Washing the kitchen bin lid in the dishwasher

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Just caught DH putting the kitchen-bin lid in the dishwasher along with the usual plates and cutlery. AIBU to think this is gross?

(He says there are too many nooks and crannies to easily clean it himself - it's a Brabantia lid not one of those swing-top lids - and that the high temperature of the dishwasher kills all the germs.

I do actually wipe the lid (fairly!) regularly so it's not the first time it's been cleaned, by the way - this is just DH's attempt at a 'deep clean' :)

Wow

This is great, I have the same bin as Bonsoir, but mine is the brushed stainless one. It'll be going in the dishwasher first thing in the morning.

I ditched my steriliser for DC2 and washed his bottles in the dishwasher, as the steam in the drying cycle was so hot that I figured it was probably more effective than the steam steriliser.

What is the story with the washing up bowl thing. We lived in the UK for 5 years and I just don't get it.

My one goes to 70 degrees.

I thought you could buy racks to hold teats and things so you could use the diswasher to sterilize them? So I really can't see a problem although I draw the line at dog poo.
When we had a pub we had an industrial dishwasher in the kitchen, the plates came out so hot that you couldn't pick them up with bare hands for about 10 minutes after opening the door so they were definitely sterile! Good job too as the machine used the same water over and over and was only drained at the end of each day so would otherwise have been a bit grim.

Yeah you can I had one with dd

I think it only has to be over 60 to kill bacteria? Right the mooncup is going in next time!

Guess what's away to go in the dishwasher this morning! Wonder how many times it'll be on today

Wasn't there someone on here once who washed dirty spuds in the dishwasher? I've alwas wanted to try that

Peely bin type thing goes in here, as goes the bin lid. Why not?

Oo what a good idea. Might do this later.

My bin lid has been going in the dishwasher for years and still looks new. I actually get compliments on the shininess of my bin I remove the top rack and put it on the bottom rack, open, on an intensive cycle. I run an empty wash with a cleaning tablet afterwards.
Everything in this house goes in - baby bottles, bath toys, toothbrushes, microwave and fridge innards, hairbrushes, hob covers, washing machine drawer... I just use common sense about what should go in at the same time. if it doesn't survive then it was never meant for my house like a weird form of Darwinism.
I don't own a washing up bowl to put in it as I don't have one. I never ever wash anything up.

I put practically everything in the dishwasher. It's brilliant for cleaning crocs (those brightly coloured rubber/plastic shoes), bin lids, bins themselves (if small enought), vases, the washing up brush, oven racks, etc. etc. If it fits, i shove it in.

Most unusual thing is probably a hammer. Came out sparkling.

Well my Brabantia bin lid is in the dishwasher for the first time and I feel slightly nervous tbh! Hoping it will come out sparkling, but unbroken

"If it doesn't survive then it was never meant for my house, like a weird form of Darwinism. I don't own a washing up bowl to put in it as I don't have one. I never ever wash anything up.
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My sentiments entirely. No textiles get washed by hand in this home, either. If they cannot survive the washing machine, they aren't meant for this family.

Yes to textiles bonsoir. Everything is washed at 30 on a fast cycle here, apart from handwash only that get a wool wash. I was told that a lot of clothes have handwash/dry clean only tags as it makes them seem more expensive - tricks you into thinking they must be sth special.

Brabantia Touch Bin lid going in at the weekend - do you leave the lid up or put it down?

Looks around to see what else can go in.

I put it in lid open to get in all the nooks and crannies!
Yy to all textiles in machine, too. In fact, even non-textiles. Bags, shoes, toys, bath mats, lots of supposedly wipe clean items all go in the washing machine.
While we're on the subject of laziness household efficiency, did you know laundry stain remover has many uses? Leave some water and powder in baking trays, roasting tins, vases, big lasagne dishes etc and the crud lifts off overnight. Also good for whitening stained coffee cups, toilet bowls, etc

I've just put mine in (on it's own) and will do a cleaning cycle after.
(Precious - Moi?)

Oh dear, having read this thread, I am now considering getting a bin whose lid is not attached to the bin itself, confound the thing! And there was me LOLing at all you lot and your over-excitement at the prospect of putting strange things in the DW.

Am a bit about the poo boots though.

Dishwashers do not sterlise things. If they did then dentists, chiropodists etc wouldn't have to spend thousands on autoclaves. Putting dog shit in a dishwasher is vile.

I have never tried poaching salmon in the dishwasher, but I can highly recommend making jelly-baby vodka in it.

My bin lid is gleaming!
I only did it on a fast wash too. I'm not going to do the cleaning cylcle either as it's only dried on food, same as the plates. No shitty wellies here.
Another MN revelation!

Of course dishwashers sterilise things.

What they don't do is keep things sterile for any length of time and presumably that is the funtion that dentists value otherwise they'd simply spend £30 on an Avent steriliser from Mothercare

"I can highly recommend making jelly-baby vodka in it."

How!!!!!

I regularly do this although I tend to put it in on it's own. It comes out beautifully.