Thread 21419340

how do you guys clean up after cooking?

I wash up and tidy as I go along

>>21419344
This. You clean while you're cooking. By the time the dish is finished the only dirty utensils should be the ones currently in use.

>>21419340 (OP)
I leave everything in the sink until mold appears and it stinks too much to ignore anymore

>>21419340 (OP)
I don't.

>>21419344
This, but it took me a while to master this skill. The trick is to do the mise en place first, this way the only thing left to do while it's cooking is cleaning.

>>21419344
Yep. It is just easier.

>>21419340 (OP)
I wait until it gets so bad my roommates take care of the problem and if they try to say anything to me about it i say my meds are late or i had an episode then ignore them until they go away

>>21419340 (OP)
I just do all my dishes at the end of the day. it takes like...10 minutes tops, usually. maybe a few more if I cooked something really intense. then I give the counter a quick wipe if it got dirty. anyway, I just stick some music on and get it over with. I don't understand why people act like it's some Herculean task. it doesn't take that long unless you're using a gajillion dishes to cook every day, which frankly is just unnecessary most of the time. learn to be efficient in the kitchen and you won't have that much to clean up.

>>21419340 (OP)
>how do you guys clean up after cooking?
I don't.

I leave it until the following morning, I think it ruins a good meal to jump up afterwards and start doing the pots.

I prefer to slump in my chair after a large feast, I will probably end up falling asleep and dribbling anyway.

>>21419344
>>21419365
>>21419387
>>21419391
cleaning while cooking
ocd adhd
bless your hearts

>>21419340 (OP)
I don’t? That’s why I have a spouse. That literally one of the first things we settled. ‘I like to cook but I really hate dishes, can you please do them for me?’ I’ll do almost any other chore, but not dishes, fuck dishes.

>>21419340 (OP)
fill a tub with burning hot water (it must be burning hot for the germs)
add microfibre waffle dishcloth
add a squirt of dish soap
put cutlery in the tub
rub each item clean with the dishcloth and put aside
grab handful of clean soapy cutlery and rinse under burning hot water ( or you can put them in a cup to rinse them off)
put in drying rack ( handles up knife points down)
continue with cup dish bowl one at a time
then pots pans etc
drink the dirty water at the end
soo good

I have the same colander

I minimize cookware used via skill.
I clean between steps.
I cooked. They clean.
If it fits in the dishwasher it is dishwashable.
Splash dishwashing soap on the countertop to clean the grease.

I put everything in the dishwasher and call it a day. It normally works too.

>>21419769
This. Exactly this.

>mfw people don't have dishwashers
you put the dishes in it and press "run"

Not reading the thread but I'm sure someone had already said this but on the off chance no one has, here you go: I don't.
I clean up as I go. The missus cleans up after and always complains about it, tho she can't really clean as she goes because she's making bread or whatever.

>>21419793
I have a dishwasher, but she doesn’t have a ‘run’ button. She does have a button, but pressing it doesn’t make her want to do dishes. We do also have a washing machine for plates though, she uses it fairly often.

>>21419811
>not knowing how to push your wife's buttons
no wonder she's cheating on you

I let it get almost as bad as that pic and then I force myself to clean.

>>21419340 (OP)
I tidy up while I eat. I also have a dishwasher.

>>21419816
>reprogramming the buttons for dish-mode
No anon, the default settings are better.

>>21419830
find yourself a woman (or man, I won't judge) that allows
>I cook, you clean
>also you cook, you clean

>>21419712
Both OCD and ADHD are associated with procrastination behavior, which is how you end up a filthy kitchen and sink full of dishes. The thought of cleaning overwhelms the OCD-ADHD sufferer and causes them to put it off, creating an even bigger problem.
Whereas people with normal cognitive function can anticipate clean up and tackle it in small steps from the start. This results in a clean kitchen before you even eat your meal.

