plates clean before putting them in? What about knives and forks?

Clothes on an airer all the time, can’t see how you’d put wet stuff on there without wetting the dry stuff already on there. Do you never hang anything outside to dry? How big are these airers if they contain all your clothes? Even with very few clothes they must be jam packed which would slow down drying and result in stuff smelling surely..

5foot5 · 13/08/2024 19:25

Pocketfullofdogtreats · 13/08/2024 19:23

Nooo, read her update! She does mix them, then washes the lot at night. She knows which plates are dirty and which are clean by looking at them.

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I have read her update, posted while I was typing my reply. I am aghast!

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dellay · 13/08/2024 19:25

ReadWithScepticism · 13/08/2024 19:23

Unless the dishwasher is only half full when you run it, I can't imagine that it is very easy to police the dirty/clean boundaries. It sounds like more work than unloading.

Re the drying clothes, not everyone has a whole room going spare to use as a wardrobe.

Re the carrots, do you cook them whole (minus the end bits)? Or are you a superwoman that can tear them into little slices? Cooking whole sounds a faff.

@ReadWithScepticism yes just cook them whole! Why chop them up? You can do that on your plate?

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