How do you do it?
@friendship4lyfe (520)
Saint Lucia
March 3, 2011 2:28pm CST
I for one was taught that whilst cooking you wash all dirty dishes so when your done cookingthe kitchen is also clean and you can relax and enjoy your meal in
peace.
There are people who prepare a meal,say three dishes,and let the dishes pile up in the sink until the are done cooking and still the sit down eat with the sink piled high.I cant stand to see this because it looks like the food was prepared in a untidy kitchen.
And therefore i am usually reluctant to eat the meals they have prepared.what about you?
Do you follow the same rules or you wash dishes after you have eaten you meal?
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11 responses
@hardworkinggurl (37063)
• United States
3 Mar 11
Yes I am one who stays in the kitchen the entire time. Each and every item I use I wash and put in back to where it belongs this way when I am done all that needs to be washed are the plates we are using.
My boyfriend on the other hand, and I have no idea how he does it, but when he cooks the sink is like a disaster. I will eat his food because he, lol, does the dishes after. I have tried to train him to do them along the way, but I don't fuss to much with him as he does do them after we eat.
@friendship4lyfe (520)
• Saint Lucia
3 Mar 11
Well here ihave taught them how to do it so its done like me.At the end i am the one who have to was the dishes.
@thinkingoutloud (6127)
• Canada
3 Mar 11
When I'm cooking, I do clean as I go. Especially when I am preparing a big meal with several items. Like you, I hate to sit down to eat with the sink piled high or the countertops covered in dirty dishes. It's so much more pleasant after a nice meal to only have to deal with the tabletop dishes, not all the cookware and such. It's enough work putting away all the leftovers when you're full! 
@sunny5u (2069)
• India
4 Mar 11
Hi friendship4lyfe, my mom usually cleans everything like and then she sits for eating,even while cooking she keep the kitchen platform clean, even wen i cook, i like things to be neat, or else i feel like something odd and i can't concentrate on cooking
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
4 Mar 11
I do know people that clean up as they go in the kitchen. i have not really been able to do that. i do try but i usually end up waiting until i am finished with what i am preparing before i worry about cleaning up. @junrapmian (2169)
• Philippines
4 Mar 11
I do, whenever I cook, I see to it that I wash all the dirty dishes and utensils after cooking since I don't want those to pile up and occupy most of the spaces in my kitchen sink and it's an eye sore for me to see those dirty stuff on top of the sink.
@cyan9306 (65)
• China
4 Mar 11
I clean some dishes when doing cooking as long as there is enough time.If I don't have the time ,it doesn't matter to me to clean dishes after I finish my meal.
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
3 Mar 11
Hi. friendship4lyfe. I like to wash dishes when the food is cooking. I like for my kitchen to be clean while I am cooking. I do this all of the time. When we have eaten our meal, I may let them soak for a while and then I will wash them. My husband does this a lot more though.
@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
4 Mar 11
I also wash dishes while cooking. I do not like to have all of the clutter of the dishes messing up my counter space (which is limited). I also do not have a dishwasher so I wash them all by hand. I don't get everything completely washed. The pots that the food has been made in gets left or the person doing dishes after supper but everything that I can wash while cooking gets it!
@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
4 Mar 11
I like to clean while I'm cooking. I hate dishes piling up the in the sink... when I put food to cook then I wash the used kitchen ware in the sink or I putthem into the dish washer first.
@macdingolinger (10386)
• United States
3 Mar 11
I do it either way based on my mood and how big of a hurry I am in. I also live in a real small space and sometimes I have to keep the sink open so I can use it while cooking. So most of the time I do them all after I finish. I actually prefer to do them as I go then it is a quick clean up.
