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Post by cmpeter on Jun 22, 2022 0:29:03 GMT
Our drawer is right next to the dishwasher. I pull the rack out though just so I can empty it without constantly reaching up and down.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jun 22, 2022 2:01:25 GMT
I pull out the whole silverware rack and take it over to the drawer to empty out. I intentionally don’t put all the like pieces together because when I do they tend to nest together and not get clean. I try to pick out most the stuff that’s the same and put it in the organizer in the drawer. We don’t have a third rack at home.
We do have a third rack in the dishwasher at the cabin and I hate it. It’s so fiddly to me to have to stick all the individual pieces of silverware into the little slots, and ain’t nobody got time for that. Most of the time I wish I could just take that third rack out and throw it away because it’s more of a PITA than it’s worth. My taller plastic stuff on the second rack tends to get jammed up on it which I don’t like.
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Post by seaexplore on Jun 22, 2022 2:18:09 GMT
my slaves children empty it. I don't care HOW it gets done as long as hands are clean and it gets done.
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Post by chaosisapony on Jun 22, 2022 2:23:14 GMT
I grab all the silverware in a big fist and then walk it over to the silverware drawer for sorting.
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Post by Basket1lady on Jun 22, 2022 10:20:51 GMT
For the flatware, I grab the basket and bring it to the drawer. I grab a handful and then pick the spoons out, forks, knives… grab another handful and repeat. I can usually do it in one or two grabs now that it’s just the two of us.
As for the other, I pull the larger items out first and do that cupboard, then pick another cupboard and put items in there. I don’t usually pull items out and put them in random cupboards. Now DH does. It makes me nuts when we are both unloading, as he’s always trying to get in my way. It’s a galley kitchen and the dishwasher is in the middle of one side. You do your half and I’ll do mine!
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Post by mikklynn on Jun 22, 2022 11:25:53 GMT
Since my butler never showed up, I just grab the silverware randomly and place in in the drawer. My silverware drawer is right across from the dishwasher, so that is easiest. Plus, I use the shallow silverware drawer in the very top of my new dishwasher. That is an awesome design.
At my old house, I removed the silverware basket and carried it to the counter and set it down above the silverware drawer.
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Post by anniebeth24 on Jun 22, 2022 12:45:32 GMT
We have the third rack and use it for silverware, all sorted as it goes in (if not for DH, I would put them all willy-nilly).
My question - the dishwasher came with a traditional basket which is living in one of my cabinets. Why can't I let myself throw it away?
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Post by refugeepea on Jun 22, 2022 14:46:07 GMT
I dump everything on the kitchen counter. I have what you call a two butt kitchen so putting it away doesn't take many steps.
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Post by fredfreddy44 on Jun 22, 2022 15:09:53 GMT
My handsome sons take care of emptying the dishwasher.
But when they aren't around I take the whole rack out and empty, less bending over.
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Post by sharlag on Jun 22, 2022 15:28:55 GMT
Why can't I let myself throw it away? That's an age-old question for a lot of us!!
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Post by scrappert on Jun 22, 2022 17:30:08 GMT
I am the dishwasher!
And when I dry dishes, I usually take the knives out first to dry and the just grab a handful after that.
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Post by anniefb on Jun 22, 2022 18:03:57 GMT
I sort my knives, forks, spoons when I put them into the dishwasher so it is easier to put away when clean. Then I can just grab all the forks etc. at once. I hated emptying the silverware beforehand and this has made it so much easier. This is what I do.
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Post by gracieplusthree on Jun 23, 2022 17:58:23 GMT
Big utensils first. Then knives. Then everything else in no certain order
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Post by Patter on Jun 23, 2022 21:53:45 GMT
Because of my back and trying to take care of myself after my surgery 2 1/2 years ago, I bend as little as possible. I take the whole silverware rack out, put on the counter, and put it all away in the drawer. When I was young, I would take a handful, put away, go back, bend over, and take another handful. No more.
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Post by mymindseyedpea on Jun 26, 2022 7:58:00 GMT
I've tried putting all the spoons together, etc to make it faster to unload...but then the spoons "spoon" together and don't get clean. Yes that is why I don’t sort them like that or else I would. I alternate the tops and bottoms of spoons to prevent that from happening. I wish I didn’t.
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