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Dig licking plates before going into dishwasher - ick or not

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Happyspendingthedayinthegarden · 21/04/2025 15:11

Have have hosted a lovely Easter BH Monday for all 7 GC, 3 step children, partners & children. We had an Easter egg hunt in garden, had breakfast in local farm shop & walked my lovely little dog around, petted animals etc.

For context I need to say that DSS & DIL are both British, but live in USA.

After a roast dinner I put the plates & general pots & pans down for the dog to lick. My DIL lost the plot saying that was so unhygienic I assured her that they would be going into the dishwasher on a high temperature - about 90c so would be sterilised. I always let the dog pre-wash my plates as consider it's going into the dishwasher at high temp to be sterilised so no problem.

DIL saying she will never let her children eat at my house again & gone-taken her DH & DC off in an huff.

DH has had a text from his son apologising but saying what can he do as has to support his wife. I totally get that. But....

My question is - is it OK to let dog lick out the plates etc when they are going into dishwasher at a high temp? WWUD?

OP posts:
thisfilmisboring123 · 21/04/2025 15:17

Grim, grim, grim!

Why?? Just scrape it into the dogs bowl. Takes 2 secs

TeenLifeMum · 21/04/2025 15:17

I’m a dog person and have occasionally allowed ddog to do this but never in front of guests. It’s a bit gross even though logic tells you it’ll be cleaned.

VicksJunkie · 21/04/2025 15:16

Grim as fuck.

Martymcfly24 · 21/04/2025 15:16

Disgusting.

Could not eat in your house ever again .

tilypu · 21/04/2025 15:15

It wouldn't bother me - as you say they are going to be washed, and dog saliva will wash off much easier than, say, oils and fats that the food might contain or be cooked in - so there's no hygiene issue imo.

However, some people would have a massive issue with it - and for that reason if I was you, I would wait until guests had gone until doing it.

Notarsed · 21/04/2025 15:14

I am a huge dog lover but that's grim. I wouldn't want to eat anything at your house either!

Tootiredtowhat · 21/04/2025 15:14

God there was a lot of pointless additional information in that post.

No, dogs licking plates isn’t going to kill anyone. Just apologise and next time they’re round scrape left overs into the dog bowl. They don’t need to know what you do the rest of the time.