Kickstand All American 11544 Posts user info edit post |
pointing up or down?
I always load with them up. That's the way pops does it so I learned it from him. Errbody else I know seems to load with them pointing down. 11/23/2010 8:10:32 PM |
ncsuapex SpaceForRent 37776 Posts user info edit post |
you gon stab yoself 11/23/2010 8:11:56 PM |
OopsPowSrprs All American 8383 Posts user info edit post |
Knife blades down. Forks and spoons up. 11/23/2010 8:12:33 PM |
blasphemour All American 57594 Posts user info edit post |
My good knives do not go in the dishwasher.
Butter knives and such go blade down, because you shouldn't be touching the clean blade dumbass. 11/23/2010 8:12:44 PM |
dweedle All American 77386 Posts user info edit post |
one time a blade was angled so i didnt see it and i reached down to pick up the silverware tray up and it sliced the shit out of my palm 11/23/2010 8:19:04 PM |
Kickstand All American 11544 Posts user info edit post |
What is a clean blade dumbass? 11/23/2010 8:21:37 PM |
LRlilDaddy All American 6511 Posts user info edit post |
[ forks ] [ spoons ] [ butter knives ] [stirring spoons/spatulas] [ sharp knives ]
all blades, and tines down. stirring spoons go handle down only because they dont fit otherwise 11/23/2010 8:22:28 PM |
BIGcementpon Status Name 11318 Posts user info edit post |
Everything pointed down so I only have to touch the handle part of the utensils. 11/23/2010 8:23:14 PM |
rbrthwrd Suspended 3125 Posts user info edit post |
i lay sharp knives flat on the top shelf 11/23/2010 8:34:34 PM |
marko Tom Joad 72824 Posts user info edit post |
everything pointed down 11/23/2010 8:36:56 PM |
Slave Famous Become Wrath 34079 Posts user info edit post |
Blades up if its only bloodstains
Blades down if there's chunks of meat 11/23/2010 8:37:14 PM |
eleusis All American 24527 Posts user info edit post |
I place my knives sideways on the top rack. 11/23/2010 8:49:57 PM |
Joie begonias is my boo 22491 Posts user info edit post |
i do them pointing up too
my father taught me this as well. 11/23/2010 8:50:55 PM |
walkmanfades All American 3139 Posts user info edit post |
Down. 11/23/2010 8:52:11 PM |
armorfrsleep All American 7289 Posts user info edit post |
I've heard the argument that loading them facing down would dull them prematurely, but I never put much stock in it. 11/23/2010 8:53:28 PM |
humandrive All American 18286 Posts user info edit post |
Everything pointed up 11/23/2010 8:53:28 PM |
slamjamason All American 1833 Posts user info edit post |
everything down, except about half the spoons up so they don't nest 11/23/2010 9:22:37 PM |
arcgreek All American 26690 Posts user info edit post |
only the butter knives. My nice knives are not to see the inside of a dishwasher.
It's not like a butter knife is going to cut me, so the question is really, "Forks, up or down???" 11/23/2010 10:02:15 PM |
DivaBaby19 Davidbaby19 45208 Posts user info edit post |
TWW taught me to separate my silverware. I used to put all forks/spoons/knives together, but you smart asses taught me that if you mix em up they won't nest together.
Thanks Tdubb
Also my good knives are only washed by hand. Butta knives go blade down 11/23/2010 10:06:58 PM |
TroopofEchos All American 12212 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "my good knives are only washed by hand. Butta knives go blade down" |
11/23/2010 10:21:15 PM |
Supplanter supple anteater 21831 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Everything pointed down so I only have to touch the handle part of the utensils." |
11/23/2010 10:39:50 PM |
Punter16 All American 2021 Posts user info edit post |
I always load them pointing down except in our dishwasher at our lake house my mom insists that I load them pointing up (something about the dishwasher, I've never really bothered to understand it) and I can't stand it for two reasons
a) I've stabbed myself several times while trying to unload the utensils
b) I have to hold the knives by the dirty blades to put them in the dishwasher and get sauce/food/other crap all over my hands in the process
Putting them in blade down just seems to be an all around better system 11/23/2010 10:44:04 PM |
Ernie All American 45943 Posts user info edit post |
Knives up, spoons down
11/23/2010 10:47:14 PM |
G.O.D hates 4 lokos 4694 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Everything pointed down so I only have to touch the handle part of the utensils" |
I haz a fear of dirty dishes and utensils11/23/2010 10:48:53 PM |
NeuseRvrRat hello Mr. NSA! 35376 Posts user info edit post |
i don't have a dishwasher 11/23/2010 10:53:29 PM |
khcadwal All American 35165 Posts user info edit post |
i always loaded them up when i was younger. my mom always said it made them get cleaned better (like no crusty stuff left on them) but i don't know if that is true or not.
