Catfood forks in the dishwasher

[DancingDolly]

Aibu in thinking it's wrong? Dp chucks them in and it makes me recoil a bit to see them sitting there with little bits of catfood on next to the other cutlery.

If I'm right, how should they be washed? How do you wash your petfood implements?

Rinse them as clean as you can get in the sink first for a minute or two and then put them in, as separate as possible from the other cutlery.

I used to live near the place where a very popular supermarket packaged 90% of its meat. I personally knew several people who worked there, as the supermarket used some locals.

No wonder it was closed down

Rinse them as clean as you can get in the sink first for a minute or two and then put them in, as separate as possible from the other cutlery.

Why?

Why not? In fairness, I rinse everything as clean as I can get before it goes in the dishwasher anyway. I check the filter every 6 months or so, but only find the odd sweetcorn or grain of rice, so rinse well all the way!

Another thing you could do, OP, is just use the pouch to squeeze the food out, avoiding the need for forks at all.

Why not? Er, well why bother with a dishwasher at all if you are going to rinse things in the sink for 'a minute or two' !!

I take it you don't have a water meter yet.

Because it gets things reassuringly clean! And it saves me a lot of time.
And it usually only goes on every other day.

Isn't it all safe for human consumption anyway? (better not mention the catfood pie then)

CremeEggThief I wasn't questioning why you rinse them first, or indeed put them in the dishwasher in the first place, rather why you feel the need to place them as far away as possible from other cutlery.

Bonkers, utterly bonkers.

Nobody's going to catch anything from pet food. Some of you would die of horror if you knew what I used to put in my dishwasher, and will do so when I've finished my kitchen.

Ah

Not loo seats/brushes though, a good scrub in the sink is better .

Gambas

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We need one of these plans obviously.

What, we're all going to die when you've finished your kitchen SS? - Was the whole Mayan thing just an attempt to distract from your builders' timetable for completion?

Bugger. Cunning plot foiled, dammit.

Yup.

Not just me then! Haven't read whole thread, but we've had 'ishoos' with catforks here for years. The catforks have a diamond pattern on them, and nobody will eat with them. The cat died over 20 years ago, and the forks have been washed many times, but it is still a 'aaargh catfork!!' moment if you are set with one. The kids won't use one even though they were not yet born when it was last used on actual catfood. Thank you DancingDolly, you have made me feel normal! And I loved your post ArmPits!

Yanbu OP. And I am delighted to have a habit that's considered posh on mn (a definite first for me!)

I'm vegetarian and my cats have their own (crap) forks. I would never, ever eat with them, not matter how well washed. My DP is a carnivore and also has separate baking trays, frying pan etc for cooking his meaty dinners. I use different sponges to wash up their things and usually bin them straight afterwards. No offally contamination on my cutlery thanks!

Petcat, it was my 2nd time!
I was quite unnaturally delighted!

Omnivore.

I don't eat meat but do eat fish - is this the root of the issue? Maybe I could cope better with chunks of fish selection than beef dinners...

For those of you suggesting pouches - now that's posh!

I'm still utterly perplexed at why people use forks rather than knives...

Dishwashers clean at a much higher temperature than washing up by hand, so it's far more hygienic to put this stuff in there. As for 'rinsing things clean' before putting them in the dishwasher, there's a saying: why have a dog and bark yourself?

Forks are easier to scoop the food out with and then mash it than a knife would be with tinned food which can be more solid than pouch food.

I don't agree. A round ended knife is by far the piece of cutlery best suited to conveying cat food from tins/pouches to bowls/dishes. The knife can be run around the food in the tin to loosen and to chop off the required amount as it slips out. Food usually slips out of pouches or can be sqeezed out. It's no wonder people find themselves in a hell of a mess if they use a fork.

There's simply no need to mash catfood up either, unless you have a cat with no teeth but I think you'll find that most cats do have them and commercially prepared catfood offers little challenge to the teeth anyway.

Once the food is in the feeding recepticle, a bit of a poke with the end of the knife to chop up and separate the pieces as much or as little as you consider necessary and Bob's your uncle. You can then scrape the knife on the side of the recepticle to cleanly, easily and effectively remove any excess. Simples! Your knife will almost be clean enough to put straight back in the drawer!

No forks with clumps of catfood to be found in this house!