household management, spoons
so, I put all my (literal) spoons in the dishwasher, including the plastic divider in my drawer for them (that takes a huge amount of space in the dishwasher).
The plastic divider didn't clean properly in two runs of the dishwasher and currently I don't have (physical) spoons to properly clean it. And lots of other dirty dishes are piling up in my kitchen.
grr.
household management, spoons
okay so I just got those out, put the dirty pots I have in the dishwasher with everything else still in it and running it.
Don't know how to properly clean it.. sprayed some disinfectant cleaner on it, no idea if it's gonna get this cleaned up
unsolicited advice, re: household management, spoons
@JennyFluff If something doesn't get clean in the dishwasher, and there's no reason to believe the dishwasher has problems (eg. other things are clean), then it's usually one of two issues:
1. Solidified clumps of organic matter; fixed by letting it soak in slightly warm water for a while, rinsing it off, and then dishwashing it, so the clumps are softened, or
2. Excessive grease to a point that the detergent in the dishwasher can't deal with it; in the worst case you can spray some degreaser on it and then *very thoroughly* rinse it afterwards and run it in the dishwasher again
unsolicited advice, re: household management, spoons
@JennyFluff (If it seems like other things are not getting clean either, then there's probably a dishwasher issue; most likely either a) the spray-arm was blocked by something, b) the little dishwasher tablet door was blocked by something, or c) the filter needs cleaning - all of these can be fixed without tools or equipment)
unsolicited advice, re: household management, spoons
@JennyFluff Understandable 😔 I remember how badly things went here when our dishwasher broke
unsolicited advice, re: household management, spoons
@joepie91 yeah it's just that thing that hasn't been cleaned in a decade or two.
I think it's more of a problem of "I put it in the dishwasher and hoped it would clean, so I don't have to put brain energy into how to clean it" combined with three separate subsequent physical health issues that just robbed me of energy and brainpower to do it. Meanwhile more things pile up.
This happens with so many things which I didn't have mental and physical energy to deal with