to wash my Crocs in the dishwasher (and poss DC's Clarks too)

[hennybeans]

DC and I all wear Crocs and every few months I put them all in the dishwasher on top rack with kitchen bin lid on bottom rack for a good clean. They come out like new, as does the bin lid. I mentioned this to a friend the other day and she looked a bit horrified like she was making a mental note not to ever eat off my dishes again. Is this disgusting? I put plates that had raw meat on them in the dishwasher so assume if it can kill that bacteria shoes will be ok too.

Also, have been considering putting all the Clarks school shoes in too but haven't had the courage yet. I tried Clarks in the washing machine on a special sport shoe setting but it didn't get them clean at all. They weren't ruined in any way though.

Lastly, (I can see this coming) please don't say I am BU just for wearing Crocs! I have size 9/ 9.5 feet and not a huge array of options. I stay away from the 'clog' styles though.

I suppose the Washing Machine Vs Dishwasher for crocs/shoes depends on whether you wash dishclothes/tea towels in your washing machine and then use them in your kitchen.

If you do, then you can't really put trainers etc in your washing machine either, especially if you are regularly using the 40 degree wash.

I'd say that my dishwasher was more hygienic than my washing machine because it uses higher temperatures (my daily wash is 70% and there is a burst of steam at the end of the wash for drying which must be hotter), and it is less likely to come into contact with items that have been pressed against intimate areas (I'm thinking knickers/pants).

I don't know. But then I've never worried about germs/dirt etc.

So, what's the MN opinion on mooncups in dishwashers after all this?

I wouldn't put a mooncup in the dishwasher as it would degrade the silicone.

I've been washing silicone bakeware & utensils in the DW regularly for a few years. Is Mooncup silicone different? (Genuine question)

And how do we feel about the yuck-factor? Would it be a problem if the Mooncup was washed thoroughly first?

Do people honestly think meat is the same as faecal matter?

You think raw meat poses the same bacterial risk as human faeces?

I don't even know where to start...

How about starting by finding out about how meat can be contaminated by faecal matter during the butchering process?

I surmise MN opinion on Mooncup in dishwasher is likely to be the same as shoes. Some will say it's the most vomit inducing action ever, some will say they regularly do it/ have no problem at all. I guess if you think it's disgusting, be thankful you control your own dishwasher. If you wash your mooncup in the dw, keep quiet unless you want a heated discussion.

I think very, very few people are perfect hygiene- wise. If your dw is scrupulously clean, perhaps you wear shoes throughout your house, or keep nappies inside in a bin instead of taking straight outside, or don't close the lid when you flush the toilet, or don't change your toothbrush or sheets often enough, or do something else that someone will be shocked at and you never even realised it is bad . If you can say that honestly you do nothing 'wrong', then I would argue you probably do and just don't know it or somewhere else in your life is lacking to compensate for all this effort.

Ooo Goldmandra, you are evil.... but I like it!

I wouldn't do it. I don't put anything non-food related in the dw (or cook in it).

I too work in science and I'd need to see evidence that the dw is not contaminated following a cycle with shoes/potties/toilet brushes before I'm convinced.
And even then.....
To the person whose DH washes the carburettor in the dw - STOP doing this.

Hydrocarbons and oil additives can be carcinogenic and they can linger in the steam, settling on the walls and pipes of dw to be recirculated in subsequent washes.

Nobody has said the wash their toilet brush in the dishwasher. It's the holder, not the brush!

I misread about the loo brush going into the dw. Alpaca did say just the holder, not the brush, sorry.

Nobody has said the wash their toilet brush in the dishwasher. It's the holder, not the brush!

OK. But how is the brush different to the holder in terms of dw appropriateness?

how is the brush different to the holder in terms of dw appropriateness?

how is the brush different to the holder in terms of dw appropriateness?

how is the brush different to the holder in terms of dw appropriateness?

I wouldn't expect any brush to get clean in the dishwasher TBH

I wouldn't expect any brush to get clean in the dishwasher TBH

Shoes, but not brushes? I don't get that, but anyway, I'm sticking to just dishes and the like.

Shoes, but not brushes?

There is a fundamental shape difference and I wouldn't be sure a DW had reached the bottom of all the bristles whether it was a toilet brush or a washing up brush. I'd be happy that the water had been in sufficient contact with all the surfaces of a Croc for it to be clean.

I would also rinse any visible dirt off a Croc before putting it in a DW. Not really possible with a brush

Sorry, I didn't mean crocs.

Some posters mentioned Clarks shoes - I'm not sure the dw has any more chance of penetrating and effectively cleaning the outer/liner/sole and treads either as there are plenty of nooks for particles to hide.

Its not how clean they get that bothers me though, it's the potential contamination of other items.

sothathatswhenI I mentioned considering washing Clarks in my OP. Some others have suggested not a good idea because of the leather. I hadn't really considered that so won't try the Clarks as I don't want to ruin them.

Goldmandra: Unless you regularly buy meat that is visibly smeared with human shit, and then run said meat through the dishwasher, your argument is ridiculous.

The point is to keep as much faeces (both in volume and variety) out of the kitchen as possible, whilst still using the kitchen for its intended purpose - which is food preparation.

I really couldn't care less what you do in your own house, but putting a potty through a dishwasher is unnecessary and revolting. Potties shouldn't be anywhere near a kitchen.

Goldmandra: Unless you regularly buy meat that is visibly smeared with human shit, and then run said meat through the dishwasher, your argument is ridiculous.

It isn't human shit that's on raw meat. It's animal shit, just like could be on shoes but, hey, if you would like to continue to believe that the only way faecal matter is going to end up in your dishwasher is if you wash shoes in it, that's fine .

I am never eating at any of your houses.

I am never eating at any of your houses.

How will you know?

The pathogens on your footwear, loo-brush holders, dildoes etc that you run through a DW that you've almost certainly never had tested to ensure the correct temperatures are reached and don't clean fastidiously after each use- only have to 'get lucky' once....

I actually think those who do risk contaminating their eating implements should, as a courtesy, inform visitors of this. In the same way as 'how would they know?' - I could ask 'How do you know whether a guest is in some way immunosuppressed and maybe will become seriously ill from the E-coli you stand a good chance of infecting them with?'.

what a great thread why not put your clothes in there as well op? personally I wash shoes in the washing machine but raw chicken grosses me out more than anything in the world so yanbu

I am never eating at any of your houses.

How will you know?

Neither would I. Nearly all of my friends are dentists or dental nurses so I'd know they wouldn't be mingers as they have too much knowledge of bacteria and cross infection.