Talk Dirty Dishes To Me

Filed under: Savvy Household — admin at 9:05 am on Monday, July 7, 2008

I don’t know about you, but I always thoroughly rinse my dishes before I load them into the dishwasher.

Cascade Complete was ranked number one for the second year in a row by a top consumer product guide.  Savvy Housewife was asked to pit Cascade Complete against Electrasaol in a kitchen smack down and found that Cascade Complete left dishes free of any debris with no pre-rinsing required! I tend to buy store brands, but I’ll definitely buy Cascade Complete when it’s on sale. Hey, I’m all about “on sale.”

Now if Savvy Housewife could only find someone to load and empty the dishwasher for her, that would be golden. (She’s not trusting her 6 and 3-year-old to do it just yet.)

The Cascade Complete website features dishwasher tips, which begs the question, “Are you anal retentive about the way your dishwasher is loaded?” I tend to be very OCD about the “proper” (in my book) way to load dishes. Everything must go in a certain place in order to maximize the full load capacity, while my husband tends to just place things in a haphazard manner that drives me nuts.

So, what’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever washed in your dishwasher? I’ve actually washed baseball caps (I read that tip once upon a time) and a baby potty seat. No actual dishes or dishwashers were harmed in the experimental dishwasher rounds and no dishes were washed with the potty.

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Comment by: Vickie Couturier

July 7, 2008 @ 10:17 am

I washed my little dog in the sink before,she got too dirty to go any further than the kitchen an that was it,the kitchen sink,lol

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Comment by: Vickie Couturier

July 7, 2008 @ 10:19 am

oops,i misread that,not the dog in the dishwasher!omg,no,the sink,I put some flip flops in there before to get them clean an they came really clean

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Comment by: Bluegrass Mama

July 7, 2008 @ 12:09 pm

I always use store brand dishwasher soap and never rinse my dishes before I put them in the dishwasher, and they come out fine.

We recently washed my husband’s disgustingly dirty computer keyboard in the dishwasher. No soap, and no dry cycle (which I never use, anyway). He let it dry out for a few days, and has been happily using it ever since. I did read that you should NOT do that with a wireless keyboard, though.

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Comment by: Colleen

July 7, 2008 @ 2:39 pm

I totally agree with you on dishwasher loading. Everything must go in a certain order to make the most of the space. My husband… just shoves stuff in… and therefore forces me to rearrange all the time.

As for the strangest thing washed in the dishwasher… I really can’t think of anything. The only non-dishes thing I can think of would be humidifier parts. That’s rather dull.

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Comment by: ben

July 7, 2008 @ 3:44 pm

i washed plastic slide ons in the dishwasher!

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Comment by: Naomi

July 7, 2008 @ 6:07 pm

Crocs look brand new when you run them through the dishwasher!

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Comment by: mannequin

July 7, 2008 @ 9:30 pm

We don’t have a dishwasher now *gasp* but in our old house, I walked in to find my hubby slipping his eyeglasses in the dishwasher. “What are you doing?!!” I exclaimed. He said they told him at the eye doctor that was the best way to clean them! They did come out nicely but for some reason, it all seemed very gross to me.

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Comment by: Susan C

July 8, 2008 @ 11:19 am

When my dishwasher is not quite full, I put in knick-knacks. They come out nice and sparkly.

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Comment by: Michele

July 8, 2008 @ 2:51 pm

The weirdest thing which is not that weird, are my daughter’s pacifiers.
In total agreement on loading too!

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Comment by: Ginny

July 8, 2008 @ 10:48 pm

I’ve washed several of my kids toys in the dishwasher, so much easier!

One time I went to wash a bathtub duck in my dads dishwasher. He kept taking it out, finally I asked him why I couldn’t use his dishwasher to wash it. The entire time he thought my youngest was goofing around & putting it in there, lol.

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Comment by: Savvy Housewife

July 8, 2008 @ 11:29 pm

I have washed all of our tub toys in the dishwasher numerous times. They get that rubber ducky black lung disease if you don’t do that. ;)

I also will wash our cutlery organizer thingy in the dishwasher as well as our sink dish drainer thing and our toothbrush holder from the bathroom.

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Comment by: Whimspiration

July 9, 2008 @ 4:50 am

I don’t have a dishwasher now, but I used to, and I might have one again if it means I can get my dehydrator trays truly clean without soaking them in the bathtub first, and risking shredding the delicate tines when I scrub them.

By the way, that’s the oddest thing I’ve ever tossed into a dishwasher… dehydrator trays.

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