how to fill a diswasher

the_pen_turner

You often see people complain that's done wrong.

What do you think.

Gravelly

In my experience, the only correct way to fill the dishwasher is:

1) Dump all the dishes in the sink

2) Wait until wife fills it, as she will tell me it's wrong no matter what way I do it

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

Just take some cups and plates in with you when you're having a shower.

me_irl

Cutlery in separate compartments in that wee rack thing (large spoons, small spoons, forks, knives, sharper knives, etc. Easier to put back in the drawer). Small plates together, larger plates together. Cups and glasses up top.

That's how you definitely fill a dishwasher... definitely.

Charlie19

Large pots go in last.

Cutlery pointing up.

Can't go wrong after that.

Ken.

I feed her a good meal.









About to find out if I can be banned from my own forum

eviltimeban

What about pots and pans? Should they be washed in the sink, or put in the dishwasher? They can take up valuable space. Should something go underneath them?

Should cereal bowls go in the top or the bottom? On the rack with the taller dividers, or shorter ones?

Best place for large knives / spatulas / serving spoons etc?

So many variables.

Stheno

Barbie! wrote: »

I feed her a good meal.









About to find out if I can be banned from my own forum

You can :pac:

Gravelly

Charlie19 wrote: »

Large pots go in last.

Cutlery pointing up.

Can't go wrong after that.

I take it you've never reached into the dishwasher and had the point of a steak knife slide up under your fingernail? I have. Cutlery points down.

GLaDOS

Well the missus usually washes the dishes, which gives the question an entirely different context.

The Backwards Man

It's far from dishwashers I was reared.

But I wash everything in it now.

Charlie19

Gravelly wrote: »

I take it you've never reached into the dishwasher and had the point of a steak knife slide up under your fingernail? I have. Cutlery points down.

Think you should be more careful.

me_irl

eviltimeban wrote: »

What about pots and pans? Should they be washed in the sink, or put in the dishwasher? They can take up valuable space. Should something go underneath them?

Pre-rinse if needed and placed in last wherever there's space (top or bottom rack).

eviltimeban wrote: »

Should cereal bowls go in the top or the bottom? On the rack with the taller dividers, or shorter ones?

Depends on the shape of the bowl. Deep bowls should be handled the same as cups. Placed upside down on the top or bottom rack.

eviltimeban wrote: »

Best place for large knives / spatulas / serving spoons etc

Along that "shelf" in the top rack.

eviltimeban wrote: »

So many variables.

Yes, there are!

Gravelly

Charlie19 wrote: »

Think you should be more careful.

I am now. Cutlery still points down. Nobody in my house is in any doubt whatsoever of the extremely high degree of importance I attach to having the cutlery pointing down.

judeboy101

I fill her twice a week, 3 times if the 'pool win.

This bidnizz of putting pots and pans in the diswasher is giving me an anxiety. No. No. No.

ThisRegard

Charlie19 wrote: »

Cutlery pointing up.

Can't go wrong after that.

Apart from the cutlery pointing up.

Kivaro

judeboy101 wrote: »

I fill her twice a week, 3 times if the 'pool win.

And how about the dishwasher?

me_irl

I'm a "cutlery up" person.

Then again I don't reach in to the machine blindly.

(oooOOOoooooh!)

Cutlery down so you don't impale yourself on a fork tine or knife point when you empty the cutlery rack.

Why does this need to be said?

GLaDOS

Candie wrote: »

This bidnizz of putting pots and pans in the diswasher is giving me an anxiety. No. No. No.

Candie wrote: »

Cutlery down so you don't impale yourself on a fork tine or knife point when you empty the cutlery rack.

Why does this need to be said?

I think people should post pictures of their badly filled dishwashers to see if we can make Candie explode.

Gravelly

me_irl wrote: »

I'm a "cutlery up" person.

Then again I don't reach in to the machine blindly.

(oooOOOoooooh!)

I don't drive my car blindfolded either, but I still wear a seatbelt.....

ThisRegard

me_irl wrote: »

I'm a "cutlery up" person.

Then again I don't reach in to the machine blindly.

(oooOOOoooooh!)

But you're bound to touch the eating end with your hands as you remove it. If you're having guests over for dinner you might as well shove your fingers in their mouths as they enter your house.

But more importantly, have you never watched the Bourne films?

biko

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4596rshLUk

The Backwards Man

Candie wrote: »

This bidnizz of putting pots and pans in the diswasher is giving me an anxiety. No. No. No.

Better the taste of Bolognese off​ your coffee than the taste of Brasso off your Weetabix, that's what my granny always used to say

Boom_Bap

Cutlery points up and you mix the type of cutlery in each section.

Here's the science: When the dishwasher is doing it's spraying and cleaning, as the cutlery is pointing up, they have some movement and the different shapes of the knives/forks/spoons rub off each other, this friction helps in the cleaing process.
If they are pointing down, there is less chance of them being cleaned properly as less chance of movement.

GLaDOS

GLaDOS wrote: »

I think people should post pictures of their badly filled dishwashers to see if we can make Candie explode.

I have to unsubscribe, I can't cope with some of the things being said with no regard for the feelings of the readers here.

Savages.

me_irl

ThisRegard wrote: »

But you're bound to touch the eating end with your hands as you remove it. If you're having guests over for dinner you might as well shove your fingers in their mouths as they enter your house.

But more importantly, have you never watched the Bourne films?

