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Just wait until you discover the dishwasher.
I wanted to put a rack for those dishwasher trays into a regular cupboard, so that we could have basically a real dishwasher for dirty stuff, and a cupboard for clean stuff so that we never have to empty it.
My husband Veto'd it, because "that's the epitome of laziness". Which I think is exactly the point, but whatever. It's his job to empty the dishwasher now, which solves the problem too.
Do you mean like this?
https://images.app.goo.gl/1iUCRCcFd7XAUxBc6
It's basically in every kitchen in Finland, and has spread somewhat to the other Nordic countries, but is apparently rare elsewhere.
No, I mean those dishwasher drawers you have in there? You should be able to take those and just slide them into a regular cupboard. You out empty ones in the dishwasher, and over time you fill those when you use the dishes.
This idea is too good to not exist
that is basically the idea with commercial dishwasher racks and well basically all commercial kitchen containers/trays follow the same standard size meaning everything slots perfectly in every cabinet, fridge, counter etc. sad that only dishwashers typically might not follow the GN standard but have their own standard for racks
Hosting here -
doesn't the cupboard get moldy if you keep putting wet dishes inside?
Its hollow from the bottom, the wooden part at the bottom is just in the front so water drips to the sink area under and has good ventilation.
Ooh that some clever design! I know some people who just put dishes in regular cupboards before they are fully dry and it always feels like a moldy disaster waiting to happen.
There was a guy on reddit who had two dishwashers for this reason.
I feel like it would be more difficult to manage a system to figure out which one is dirty, rather than just emptying it.
We have that at work and the dirty one just has a red fridge magnet on it and so far no one has ever messed up
That you know of…
Oh believe me the person who does the kitchen would have raised hell if that had happened, they had plenty of meltdown over other things in the past (rightfully so), so I'm quite sure it's a good system.
Just get ones that have a metal door, and magnetic sign that says dirty or clean.
More like the epitome of efficiency.
Exactly!
You are an absolute genius. If I was in a house I would build this 100% (I build all kinds of random things).
~~Also, tell your husband to do the dishes if it's so easy.~~ Reading hard.
Need room for one of those. We cannot have a dishwasher.
I will never use a dishwasher. Every time I have to drink water from a glass that gas gone through a dishwasher I find the smell disgusting. And people with dishwashers get used to the smell, and stop feeling it.
This can be water. Detergent. Dirty dishwasher. Or you.
Or any combination of those.
What you are writing is highly abmormal.
It's a good idea to clean your dishwasher out every once in a while. I do mine quarterly. They will get gross otherwise. There's a filter in the bottom that needs to be thoroughly cleaned out, and the bit it fits into. Clean the gasket all the way around, and then run a cycle with a sanitizer product if you feel like it.
The dishwasher is actually better than what most people think, but a lot of them don't know that they're using it wrong.
The directors cut version of this video changed how I run my dishwasher for many many years now.
Get it hot before you start and add a little detergent to the tub for pre-wash cycle is a game changer.
Try non scented detergent?
Lol
Did you forget to use detergent?
If your glassware smells, something's wrong, as detergent uses water softening agents, enzymes, and rinse agents. Dishwashers do need to be regularly cleaned, and I've never met anyone who does so.
There's also the question of the dry cycle, which is crucial if you live in a high humidity environment. Otherwise things will get musty, like leaving clothes in a washing machine.
Restaurants use dishwashers (though generally not the same type as home units, but small shops have similar commercial units with fast cycles) - have you experienced this there?
Edit: For some reason the "default" way to store glassware in cupboards is upside down. I've always found this causes things to smell musty with the trapped air. Even worse in cabinets with no covering on the wood - that's just nasty. Or with old shelf paper that never gets cleaned, so there's all sorts of grubbiness making smells.
Even in dry climates I've found upside down causes funk.
I agree. I can also smell and taste rot and staleness before other people.
What we get from this, other people simply don't pick up. Fun percentile eh?
Eveey dish I have used in the last 40 years I could tell if it had been in a dishwasher recently. Very unique odor. Doesn't matter who's dishwasher.
I hand wash my dishes.
... turn the glasses upsidedown when putting them into a dishwasher.
(Also all restaurants use dishwashers, albeit they are of the more speedy sort. The funny smell is just the poor lad washing the dishes.)
I used to feel like there was an aftertaste. I switched to using a vinegar dilution in the "rinse aid" slot and that's done the trick.