[Sabrina]

To some this is an extreme chore. I seem to forever be washing dishes as I just can't stand dirty dishes in or next to the sink. I work from home so I have the luxury to do this. It is not always a chore though because I always get a feeling of satisfaction seeing the plate, or glass or whatever come clean. I wash up as I cook so never have loads of dishes from cooking. And pretty much as soon as supper is finished, I take the family dishes and wash those too. I don't mind leaving them to dry and unless I can get my very lazy step daughter to help me, I just leave them to drip dry with a crisp clean cloth over them.

I had household help 2 years ago and would leave the dishes for her, but since we've been here in our new town, I have gone solo. No matter how late it is at night, I always wash up and clean down the counters.

I just get so much satisfaction from this.

How do you guys feel?

[Webgoji]

The mountain of dishes I generate when cooking is overwhelming. I need a pan to saute this and one to fry that, then a pot for vegetables or rice, plates to move the grilled stuff back into the house ...

Once I'm done I look at the mess I've made and really wish I had just done Hamburger Helper to save myself the cleanup.

Yeah, I like this too, quite happy in my little zone in the kitchen.

[marmaduke]

Gernerally I do not like washing up. But after saying that sometimes it has sorta theraputic effect. Comforting, repetitive, familiar zone.

[gayleggg]

I don't like dirty dishes in the sink either, but when I cook my husband cleans the kitchen and sometimes he leaves the dishes there overnight. I can't stand it so the first thing I do if he leaves them is get mad and do them myself. Then he says I was going to do that. And I just want to scream then why didn't you. It's one of my pet peeves.

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[Sabrina]

Originally Posted by gayleggg

I don't like dirty dishes in the sink either, but when I cook my husband cleans the kitchen and sometimes he leaves the dishes there overnight. I can't stand it so the first thing I do if he leaves them is get mad and do them myself. Then he says I was going to do that. And I just want to scream then why didn't you. It's one of my pet peeves.

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Oh dear. In our almost 15 years together and 11 years of marriage, I can count on one hand the amount of times my hubby has helped with the dishes

[Sameer6]

Originally Posted by Sabrina

No matter how late it is at night, I always wash up and clean down the counters.

I just get so much satisfaction from this.

How do you guys feel?

Sometimes i wash dishes,like an extra help for mom and i clean house.

[kindachaotic]

Thank goodness for a dishwasher!!
I'm by far NOT a domestic goddess.
My hub will do pots & pans, bless him.

[eskielover]

I like to rinse off the dishes best & stick them into the dishwasher.....also it helps sterilize those dog washed plates I sometimes get. My only problem is when I'm not feeling great or when the outside farm requires my work & I come in too exhausted to even stand up.....the dishes are NOT going to get done.....it's only ME & ME can only do so much.....so I have to accept my limitations & learn to deal with it.

I had a broken kitchen sink for months....until I finally fixed the hose....again..no money to hire it done so I have to do it.....& so it's going to end up getting done on my terms.....& again, I just have to accept my own limitations....one of the negative aspects of living alone on a 10 acre farm.....wait until I get my horse here...LOL...I will never have time for dishes.

[Umbral_Seraph]

I don't like washing dishes but it doesn't bother me to wash them. For me it merely a minor annoyance.

[Sabrina]

I wish I had a dishwasher. I've never owned one, much less had a kitchen that can accommodate one. Besides, I remember a comment my husband made years ago when I wished for a dishwasher... he said "what's wrong with you?" .......

[healingme4me]

They are a chore for me. I will leave a mug or bowl overnight, i eat cereal often at night. Haven't met a man, yet, that doesn't pitch in. I was once remarked on by an old bf that I appealed to his peave, because I'm meticulous, especially with utensils.

[eskielover]

Originally Posted by Sabrina

I wish I had a dishwasher. I've never owned one, much less had a kitchen that can accommodate one. Besides, I remember a comment my husband made years ago when I wished for a dishwasher... he said "what's wrong with you?" .......

It's not you, it's that the water coming out of the faucet can't possibly get as hot as the water in the dishwasher to sanitize the dishes like a dishwasher can. Many times however I wash the dishes & let them dry in the dishwasher but lately I've been using the dishwasher more.

I did get this handy brush that holds the soap in it....much better than the other cheap one I had so it makes actually manually washing dishes much nicer.

I had a wonderful experience this morning with the dishes though not many....but my mind has been working on some serious thoughts lately & it was like they were all coming together as I was washing & rinsing.

