Survey of Dishwasher Habits.

[xraytech]

For loading my dishwasher I would go with optionF(none of the above):
Being so obsessive compulsive there is a certain place for everything in the dishwasher.
-silverware is seperated by teaspoons, tablespoons, forks, butter knives, steak and paring knives. these are each put in a seperate compartment in the silverware tray and no more than 10 utensils per slot.
-plates are arranged in order of size from largest to smallest and placed in the back half of the bottom rack going from largest at the left and smallest to the right.
-cereal bowls go ni the middle of the bottom shelf
-the other half is for lightly soiled saucepans and pyrex mixing bowls.
-glasses go on the top rack on the right side running the largest glasses in the back to smallest glasses in front.
-large cooking utensils are placed to the far left of the top rack
-dishwasher safe Tupperware bowls and lids go in the middle of the top rack
(if it is too big to fit there it is washed by hand as to not void the lifetime replacement warranty since that is a big reason for my putting out thousands of dollars on my Tupperware collection)
I do not run the dishwasher until it is full and loaded like this as to not waste water which is an important thing since we still do not have public water and have a well.
Certain things do not go in the dishwasher such as baking pans, heavily soiled cookware, large Tupperware pieces and I always hand wash my Duncan Miller dishes and glasses because they are expensive collectibles that are not replacable and the dishwasher is too rough and leaves tiny little scratches in the clear glass.

I do not put pet bowls in the dishwasher all though I used to run the wire hubcaps from the Buick Lesabre I used to have to get all of the brake dust out from between the spokes. I even once ran the ash bin from the wood stove through the dishwasher because it was dirty.I have also ran hair brushes and combs in the dishwasher to clean and sterilize them.For splinter or other foriegn body removal I place a pair of hemostats and afew needles in a mason jar and seal it and run it through the rinse and dry cycles to sterilize and if un opened can be left like that and be sterile when needed.(The same technique works with gauze or any dressing for a wound)

Sam

 

[whirlcool]

Sue Johanson always recommends that you wash your "toys" through the dishwasher as long as they are not the "skin like" type. Maybe we should have added that category to the list of items you wash? ->!

As an added note, we do not wash garbage cans in our dishwasher. those get washed outside. And we would never cook/bake a fish in our dishwasher either. We tend to limit our dishwasher to things that are used for eating.

 

[gansky1]

If it fits, it goes in. Appliance parts, ashtrays, coasters, crystal, dryer lint filters (de-linted of course) vacuum parts, toilet seats(?) all can be washed in the dishwasher. There are times I will run it with these sorts of non-traditional items without actual dish-ware, but the mechanical action, higher temps and detergents make it an ideal companion to many tasks.

 

[toggleswitch2]

Toilet seats?

That give the ethnic hand-gesture (NA!) of "Eat-**it" a whole new meaning!

Oh Allen, certain things are top-rack-only unless, of course you have a flow-through heater in your DW *LOL*

 

[alr2903]

My late Mom still canned/preserved fruits and vegetables, and made jams and jellies. She discovered she could automatically wash fruit jars, use the hot dry and not have to sit the jar in a bowl of hot water as one would do when canning tomatoes. For her it was a great day, as she had small hands and had been hand washing fruit jars all of her life. alr2903

 

[rolls_rapide]

I would NOT wash...

Pet dishes, ashtrays, hub-caps, caps, combs, toilet seats or use it to 'cook' food.

A dishwasher is solely for cleaning crockery, cutlery, pot & pans, glassware and oven accessories.

If it ain't connected to human cooking, it definately doesn't go in the machine.

 

[revvinkevin]

In my dishwasher………

I ALWAYS scrape off the chunks and bits and I NEVER pre-wash by hand first.
I never stack things on top of each other (Bob load?) and always make sure the spray arm can "see" at least 1/3 of what it's supposed to clean.

My kitchen knifes and cookware with a non-stick surfaces do NOT go in the DW, always hand wash only.

PART 1
A- I try to make sure the DW is loaded and full, but not overloaded, when I run it… usually just about once a week.

B- Run it anyway? As a rule no, but I have a couple times over the years.

C- Fill the rack and handwash what does not fit? Usually.

D- Do a Bob load? Never.

F- Other: Quite often the plastic storage containers will be pulled out to make room for "real" dishware… and they will usually wait for the next load or get washed by hand.

PART 2
1- Pet bowls? Don't have pets and if I did I would wash their dishes by hand.

2- Ash trays? Don't smoke.

3- Washing machine/dryer parts – Never. (are you really that lazy?)

4- Stove/cooker parts. On a few occasions in the past, yes.

5- Baseball caps – Never.

6- Cooking salmon – IN THE DW?? WTF?? Never!! Not even if Hell froze over! (ya see I know how to cook!)

7- Garbage/refuse/waste cans? Never, never!

6- Air or lint filters. Only the greasy filter in the vent hood above the stove!

I also agree if it's got nothing to do with cooking or consumption of food, it's NOT going in the DW.

 

[polkanut]

I'm of like mind with Greg, if it fits, it goes in. I will also put the glass shades from our overhead light fixtures in the dw. Some of the ones we have are hard to replace, and I feel safer washing them mechanically, than by hand.

 

[toggleswitch2]

~I'm of like mind with Greg, if it fits, it goes in.

Ida know, there are some things you just may not want to shove in there, even if it fits.

 

[polkanut]

Steve,

You're such a perv, I love it!!! LMAO

 

[toggleswitch2]

Who me? (Bats eyelashes innocently.....)

Whatever do you mean?