>>21419344
/thread

>>21419340 (OP)
stick the pans and silverware in the washing machine and hand wash the plastics [spoiler]when I run out of them in a week[/spoiler]

>>21419344
It's just more efficient to use the momentum or motivation to cook into doing the tedious stuff now rather than later

>>21419344
This. Never had a problem with clean up since I started cleaning in between waiting for stuff to cook.

>>21419340 (OP)
I gather up the Taco Bell wrappers and empty hot sauce packets and put them in the Taco Bell bag, then I throw the bag in the trash

>>21419340 (OP)
When something gets dirty, I throw it out and get another one.

>>21419340 (OP)
I make such a mess cooking my clean freak wife can't help but clean as I go. Kind of nice.

>>21419340 (OP)
>how do you guys clean up after cooking?
I don't eat fatty food, and I don't cook with fat, so clean up is a breeze.
Fat is hard to clean up, now imagine, you are eat it. that crap is going in your body. polluting it.

>>21419819
OP's pic isn't even that bad, it just looks bad because there's a lot of clutter, but only a handful of actual dishes that would take a few minutes to clean. they need to organize that kitchen badly though.

>>21419344
This. I usually have a sink full of soapy water that I drop utensils in when I'm done with them and wash them whenever I have downtime.

>>21419340 (OP)
i yell at mommy and pee on the floor if she answers back

>>21419340 (OP)
I don't. Used shit goes into the sink for staging, then into the dishwasher when ready for a load.

>>21419417
>unless you're using a gajillion dishes
This only happens if you are a mise en place fag or are cooking some complex shit that uses every known fucking kitchen device to make. Making one pot meals vastly drops down the amount of dishes made.

>>21419455
Yeah, food gets cold if you immediately hop to dishes. I just dump some water into the pots for soak (which lets food rest just enough to not be burn your mouth off hot), and that is it. I'll deal with it after the meal. Especially for ribs, those suckers are best hot right off the smoker.

>>21420250
>now imagine, you are eat it.
Alright, now that the ESL thirdworlders have spoken, can we hear from the rest of the world?

>>21420250
Unsurprisingly, you body it a lot better at breaking down fats than soapy water. It’s like saying potassium is bad for you because it combusts.

>>21420375
I'm sorry I am impatient and don't proofread.
>>21420377
Unsurprisingly, you body it a lot better at breaking down fats than soapy water.
the body must excrete bile to digest fat. Bile is basically soap.

>>21420405
your point? the body is still better at breaking down fats than dish soap, and you're still a retard

>>21419340 (OP)
I put everything possible in the dishwasher. My expensive pans and stuff that doesn't go in the dishwasher I simply wash by hand right after the meal or while the meal is in the oven etc.
Not that big of a deal if you don't postphone it. Postphoning is hte biggest trap because it makes everything harder to clean.

>>21420420
first of all, it's not better than dish soap. Second of all, it comes at a cost. The process is hard on the body and can lead to a host of health problems, like gallstones.

>>21420405
>you body

>>21420423
>Postphoning is hte biggest trap because it makes everything harder to clean.
It is the fundamental trap of procrastination
>I don't want to deal with this now
>repeat 19 more times
>suddenly 20 things that need doing
>each thing has grown worse as it was neglected
So you end up with more work that you have to take on all at once. Whereas if you just do the thing as soon as it comes up, you're in the clear. I only clean as I go because I'm lazy. Cleaning as I cook lets my future self enjoy a quiet evening, which is really what I'm after at the end of the day.

>>21420424
by that logic you just shouldn't eat at all. go ahead anon, stop eating forever.

>>21419344
This

Also try to optimize your dish economy to use less dishes

>>21419340 (OP)
i give things the incel rinse once I am done with them.

id like to add that if you cannot drink the tap water in your country, you need to go outside and fuck shit up coz that shit is fucked

>>21419340 (OP)
I clean up once ever 3-6 days. It helps when you don't use a fuck ton of dishes

>>21420618
>that stove
Grim.

>>21420619
yet women still eat the food I cook for them and tell me it's yummy before I dick them down

I typically let stuff such as pots and pans sit for a few days and then clean them. I'll give them a rinse or let them soak in soapy water for a night. Utensils, glasses and dishes go right into the dishwasher.

