Is there anything you do not wash/clean?

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CrossCityLine@reddit

Never ever wash the tins you use to make Yorkshire puddings in.

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Apart_Reindeer_528@reddit

American here, who's dying to try Yorkshire pudding!

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Apart_Reindeer_528@reddit

Well I absolutely could and mine would probably put yours to shame, was just trying to be appreciative of the professionals, no need to be so rude.

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CrossCityLine@reddit

Just to make your extra jealous here’s an example of the ones I used to make for Sunday lunch at my last kitchen.

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CrossCityLine@reddit

Being a USian you must’ve had popovers right? Essentially the same thing.

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littlehamster_@reddit

Would this cause them to start sticking? I bought a Yorkshire pudding tin years ago and it's first use is the only time they came out decent and didn't stick to the pan.

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Thandoscovia@reddit

Same as cast iron really - wipe down & grease and you’ll be fine

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CrossCityLine@reddit

Yep it’ll make them stick and honestly the years of polymerised oil (ideally beef fat) adds flavour as well as making them totally non stick.

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OkAd7789@reddit

An agency chef did that while he was covering the regular chef’s paternity leave at a hotel I used to work at. In Yorkshire. The pan was his great-grandmother’s. The guy was heartbroken.

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CrossCityLine@reddit

Yeah it’s a fucking travesty whenever something like that happens. I’d be livid.

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Commercial-Bat-4534@reddit

Wet dog smell for life. Absolute hell to dry even with a tumble dryer and stinks the house out while it's running for 3 days. Better hope you have a spare to sleep on

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jamnut@reddit

The feathers get too wet and they can't fly any more

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geese_moe_howard@reddit

I used the same unwashed work-mug for so long that when I went on annual leave, something weird grew in it.

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fluffy_samoyed@reddit

"This shirt is 'dry-clean only'........... Which means it's dirty!" -Mitch Hedberg

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FornyHucker22@reddit

Fkin cheese grater? Just add a little dried mouldy cheese to every thing with grated cheese?!

Dirty. 🫣

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puddinandpi@reddit

I never don’t wash my cheese grater but to be fair….. cheese already is mould

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MisstianoPenaldo@reddit

I don't tend to wash the ceiling if that counts?

But no, I wash anything that has touched food - obviously if it is just an apple on a plate the plate will only be getting a 2 second rinse etc but I wouldn't just not - it's almost instinct at this point

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QuickWalk4862@reddit

If I’ve made fried eggs I won’t wash the pan I just put it away until next time, just makes it taste better. Am I gross? 😂

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Fit-Bedroom-7645@reddit

My coffee mug gets a light swill before re-use. Maybe get a full wash once per quarter.

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Fine_Analyst_4408@reddit

The only time my nan was ever furious with me was when I thought I would be nice and wash her and my grandads filthy tea cups. Put a lot of effort into scrubbing them clean. She said I'd ruined tea for the next 5 years and that it just needs a light swill and a wipe down on the outside.

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Fit-Bedroom-7645@reddit

Well seasoned

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Imperterritus0907@reddit

I’m surprised no one’s said mugs with the amount of nasty ones I’ve encountered in office cabinets over the years because people just rinse them..

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Thin_Pin2863@reddit

My coffee mug.

Drink, rinse, repeat.

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Bloatville@reddit

Bread knife

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PreferenceSpecial413@reddit

I try to avoid washing my jeans.

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Fine_Analyst_4408@reddit

Oven trays, just properly cover them with tin foil and you can just wipe them down if needed

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CrinklyPacket@reddit

I don’t really wash my water bottle. Just the lid where the mouth touches. I’ll rinse it in hot water every few days but it’s always getting refilled with water multiple times a day so 🤷🏻‍♀️

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brutal_and_beautiful@reddit

I wash everything because i'mm not a disgusting person.

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Careless-Giraffe-623@reddit

Expensive kitchen knives... Why is it ruined?

You put it in the dish washer, didn't you...

A quick wipe down with soapy water, dry immediately and stick it back on the rack for next usage.

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PingouinFluffy@reddit

My omelette pan, it never sticks and is fantastic.

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binaryhextechdude@reddit

I heat my pan and wipe it out with paper towel. Ready for round 2

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RoutineAbroad3486@reddit

Hopefully you’ve probably realised how disgusting the cheese one is by the replies

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binaryhextechdude@reddit

The cheese grater situation is an abomination and should never be spoken of.

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MrsLibido@reddit

I have severe contamination OCD and I don't know why I thought opening this post would be a good idea

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Motor-Platform295@reddit

The bread knife; if just cutting bread it goes back in the block.

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chrisr3240@reddit

I’d rather drink pond water than Ganges water today

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Badknees24@reddit

The cheese grater thing is horrific. Wash it!

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acceberbex@reddit

Bread knife, tea spoon - quick wipe or rinse is usually sufficient Jackets and coats - rarely, especially waterproofs as it's a sod to re-proof them The outside of my car - rarely. I'll wipe the lights or number plate if needed and when my hands get dirty from opening the boot but other than that, nope. It's about a twice a year thing

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jamnut@reddit

Bread knife, my WFH coffee mug (rinsed on weekends), the spoon used for tea/coffee making, my arsehole, the chinos I wear once every 4 months, my smart shorts worn every 2 months, my suit worn even less frequently etc etc

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yepsothisismyname@reddit

The cheese one is.....wow.

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TTNNBB2023@reddit

My mind.

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kmp633@reddit

Loads of things. But I definitely clean the cheese grater.

Anything that goes into the oven and isn't covered in oil or fat just gets put back in there. Baking trays etc. I figure multiple bakings are pretty sterilising. Same with the air fryer liners. Unless it's covered in meat juice it's just getting a quick shake and put back in.

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Robertinho678@reddit

The cheese grater think is gross and probably dangerous.

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WitShortage@reddit

Cast iron or carbon steel skillet pans (rub down with wire scrubber under hot water) Bread knife
Can opener

I also rarely wash colanders, since they’re only going to have a panful of boiling water thrown through them the next time they’re used

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Whyunhappyme@reddit

Don’t say it, Don’t say it, Don’t say it……… my balls 😂

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ContextRules@reddit

I knew there would be one! I knew it smelled like the east side of Bradford in here.

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skirmisher808@reddit

Yeah whoever said you’re nasty was right I’m afraid. As things Reddit though you’ll probably have some people posting that “it’s fine”.

If I was an MP I’d introduce a Private Members Bill to amend the OSA and make it compulsory for a ‘liveness’ check of the contents of their sink for high volume posters.

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Don't clean: pans than have just boiled frozen peas.

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