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Let things pile up until I don't have any countertop space to cook, then clean everything in a rush and convince myself that this time™ I'm going to keep it cle

• allthedishes 4y ago
  This, without the last part. I regularly use all the available dishes, cookware, cutlery, cups, etc until it's ALL used then wash it all at once. Just a few rules, always rinse right after eating/cooking. Stack _rinsed_ things by type. Never leave anything in the sink so that it's always usable (there's 1 or 2 sinks but plenty of countertop space, it's mindblowing how people argue that the sink should be filled first but I digress). The actual washing part: I don't have that much stuff so it takes around one hour maybe. Almost always I do it before cooking. I don't mind washing dishes and pots (rinsed already, remember?) but cutlery is the worst part. I actively looked at countertop dishwashers to use exclusively for forks, spoons, knives and maybe cups but I'm not sold yet. Edit: Maybe I'll add a couple details. I have plastic trays where the dirty stuff lives so that it can be moved around in "modules". Having a flat induction stove helps, stuff gets on there too. Washing is done in stages by object type somewhat in this order (for each category -> first wash all, then rinse all, obviously): - glasses (first the nice one if any, then the everyday stuff) - cups - stack of rinsed dishes - food containers and bowls - cutlery - cookware - pot lids - the plastic trays (wet pots and pans will go on there to dry) - pots - pans