Joe_Spiderman t1_ja9e82e wrote on February 27, 2023 at 8:29 PM

Reply to comment by Nothing_WithATwist in LPT Request: How to keep a cleaner home by bschumm1

Don't eat until the dishes are done? Lolwut? So after I finish cooking, my family gets to eat while I'm washing cookwear?

LorenzoStomp t1_ja9l26n wrote on February 27, 2023 at 9:12 PM

Yeah that's one I have trouble with. I try to clean as I go while cooking, but sometimes stuff is left over and I don't want to eat my dinner cold. So the dishes have to wait til later, which is sometimes the next day when I have time for them.

Joe_Spiderman t1_ja9m1yq wrote on February 27, 2023 at 9:18 PM

Yeah, that sounds like what normal folks do. Growing up, my dad's rule was, whoever made dinner was exempt from dishes. Helped motivate my brother and I to cook for the family a couple times a week.

sevenwheel t1_jaaf50r wrote on February 28, 2023 at 12:35 AM

I'm a "don't eat until the pots and pans are cleaned up" type of person.

Once the food is on the stove, I get everything cleaned up and put away while the food is cooking.

When the food is finished cooking, I put my food on my plate and rinse the pots and pans hot off the stove after I transfer the food.

I've found that if I do this, before anything has a chance to cool off and set up, the food residue rinses right off the pots and pans instantly. It's so much faster that it's worth taking the extra minute or so before eating.