I live alone and never have anyone over so it's not like I have anyone to judge me other than myself.

i could tell you were british half a second after seeing ur kitchen design

>>21420635
usually we just point out their funny outlets

>>21420660
looks like a council low income housing op is a brokie

>>21420630
>yummy

Sure they say that. Because they're 5 years old.

>>21420696
no he's got the latest anime

>>21420694
i dunno. the big fat window sill design and fact the porcelain sink has been retained after the rest of the kitchen was renovated suggests it is probably some old cottage somewhere and likely insanely expensive.

red: stuff that should be stored away in a cupboard
blue: genuine trash that is what a hoarder has that has no place in a kitchen/food prep area, throw it out
yellow: 2 soap dispeners, 1 hand soap and 1 dish soap is allowed, 4 is more hoarder shit
green: your actual washing up, which isn't even a lot

>>21420769
shit

>>21419797
No one gives a fuck that your bitch clean up your filth.

>>21419340 (OP)
>how do you guys clean up after cooking?
hot water and soap

>>21420773
I can tell you're really good at reading comprehension

>>21419723
>add microfibre waffle dishcloth
Are dishcloths for washing a lot more common now? We were a sponge house growing up and I still use sponges, but I’ve been to several houses recently where they use cloths

>>21419340 (OP)
The short answer is I use a dishwasher. Longer answer is, whilst I don't quite clean most of my dishes in between cooking, I'll use running hot water (not constantly, just when I know I'll need it) in between different parts of what I'm doing to rinse and stack dishes for afterwards.

>>21420618
if you ain't using a fuck ton of dishes you ain't cooking

I clean everything immediately after I use it, it is actually easy that way. You are better off rinsing it while it is wet, then since it is in your hands and you are at the sink you might as well finish the job and apply dish soap, scour with the sponge then rinse off the soap.

>>21421846
I'm a very busy, pragmatic man. I'm not a romantic. I'll make my tofu in the pan, the noodles in the pot, let them cool, and then crammit up my ass.

>>21419340 (OP)
Blast everything down with the Quooker and then straight uni the dishwasher.

>>21421846
nah, that's a cooklet cope. part of learning to cook well is learning how to manage the number of dishes you use.

I let the women shuffle to business like usual

>Let me guess, you need more?

>>21419340 (OP)
I use a cutting board, frying pan and plate+cutlery only. Usually no.

>>21419340 (OP)
I only use disposable utensils and plates and bowls. All my pots and pans i bought for one dollar at goodwill and i toss when im done. I have a closet full of pots and pans.
Washing dishes is for suckers. Not alpha males like me

>>21422815
really hope this is bait

>>21422643
sure bud, I'll bet the ham sandwiches you "cool" are fire

>>21422943
if you think you can't cook a decent dish without using your entire kitchen, you have no right talking down on a anybody else.

>>21419340 (OP)
When I was a kid, my mom used to go on angry tirades and make me feel worthless about being clean when I was a pretty damn clean kid. I remember going to my friend's and being appalled how they kept their rooms and didn't do any chores, then feeling mad as hell that my mother did all of that and said awful stuff about me to friends and family about how I'm supposedly a slob and she hates living with me. So the next time she complained about me being dirty, I told her that I'm actually a really neat person and that her putting me down hurt my feelings. She laughed at me and told me that I was delusional, so I smacked the living fuck out of her. The smack was so loud that everyone in the house heard it and she started crying. That bitch learned her fucking lesson though.

>>21419344
This, except I do the cooking, and the wife cleans up as we go. I'm the better cook, and she actually enjoys doing dishes which I hate. So it's a good division of labor.

>>21419340 (OP)
Blast it with piss

>>21419340 (OP)
i threaten to kill myself and someone else does them

>>21422943
>i wrote cool instead of cook
how do you delete your 4chan account

>>21419344
I do this too but it makes the entire cooking process just take way too much time