I must be the worst mother on MKP

On 29 Oct 2004 16:32:55 GMT, (H Schinske) wrote:

For scrubbing I use one of those green rectangle thingies and put it in
the silverware holder of the dishwasher now and then to get halfway
sterilized.

and Megan responded:

You can zap them in the microwave for the same effect - about 30
seconds IIRC.

Good tip, but I haven't got a microwave :-) We might get one after the remodel,
when we'll have more counter and storage space.

--Helen

"Joybelle" wrote in message
I'm curious how many put your dishes in the dishwasher. Do you rinse the
dishes before you put them in?

I rinse off the food. Our dishwasher doesn't have the disposable option on
it.
--
Sue (mom to three girls)

On 30 Oct 2004 22:13:00 GMT, (H Schinske) wrote:
Good tip, but I haven't got a microwave :-) We might get one after the remodel,
when we'll have more counter and storage space.

Thats like us with the dishwasher. At the moment there is no access
to drainage etc to put one in, but when we remodel we'll put one in

Megan
--
Seoras David Montgomery, 7th May 2003, 17 hours. http://seoras.farr-montgomery.com
EDD 11th March 2005 (another boy!)

Buzzy Bee wrote:
On Fri, 29 Oct 2004 12:13:53 -0400, Vicky Bilaniuk
wrote:


Sue wrote:


My mom would fill the sink with
hot and soapy water and wash them that way, but I feel like they are sitting
in dirty, yucky water and hence wash them separately with my soap-filled
scruby.

Here's one thing I have always found funny. Some people get grossed out
by the water. I don't. If it's dirty, I change it.


Surely people rinse. I fill one sink with hot soapy water, which gets

I don't know about other people, but I definitely do. I mentioned that
in some other post.

Nancy P. wrote:

"Joybelle" wrote in message
...

I'm curious how many put your dishes in the dishwasher. Do you rinse
the

dishes before you put them in? I know some people who practically was all
their dishes before they even put them in the dishwasher. To me, if you
can't just put them in there, what's the point? But see, I've never had a
dishwasher (besides my sexy husband that is), and I haven't operated one.
I
can see rinsing them off quickly and placing them in, but good heavens, if
you have to break out the dishsoap or wipe 'em off you might as well be
washing them by hand it seems!



Ohhh, this is a huge peeve for me! My DH is anti dish-soaking, and he will
put things with food crusted on them into the dishwasher. They don't always
come clean, and then require scrubbing. I will rinse dishes as soon we're
done eating, and soak if necessary. And my dishwasher is only 3 years old,
so I don't think its an old vs. new dishwasher type of issue. Its not
magic, just hot water and soap shooting around.

We never rinse. I just *won't* rinse before putting things in. I agree
about the point of having a dishwasher being to avoid that sort of
stuff. If things are particularly dirty, I run the machine on a rinse
cycle first and then a regular cycle. We've never had a problem other
than the odd thing here and there (usually resulting from something
flipping over). We use a good detergent. I tried every one on the
market before I settled on one that works well for us. (the only
downfall is that it leaves a residue behind, even with some sort of
rinse aid)

"Vicky Bilaniuk" wrote in message
...
We use a good detergent. I tried every one on the market before I settled
on one that works well for us. (the only downfall is that it leaves a
residue behind, even with some sort of rinse aid)

What do you use? I use Cascade liquid/gel. My crockpot frequently comes
out with food still on it. I wonder if its the way I position it in the
dishwasher.

Nancy

"Donna Metler" wrote in message
. ..

At this point, I have the test pilot's attitude to childbirth-any delivery
you walk away from with a living, healthy baby was a good delivery, no
matter what it took to get you there.

Amen to that.

--
Amy,
Mum to Carlos born sleeping 20/11/02,
& Ana born screaming 30/06/04
email: barton . souto @ clear . net . nz (join the dots!)
http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/c/carlos2002/

"Nan" wrote in message
...

Only to a degree. The mother needs to also walk away living and
healthy as well. And I'm including emotional health.

Nan, I responded to this thread quickly, but of course when I thought about
your situation I knew I'd be traumatised by it, whether my baby was healthy
or not. I don't think Donna was referring to your particular experience,
which was IMO pretty horrific, but more the general cavalier attitudes to
pregnancy and delivery that one strikes in RL. When I hear women griping
about stretch marks, morning sickness, a little pain or a few stitches, I
want to wallop them one and tell them just how much worse it could be. Of
course, as anyone who was here in mid 2002 will point out, I was like that
too once :-) Oh for a little naivety...

--
Amy,
Mum to Carlos born sleeping 20/11/02,
& Ana born screaming 30/06/04
email: barton . souto @ clear . net . nz (join the dots!)
http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/c/carlos2002/

On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 17:12:56 +1300, "Mum of Two"
scribbled:

"Nan" wrote in message
.. .

Only to a degree. The mother needs to also walk away living and
healthy as well. And I'm including emotional health.

Nan, I responded to this thread quickly, but of course when I thought about
your situation I knew I'd be traumatised by it, whether my baby was healthy
or not. I don't think Donna was referring to your particular experience,
which was IMO pretty horrific, but more the general cavalier attitudes to
pregnancy and delivery that one strikes in RL. When I hear women griping
about stretch marks, morning sickness, a little pain or a few stitches, I
want to wallop them one and tell them just how much worse it could be. Of
course, as anyone who was here in mid 2002 will point out, I was like that
too once :-) Oh for a little naivety...

I know she wasn't referring to my experience. I wasn't really
referring to only my experience. My response was more to say that no
matter what oneself has experienced, another may have been profoundly
affected by a like experience, and we should always keep that in mind.

Nan

I have never put a crock pot in the dishwasher-didn't know you could. Do
you put it in upside down or at an angle?

kelly

"Nancy P." wrote in message
...

"Vicky Bilaniuk" wrote in message
...
We use a good detergent. I tried every one on the market before I
settled
on one that works well for us. (the only downfall is that it leaves a
residue behind, even with some sort of rinse aid)

What do you use? I use Cascade liquid/gel. My crockpot frequently comes
out with food still on it. I wonder if its the way I position it in the
dishwasher.

Nancy