I lift it using the handle... thingy. The one on the "cutlery basket" (I'm sure there's a better term for that!)

But then again, I pay attention to what I'm doing and have never cut myself (and now I've just set myself up for a massive bite in the ar*e from karma).

But yeah, I use the handles when taking them out.

I have clean hands when taking items out of the dishwasher!

Wash them three times.... definitely.

Rubberchikken

what's a dishwasher;)

ThisRegard

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Cutlery points up and you mix the type of cutlery in each section.

Here's the science: When the dishwasher is doing it's spraying and cleaning, as the cutlery is pointing up, they have some movement and the different shapes of the knives/forks/spoons rub off each other, this friction helps in the cleaing process.
If they are pointing down, there is less chance of them being cleaned properly as less chance of movement.

Your science, it from the Church of Scientology?

Gravelly

Boom_Bap wrote: »

Cutlery points up and you mix the type of cutlery in each section.

Here's the science: When the dishwasher is doing it's spraying and cleaning, as the cutlery is pointing up, they have some movement and the different shapes of the knives/forks/spoons rub off each other, this friction helps in the cleaing process.
If they are pointing down, there is less chance of them being cleaned properly as less chance of movement.

The blood when you impale yourself on them kinda messes up the shiny finish though.

seamus

Cutlery pointing up is fine, you just don't put the sharp knives in the cutlery basket anyway.

One thing a lot of people don't realise is that the dishwasher tablets/detergents are designed to activate when they coming into contact with food waste. So rinsing your plates within an inch of their lives is counter-productive and the dishwasher won't work properly.

Scrape off the heavy stuff and put the plates in without rinsing, you get a much better clean.

jester77

Cutlery goes in the top drawer, glasses/cups in the middle drawer, pots/pans/plates in the bottom drawer

ardinn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqQgDwA0BNU

Gravelly

jester77 wrote: »

Cutlery goes in the top drawer, glasses/cups in the middle drawer, pots/pans/plates in the bottom drawer

Ooooh, look at fancy pants with the three drawer dishwasher - what about us plebs that have a top basket and a bottom basket and a plastic box for the cutlery?

murpho999

What is the point of having a dishwasher if you have to wash/rinse them before hand?

jester77

Gravelly wrote: »

Ooooh, look at fancy pants with the three drawer dishwasher - what about us plebs that have a top basket and a bottom basket and a plastic box for the cutlery?

I suppose you could put the cutlery in the basket and take it into the shower with you in the mornings.

pxdf9i5cmoavkz

I'm the dishwasher packer in my family and I'm a definite cutlery down type of person. I sense a poll could be interesting here, what do you say OP?

Cutlery down makes retrieval trivial. You don't have to carefully reach down to retrieve the items one by one. Thereby saving precious time and It's also convenient because you can grab a handful without spilling blood.

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Boom_Bap

ThisRegard wrote: »

Your science, it from the Church of Scientology?

I'm a bit of a nerd and read the dishwasher manual. The Church of Bosch.

Gravelly wrote: »

The blood when you impale yourself on them kinda messes up the shiny finish though.

How in the name of dishwasher jesus do you empty your cutlery basket!

Boom_Bap

murpho999 wrote: »

What is the point of having a dishwasher if you have to wash/rinse them before hand?

You are not supposed to fully wash before putting into the dishwasher. The bits of stuff that come off your plates and bowls actually help clean the bits of food that are more stubborn and stuck to your plates/bowls.

The Backwards Man

murpho999 wrote: »

What is the point of having a dishwasher if you have to wash/rinse them before hand?

What's the point of wiping your arse if you're going to have a shower?

The Backwards Man

Boom_Bap wrote: »

You are not supposed to fully wash before putting into the dishwasher. The bits of stuff that come off your plates and bowls actually help clean the bits of food that are more stubborn and stuck to your plates/bowls.

I knew an oulboy that threw a few big pebbles into one thinking it worked like a cement mixer

Stheno

My oh mixes up all the cutlery

Charlie19

Stheno wrote: »

My oh mixes up all the cutlery

You cant allow that.

Gravelly

Stheno wrote: »

My oh mixes up all the cutlery

You're not training them right.

Gravelly

Boom_Bap wrote: »

ThisRegard wrote: »

Your science, it from the Church of Scientology?

I'm a bit of a nerd and read the dishwasher manual. The Church of Bosch.

Gravelly wrote: »

The blood when you impale yourself on them kinda messes up the shiny finish though.

How in the name of dishwasher jesus do you empty your cutlery basket!

Turn it upside down and it all falls out. Gravity.

Stheno

Gravelly wrote: »

You're not training them right.

I think he's untrainable

Gravelly

Stheno wrote: »

Gravelly wrote: »

You're not training them right.

I think he's untrainable

I find a punishment/reward based technique works best.

Subacio

Spooning is nice, but not in a dishwasher.

riemann

Cutlery points up, ie the part which needs to be cleaned is exposed to the water. Not buried down in the bottom of the basket.

A good steak knife shouldn't be in the dishwasher, nor should anything else with a wooden handle.

Zaph

It doesn't matter how you've filled it, you've done it wrong and you've upset whatever little trace of OCD I possess. Now please step away from the dishwasher so I can do it properly.

There is also dishwasher Tetris, where it's vitally important to fit every single item that needs to be washed into the dishwasher. I get annoyed if I fail.