how to fill a diswasher

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.

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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.

Stheno

riemann wrote: »

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

And now I discover I've crappy steak knives:(

Biggest lickspittle on boardz

Overloading a dishwasher is probably the worst thing someone can do. A huge load of half washed plates is no good to anyone.

And woe betide the man, woman, or child who slams the bottom tray and knocks it off the rollers. GRRR!

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Dump all dishes into the toilet with a splash of liquid. Flush twice for best results.

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Am I the only weirdo who washes things before putting them into the dishwasher? Can't bear putting things with bits of food into the dishwasher. Gross

ThisRegard

riemann wrote: »

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.

Burried down in the basket, how big is your basket, and is it waterproof? The water sprays in from the bottom.

retro:electro

I should have a gold medal for dishwasher stacking. My boyfriend does it and does a shambolic job, crams it all in and nothing gets cleaned properly. I end up having to take the majority of it out and start again- and I still have room left over. There's certain pots i want in certain places and he just throws in the cutlery instead of putting it in upside down.

retro:electro

riemann wrote: »

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.

I always point the cutlery down and they come out spotless. I clean them before hand anyway. Nearly sliced the hand off myself before reaching in to move something when a knife was facing upwards

Zaph

Stheno wrote: »

And now I discover I've crappy steak knives:(

Good steak knives don't have to have wooden handles. The ones we have are excellent quality, each made from a single piece of steel.

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Am I the only weirdo who washes things before putting them into the dishwasher? Can't bear putting things with bits of food into the dishwasher. Gross

For the enzymes in the detergent to work properly there needs to be food scraps on the dishes. By washing them off you're actually wasting you time putting detergent in the dishwasher at all.

Spanish Eyes

Some people live alone or in twos and would only need to put the d/w on maybe twice a week (if you wash the flipping pots and pans separately!).

I'm in that category so just rinse off the dishes before putting them in, not to clean standard just to get the major gunge off.

Cutlery MUST all be in the same compartment together and facing upwards. Memo.... you take the cutlery yoke out by the handle and refill the cutlery drawer from there.

I love the way glasses come out of the d/w so sparkling. Although over time they do get d/w grit and cloud on them GRRRRR.

riemann

Zaph wrote: »

Good steak knives don't have to have wooden handles. The ones we have are excellent quality, each made from a single piece of steel.

I could agree with you, but then we'd both be wrong.