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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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PlantDoctor · 13/08/2024 19:24

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?

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!

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?

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dellay · 13/08/2024 19:24

Makingchocolatecake · 13/08/2024 19:22

In case stuff drips on things I suppose, unless you rinse stuff

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@Makingchocolatecake oh I see, I keep the dirty ones on one side and the clean on the other and just work through it for each meal (as and when in the house)

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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.

Pocketfullofdogtreats · 13/08/2024 19:23

5foot5 · 13/08/2024 19:22

She isn't mixing the clean and dirty crockery FGS!

I think she stacks the dirty crockery elsewhere and keeps taking the clean stuff out to use when she needs to. Then when it is empty she puts the dirty stuff in.

Actually I wouldn't like this as surely you just have piles of dirty stuff hanging about until you can put it in the dishwasher. If you empty the dishwasher when it is finished then you can put the dirty stuff in straight away where it is hidden from view.

Don't understand how snapping carrots is supposed to be easier than cutting them. Does this mean you cook your carrots whole? Doesn't that take longer?

I guess if you have room to keep your clothes on a rack out of sight fair enough. Do you iron any of it?

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.

cornydude · 13/08/2024 19:23

I have autism and living like this is giving me the jitters. I can't have a full laundry basket or anything not put away. I jump up and unload the dishwasher as soon as it beeps. 😂

This would all just unhinge me.

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dellay · 13/08/2024 19:23

AllTheWatersTurnedToClouds · 13/08/2024 19:20

But don't you use diff size and shaped pots and pans for diff food?

Does the wok sit there 'clean' for a week with dirty mugs above dripping onto it?

I logistically can't get my head round that one.

@AllTheWatersTurnedToClouds i don’t think you’ve read all my posts but three dishwasher goes on every night

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mothsandgoths · 13/08/2024 19:23

Flammekuche · 13/08/2024 19:08

Isn’t it just easier to chop? Especially the end with the green? And doesn’t never emptying the dishwasher mean you have a dishwasher full of stuff, some of which is clean and some not?

And how would that work if say you had a plate that had had raw chicken on it

Asking for food poisoning

sparebooks · 13/08/2024 19:22

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?

So does that mean you use every single plate/kitchen implement, each day (and only once), and then wash it again at the end of the day?

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?

Makingchocolatecake · 13/08/2024 19:22

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?

In case stuff drips on things I suppose, unless you rinse stuff

Babychewtoy · 13/08/2024 19:22

I’d say it’s bizarre but not lazy necessarily because I would find your way uses far more mental effort and stress.

5foot5 · 13/08/2024 19:22

She isn't mixing the clean and dirty crockery FGS!

I think she stacks the dirty crockery elsewhere and keeps taking the clean stuff out to use when she needs to. Then when it is empty she puts the dirty stuff in.

Actually I wouldn't like this as surely you just have piles of dirty stuff hanging about until you can put it in the dishwasher. If you empty the dishwasher when it is finished then you can put the dirty stuff in straight away where it is hidden from view.

Don't understand how snapping carrots is supposed to be easier than cutting them. Does this mean you cook your carrots whole? Doesn't that take longer?

I guess if you have room to keep your clothes on a rack out of sight fair enough. Do you iron any of it?

msbevvy · 13/08/2024 19:21

Singleandproud · 13/08/2024 19:16

Don't your carrots take ages to cook, do you not slice them at all? And don't you lose several cm of carrot by snapping?

I do use kitchen scissors to cut a lot of things which is (for me) quicker than a knife. I also cut frozen pizzas up before I cook them.

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Me too. I find the scissors especially useful for chopping peppers.

Leafygreen84 · 13/08/2024 19:21

The dishwasher thing is disgusting.
the clothes would drive me mad, how do you find anything properly?
the carrot thing is weird but whatever floats your boat I suppose?

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 13/08/2024 19:20

Confused Don't you peel the carrots or chop them up? You just snap the ends off your (presumably bendy) carrots and chuck them in a pan whole?

And do you really keep re-washing the clean stuff in the dishwasher along with the dirty stuff you've put back in?

I'm no fashionista, but I have far more clothes than would fit on my clothes airer. Or two. Two wouldn't fit in my spare room, even if I wanted to crowd it with washing.

Weird.

GoTigers · 13/08/2024 19:20

So you never nudge a dirty plate / fork / cup etc against a clean one as you put it back in the machine?

AllTheWatersTurnedToClouds · 13/08/2024 19:20

But don't you use diff size and shaped pots and pans for diff food?

Does the wok sit there 'clean' for a week with dirty mugs above dripping onto it?

I logistically can't get my head round that one.

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dellay · 13/08/2024 19:20

I’m so surprised other people don’t do these things 🤦🏼‍♀️

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dellay · 13/08/2024 19:19

Pocketfullofdogtreats · 13/08/2024 19:18

During the day, if you put the dirty stuff back, how do you know what's clean?

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@Pocketfullofdogtreats … I look and I can tell the difference between a clean plate and a used one?!

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AnneLovesGilbert · 13/08/2024 19:19

None of that sounds great.

Singleandproud · 13/08/2024 19:18

Do you live alone, in which quirks like this are fine. But if you live with others then they don't necessarily know what's clean and what's dirty if it isn't very dirty. Of course if you live with others they can empty the dish washer themselves.

cornydude · 13/08/2024 19:18

Your carrots either need throwing in the bin or you're Popeye.

Pocketfullofdogtreats · 13/08/2024 19:18

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?

During the day, if you put the dirty stuff back, how do you know what's clean?

stayathomer · 13/08/2024 19:18

Op op, I thought this would be ‘I use a dishwasher, rice cooker, slow cooker, handheld vacuum type thing’. I’m not amazing at domestic- ness but at least unload the dishwasher and put away your clothes horse!!!

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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?

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