It goes, knives, forks, spoons, knives, forks, spoons....

[RatherBeOnThePiste]

It always has
Knives, forks, spoons..... always

AI therefore BU to be irritated beyond belief that when DH unloads the sodding dishwasher that he cannot get it right?He always puts them in random places in our cutlery tray, but never knives, forks, spoons

I suspect he does it like this so that I stop asking him to do it, but we have been together for 15 years!

Knives, forks, spoons or AIBU?!!

Umami

A pertinent point, teaspoons go in little section at the front, but others they go in together.

Hedwood
As you so rightly say - there is no other way

Too many people in this land have way too much miscellaneous cutlery that muddies this topic. Chuck it out I say and go back to basics. You know it makes sense.

Ah, excellent, Piste, I am pleased the teaspoons are separated for easy access.

TBperfectlyH, mine more commonly goes:

Teaspoons: in yogurt pot, in old tea mug, on teabag thingy, down side of sofa to disappear forever
Forks: In dishwasher, hidden under foil in bowl of last night's stew in fridge,
Knives: Balanced on butter dish, also in dishwasher, in sink, on table
Spoons: (the most troublesome) In flour jars, in bag of sugar in the cupboard, in breakfast bowls waiting to go into dishwasher......

It is not uncommon to find that our cutlery drawer goes:

One tablespoon

DH despairs of me, but he knew I was a slattern when he married me

Is there any other way?

What about the sporks,
where do they go???
.
.
.
Theyre coming to take me away Ha Ha, He He Hoo Hoo

Oh and,

Knives
Forks
Spoons...........

Mandy1966
you are absolutely right

knives
forks
spoons

There is no other way.

Re the sporks - just chuck them away, they are an irrelevant miscellaneous extra

Hahaha

got the final word on this.

We are all agreed then it goes

knives
forks
spoons

Yes, that's right Piste,

forks
spoons
knives

Knives, forks, spoons....YANBU

My dh puts our very sharp knives mixed in with the ordinary knives...

Forks, knifes, chopsticks, secateurs, cat worming tables, hammers, seeds,sellotape, string, talcum power, toothbrushes. I know because I have just checked!

YABVU at least your dh makes an effort to unload the dishwasher, mine is allergic to any domestic chores.

worming tablets

shrieks and collapses to the floor

STOP!!!!

Just wanted to congratulate OP on having DH who unloads the dishwasher.

(But I agree, it is still knives forks spoons....)

SPOONS | FORKS | KNIVES | BIG KNIVES |
SPOONS | FORKS | KNIVES | BIG KNIVES |
SPOONS | FORKS | KNIVES | BIG KNIVES |
SPOONS | FORKS | KNIVES | BIG KNIVES |
SPOONS | FORKS | KNIVES | BIG KNIVES |
SPOONS | FORKS | KNIVES | BIG KNIVES |
SPOONS | FORKS | KNIVES | BIG KNIVES |
| BIG KNIVES |
TEASPOONS..................... | BIG KNIVES |
__| BIG KNIVES |
CHILDREN'S STRUFF...........| BIG KNIVES |
___| BIG KNIVES |

Not completely to scale but you get my drift... Now please, no more of this nonsense, that took me farking ages.

Not read the whole thread, but just want to say that I agree wholeheartedly with Rockbird.

Any other way is sheer lunacy.

There is only one way

knives
forks
spoons

and I think if we are honest with ourselves, we would all agree.

beeeeauuutiful

That made me and DS hoot with laughter.

I want one

you could sit on this and look at it

My husband does separate the cutlery, but no matter how often he empties it and sees how I have put the blades of sharp knives down...to save severing an artery if I need to reach in for something before I've had a chance to empty the machine & how I open the scissors and put the handles astride two compartments...he still leaves the sharp blades up and the scissors closed and blades down...so they don't wash properly.

I thank you

The only other way is this and that would be too distressing to contemplate.

Knives
Forks
Spoons

but from right to left, of course

RockbirdandHerSpork
are these your drawers?

PrincessFiorimonde
Your majesty, you are a loon on loon tablets

We did once have, courtesy of DP (from l-r)

forks
spoons
knives

But this was clearly crazy.

Your majesty both are crazy - there is only one way

KNIVES FORKS SPOONS

left to right

I am glad you all agree