ANYWAY
to avoid getting stabbed (and because this is how my parents always did it) i'd remove the basket of utensils, and dump on a clean dishcloth on the counter. we also did it this way cause we had 2 sets of silverware. a shitty one we used for, i don't even know what. and then our everyday. so we had to sort them. and this also helped if you took 'em fresh out so you could pat them dry before putting them away
after living on my own, i started putting them in face down because that seems to be how every other person in america does it.
so i'm still on the fence about the right/wrong way.
but i agree...i'm more worried about being stabbed by a fork than a butterknife. but i also still dump out the basket when unloading silverware so getting stabbed isn't a huge worry to begin with. 11/23/2010 11:08:33 PM |
Spontaneous All American 27372 Posts user info edit post |
Point down, because she might get cut.] 11/23/2010 11:09:58 PM |
Smath74 All American 93278 Posts user info edit post |
everything down. 11/23/2010 11:14:26 PM |
Ansonian Suspended 5959 Posts user info edit post |
that's a good question. I don't do the dishes in my house, so hell if I know... 11/23/2010 11:19:47 PM |
BobbyDigital Thots and Prayers 41777 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "Everything pointed down so I only have to touch the handle part of the utensils." |
11/24/2010 12:12:22 AM |
walkmanfades All American 3139 Posts user info edit post |
This thread changed the way I load. I had never considered that utensils might get cleaner if I loaded them pointing up. I just tried it for the first time. I still pointed the sharp knives down. 11/24/2010 12:14:43 AM |
BobbyDigital Thots and Prayers 41777 Posts user info edit post |
Quote : | "I had never considered that utensils might get cleaner if I loaded them pointing up" |
what's the point if you're just going to dirty them again by touching them when you unload?
Also, if they get cleaner pointing up, you have a shitty dishwasher.11/24/2010 12:17:49 AM |
NeuseRvrRat hello Mr. NSA! 35376 Posts user info edit post |
you could always just wash your hands before you unload the dishwasher 11/24/2010 12:19:48 AM |
Arab13 Art Vandelay 45166 Posts user info edit post |
everything pointing down 11/24/2010 12:24:51 AM |
walkmanfades All American 3139 Posts user info edit post |
I have a fantastic dishwasher that I habitually overload. I washed my hands before unloading. 11/24/2010 12:38:05 AM |
beatsunc All American 10740 Posts user info edit post |
my dishwasher is broken she said i didnt care about her feelings so she left
disclaimer: i didnt read the whole thread 11/24/2010 7:17:48 AM |
raiden All American 10504 Posts user info edit post |
knives and everything else down, only exception is forks. I do forks up. 11/24/2010 7:44:48 AM |
joepeshi All American 8094 Posts user info edit post |
Everything pointed up. My compartment for utensils even has slots that makes them impossible to use unless you're putting your forks/spoons in handle down. I feel like the eating part of the utensil gets a direct blast of water if placed handle down, and when I go to empty the dishwasher I wash my hands with soap first.
My basket is like this so it would make more sense to load it pointing up. What about the rest of your dishes? I guess if you're worried about contaminating your dishes you just may be a shitty handwasher.
[Edited on November 24, 2010 at 8:08 AM. Reason : ds] 11/24/2010 7:59:25 AM |
Skack All American 31140 Posts user info edit post |
Knives pointed up. Years of them being loaded pointing down cut through the basket at my last rental house. 11/24/2010 9:03:47 AM |
tl All American 8430 Posts user info edit post |
Never put nice knives in the dishwasher. For the rest, what do I care?
I put forks and spoons in half up, half down. Don't want anything nesting inside each other when the dishwasher is running. Butter knives get thrown in pretty randomly. 11/24/2010 9:07:29 AM |
BobbyDigital Thots and Prayers 41777 Posts user info edit post |
Interestingly enough, this is one of the most hotly debated topics on TWW in 2010.
I mean, i'll be honest, i could probably get enough righteous indignation over this to stab someone. 11/24/2010 9:21:55 AM |
LRlilDaddy All American 6511 Posts user info edit post |
this nesting is a myth. 11/24/2010 9:36:55 AM |
wolfpackgrrr All American 39759 Posts user info edit post |
Pointing down, son. 11/24/2010 10:00:12 AM |
jbrick83 All American 23447 Posts user info edit post |
Everything pointing down.
Would someone explain to me why you would put them in pointing up?? What's the theory that they get cleaned better that way, because that would be the only reason to do it in my mind. 11/24/2010 10:08:29 AM |
jocristian All American 7525 Posts user info edit post |
^My guess is that more of the water spray gets to parts you put on your food/in your mouth when it isn't obstructed by the plastic basket.
My answer to the OP is neither. My wife loads the dishwasher. 11/24/2010 10:30:54 AM |
walkmanfades All American 3139 Posts user info edit post |
Nesting is real. It's not pretty. Education is the only way to solve this issue. 11/24/2010 10:54:49 AM |
richthofen All American 15758 Posts user info edit post |
Nesting is definitely real. I used to separate forks, spoons, and knives by basket because I can be a bit OCD about those things, but since switching it up, no occurrences of spooning spoons.
I point the knife blades down, everything else up. I think pointing up gets things cleaner but I don't want to cut myself on the end of a steak or paring knife. I wash my hands before unloading so it's not a re-dirtying issue. Good knives (of which I currently have very few) and any large knife, whether good or not, get hand-washed. 11/24/2010 11:20:53 AM |
Lumex All American 3666 Posts user info edit post |
Everything pointing up, except sharp knives. Shitty dishwasher won't get them fully clean in the down position. Also, dropping the utensils in the tray w/o touching the food part takes no effort whatsoever. 11/24/2010 11:40:26 AM |
aimorris All American 15213 Posts user info edit post |
I hand wash my dishes. 11/24/2010 11:44:56 AM |
TreeTwista10 minisoldr 148243 Posts user info edit post |
I've seen all the Final Destination movies, so I only use plastic utensils 11/24/2010 12:17:48 PM |