Attn. all shoite loaders of dishwashers -- here is my rule pertainign to the loading of cutlery

[Tutter]

items should be loaded "heads up", i.e. handles pointing down

there are 2 exceptions

(i) sharp knives
(ii) teaspoons that have just been used for hot drinks -- special dispensation given to avoid finger-burnage

mine have to be heads up anyway because the cutlery thingummy in my dishwasher (Bosch and v good) has a grid on the top for you to poke the handles through.

the flappy bits are also for putting long things like fish slices etc on.

and we use them for teats and lids of sippy cups, too.

the flappy things are for wooden spoons and spatulas and long knives

I put big knives and utensils on the flappy bits.

Tumblers under flappy bits, ramekins/small tupperware/flask lids on top.

WWW, wooden spoons in d/w???

do you know I had not considered a new house may mean a whole new way of dishwasher loading
[boggles]

indeed, mrsbee

i have been bosch/siemens (exactly the same as far as i can tell) for as long as i can remember

i now am about to enter swanksville world of miele

i shall report back once we are in

yes wooden spoons, spatulas etc

doesn't hurt 'em

not wooden boards (spilt) or things with wooden handles (work loose) though

must check what ours is to be and plan loading strategy accordingly...

ooh, to where are you moving?

and why does this rule exist?

The more \I hear about dishwashers the more convinced I am they are verging on pointless

answer 1: to avoid food getting stuck twixt spoons, thus avoiding campilobacter (sp.?)

answer 2: becasue i'm anal

you choose

Those Miele cutlery trays are de rigeur here in Germany. Personally I think life's just too short for arranging dirty forks neatly in a horizontal fashion. We put everything heads up here but my mum is a bit squeamish about the unloading bit as it's so hard to avoid touching the bits that will eventually go in your mouth. Not a job for a nose-picker.

is campilobacter some sort of terrible disease?

I think the answer is 3. because dishwashers are actually fairly poor washers of dishes

Campylobacter is pretty nasty but is not often (if ever) caught from poorly-dishwashed spoons.

Tutter, 400m down the road
(bigger garden, extra bedroom, extension potential etc but keeping same location as we rather like it)

I love my Miele
ww, shouldn't I put a wooden spoon in a dw?

I do handle up as ds-s help unload it, I mix the lot up [unintentionally] and use it on average twice a day atm. It would be less but I refuse to wash anything in the sink as a matter of principle now I have dish washer.

where-as my mother rinses everything first before using the dish washer.

Handles down (bar really sharp things)
Anti-nesting mix-up

WendyWeber - lol at 'separated at birth'. I guess 'divided at birth' would imply we were conjoined twins.

www, I thought not but MrsBadger has put me right so I will be copying you in future!

Jackie!

lol at being so fat yo uneed two dishwashers

(but really, why two?!)

Hmm reminds me I nee dto do an AIBU thread about dishwashers

Actually I was a bit surprised to find that you can put wooden spoons in the dishwasher too. Not sure I'll risk it, mind. There's always other stuff to be washed separately, so might as well do them with it.

there are two there already, choice of previous owner

she entertains

a LOT, it apears

one "invaluable for dinner parties" apparently

(not many dinner parties inthe tutterhole atm on account of bedtime being 9:45)

mine is two in one, tuts. you'll never go back. it means you never get that 'oh shit, i need to empty the dishwasher' clutter on your surfaces. or at least, you get it half as often.