To have thought this was just an urban myth ? (TOILET BRUSH RELATED)

[MrDarcysMa]

Just saw this on a Facebook group...

@BeyondMyWits

But a knife used to chop raw chicken is OK?

Putting knives in dishwashers is not ok, the blades get ruined in the basket.

I once found my housemate in my student days cleaning the loo brush in the kitchen sink with clean washing up next to it

She was a student nurse!

GRIM.

Ha! Just looked at toilet brushes on amazon....
Look at the bottom part of the page 😂😂

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@gubanc I put my knives in the knife shelf at the top. Should I not be doing this ?

[quote MrDarcysMa]@gubanc I put my knives in the knife shelf at the top. Should I not be doing this ? [/quote]
I do too and they are fine.

And thus ended cuppas at other people's houses.

I remember reading a "life hack" (side rant: who the fuck decided that 'tips' are now called life hacks, can we find them and punch them in the face please) to bake jacket potatoes in the dishwasher. I really hope those people don't also put their big brush in it

[quote MrDarcysMa]@gubanc I put my knives in the knife shelf at the top. Should I not be doing this ? [/quote]
Those might be fine. I'm a bit obsessed with my knives and didn't put them in the shelves either.

If dishwashers don't get hot enough to sterilise then why are people told to put baby bottles in them?

@JamesMiddletonsMarshmallows

I remember reading a "life hack" (side rant: who the fuck decided that 'tips' are now called life hacks, can we find them and punch them in the face please) to bake jacket potatoes in the dishwasher. I really hope those people don't also put their big brush in it

I've seen people saying they cook fish in the dishwasher.

@PicsInRed

And thus ended cuppas at other people's houses.

I have a friend who told me she never eats a homemade cake or anything at work that didn't come from the shops. I found this rude at some point, mumsnet opened my eyes.

@GrandTheftWalrus

If dishwashers don't get hot enough to sterilise then why are people told to put baby bottles in them?

They don't get hot enough to sterilise. They only sanitise. Maybe they have hot enough programme on it, but standard programmes don't get that hot

Fair enough I don't have one so couldn't tell you how hot they got

@PicsInRed

And thus ended cuppas at other people's houses.

Totally! I can't believe how disgusting people are 🤢

Ew.

Wouldn't occur to me to do anything with a toilet brush cleaning wise other than leave it in the bowl overnight with bleach. And a few flushes in the morning.

A dishwasher doesn’t get hot enough to sterilise something. Will have to wait for mine to stop running so I can check the different programme temps but I think the main one is 60 degrees. Which is far from boiling/sterilisation?

@GrandTheftWalrus

If dishwashers don't get hot enough to sterilise then why are people told to put baby bottles in them?

You can wash them in the dishwasher but should still sterilise them after.

It doesn't sterilize things otherwise you wouldn't need to sterilize baby bottles after using the dishwasher to wash them

That’s just grim.

What's this about knives? Can they go on the top shelf OK?

Loo brush is beyond yuck.

Pet dishes? I can’t do it but know lots who do

I'm not particularly squeamish and don't have the highest hygiene standards but I couldn't put a toilet brush in my dishwasher. There are to many nooks and crannies for 'dirt' to be flung then flung back out later.

I don't use a brush though. We use bleach which cleans it up well.

Like I say, I don't have a dishwasher so I thought people were sterilising bottles in it.

Happy to be corrected though.

*mmyjo

I buy cheap as chips toilet brushes and through every month*

What’s wrong with you?

Typical Mumsnet people just being rude , cracks me up 🤣🤣🤣🤣