Kitchen & Household Tips....

bethk wrote:Oh, come on....you expect the man to READ the sign ????  Been there, done that, doesn't work.....

lol

(thanks anyway)

OK... then, how about a talking dishwasher?.....

I could hear it say:
Hey! Mister!...Don't you dare put that dirty cup and or dish in with these clean dishes.
You wouldn't put the toilet paper back on the roll after using it Right?
Same scenario Lad! ..... Got that?   

Barbara101 wrote: 

I am the only one here, for the most part.so I know what is clean .I am amazed at how fast I can load up a full dishwasher.Plus I use loads of paper plates..  

Oh, that's funny.
I have my own fork, knife , and spoon.
I use a dish and scrub it soon after using it.
When I am home alone, the dishwasher is empty.
The dish drain is empty too!  

Barbara101 wrote: 

I am the only one here, for the most part.so I know what is clean .I am amazed at how fast I can load up a full dishwasher.Plus I use loads of paper plates..  

Bumping it up a bit.

Barb... not only do I use paper plates, but I use newspaper as a place mat.
Then if the plate is not stained, I rinse it quickly, and save it to use again.
Boy, does Tina flip out when she sees me do that.

Bethk wrote:NEVER STORE BREAKABLE ITEMS NEAR THE FRONT EDGE OF THE REFRIGERATOR SHELF.

And by breakable items, I'm referring to, well, let's say....a jar of maraschino cherries.

Any idea of what happens when the jar gets bumped because you have too much stuff stuffed in the fridge because you have company and an 11 year old tries to help get things out to put into the cooler to take to the beach ????

Crybaby wrote:When I'm draining something like bacon on paper towels, instead of using a ton of the towels, I put a section of folded newspaper on a plate with ONE paper towel on top.  Saves the paper towels and lets me get some use out of the newspaper prior to recycling it.

I realize I'm in the minority but I hate paper plates.  We never ever use them...

Barbara101 wrote:brown grocery bags




grocery I go to now puts my stuff in them.I do not recall getting them before. If I did it must have been years ago & I do not remember.I still use plastic trash bags for everything..


I use & buy lots of paper plates.I chop food on them. I use them for pet food even tho they have bowls.I use then between plates etc to stack.
I like the paper ones sturdy but not the foam ones.I always buy bogo & get 4 or so at a time so I do not run out.

NormM wrote:I prefer to use paper plates and plastic cups. I'd rather throw them away than wash them. Charlie thinks it wasteful and uses plates and glasses.  Guess who washes them most of the time? He does only once in a while. I try to wait him out but it bothers me to see the sink full of dirty dishes.

UNCLE JIMMY wrote:

NormM wrote:I prefer to use paper plates and plastic cups. I'd rather throw them away than wash them. Charlie thinks it wasteful and uses plates and glasses.  Guess who washes them most of the time? He does only once in a while. I try to wait him out but it bothers me to see the sink full of dirty dishes.

Me Too Norm!!! I hate when there is even just one fork in the sink; when the washer is right there.
OR.... a piece of veggie or onion peel in the sink. That's why there is a spray wand. I tell them rinse the darn sink.



you know really for one person in this house ,I have a full load plus of dirty stuff.I run the dishwasher once a day.
I may have to look into plastic cups lol.

SMH & think I need to cook jiffy stuff aka frozen,& use throw away dishes..