Ok, the one pan I hate to wash but love to use is my little cast iron skillet. Just big enough for my breakfast scrambled eggs or any other one person meal I want to fix....the clean up is supposed to be easy because you aren't even supposed to wash it with soap....but that always grosses me out so I wash it & then have to oil it every time to keep it seasoned. Today my scrambled eggs didn't stick & the pan looks much easier to clean......so I might get away with cleaning it the easy way (paper towel & coconut oil). Maybe that's why it did so good today because I think the last time I used coconut oil to season it with. Really love cooking in that little fry pan.....but I won a really awesome fry pan when I was volunteering at the horse park.....but it's almost as big as my whole glasstop stove so I don't use it unless I'm making something really huge though it does a nice job cooking & cleans up nice but it's also larger than my sink so it's rather a nuisance to use. It's those kinds of things I hate to wash & those are things that can't be put into the dish washer......it's the tough ones that I hate washing or when I end up burning something. I have learned well how to deglaze pans at the end of cooking something.....LOL...wine works well & usually adds a good flavor to the dish.....but those are the things I hate cleaning.

[Sabrina]

Oh I agree about the cast iron. We have several cast iron pots called "potjie" in South Africa. It is quite traditional to cook a meal in one over the coals. One of the smaller pots has started to loose some of its black edging. Hubby seems to think it is me with the dishwashing detergent. But if I don't use soap, the dang thing doesn't get clean. I do forget to rub them with oil though.

[Crazy Hitch]

I hate ironing.

Not sure why I thought of that reading this thread.

I tumble dry most things.

[Sabrina]

Hehe. Don't have a tumble drier either. Thursday is ironing day. I'm about to start....

[SeekerOfLife]

I also hate leaving dirty dishes overnight. But after working all day, plus the depression, I sometimes do not wash them, and sometimes do not bother to eat.

[Cat_Lover_58]

I just washed the few in my sink. Since I have no dishwasher it is a chore I do not like. I'm not good at getting the task done while it's on the smaller side, so I'm "practicing" a new skill right now! LOL

Cat

[ManOfConstantSorrow]

Yes, it is very distressing - for 20 years of bachelorhood I just used a hub cap for all my culinary needs. Now we have pans, plates, bowls, knives, forks etc - it is all so unnecessary.

And cars no longer have hub caps.

[healingme4me]

I realized today, that I cannot function on other chores, if my dishes aren't in order. My dishes are in order, meaning washed, and I can function with everything else.

[eskielover]

Yes, it is very distressing - for 20 years of bachelorhood I just used a hub cap for all my culinary needs

heated over a campfire???? Definitely saves on energy for cleaning.

My other issue I struggle with is recycling.....being that it adds to the mess in my kitchen because I rinse out the containers & stack them to dry.....& then they keep stacking on top of each other until I finally get around to sorting them....moved them onto the center island on top of that. So this afternoon, I finally got around to sorting the ones in the sink.....but now they are sorted on the counter top & there is no place to work....need to get out the bags & put them in so I can haul them to recycling......I got distracted before getting that complete.....went on a rampage insect spraying spiders that have taken over.......Dishes however are all rinsed except for the iced coffee glass & the bowl I just had some chocolate ganache ice cream in.....after finding the other side of the sink & sorting out the recycle things....I needed a break to recharge some energy. Managed to make a couple of meals to get into over the next week so it's easier to eat than cooking.....cleaned up that mess also.....it's the getting exhausted before I get finished that's getting to me because then the mess of getting organized is sometimes worse then the mess before....but at least it's then an organized mess rather than one that's just thrown all together.

[~Christina]

I literally cant stand a dish in the sink at all... ever. But I am okay about it.

[eskielover]

Oh yes, about ironing....I actually enjoy ironing but I only have a couple of pieces of cloths that seriously need to be ironed & one is a shirt that's crinkled material anyway

Not so keen on ironing in the hot summer weather though.....Most times I leave my cloths in the dryer way too long & they end up getting wrinkled....but I have this system of folding them & stacking them so the weight of the other cloths presses the wrinkles out.....the joys of living alone in the country...most times no one sees me or comes in my house so it's all ok....it's only ME & my 3 eskies who live here & have to deal with the mess.

[Nvisible1]

I don't mind doing dishes so much, but can't understand why my husband and daughter can't simply wash the food off (before it dries) when they're Finished eating or drinking. They even go so far as to hide a dirty dish under the rinsed ones to avoid this simple task. It's like they want to make my life more difficult. What the heck?

[eskielover]

Originally Posted by Nvisible1

I don't mind doing dishes so much, but can't understand why my husband and daughter can't simply wash the food off (before it dries) when they're Finished eating or drinking. They even go so far as to hide a dirty dish under the rinsed ones to avoid this simple task. It's like they want to make my life more difficult. What the heck?

LOL....wash the ones that are rinsed & hide the washed ones so they can't find them & let their unrinsed dishes sitting in the sink......ah gee, you want a plate to eat dinner on.....go wash the one you refused to rinse last night!!!! Might get the idea???? Passive aggressive.....nah....it's just selective dish washing.