Cutlery in the dishwasher - point up or down?

[Maine-iac]

Down, for safety, though I don't worry that much about the forks and spoons. The dishwasher has a knife rack, so that the knives can point down for safety and still be well cleaned. It's a nifty little feature.

[The Waiting Hurts]

I just do it by hand, dishwashers don't clean dishes completely.
But on the rare occasion that I do use my dishwasher, knives down for safety, forks and spoons up (the prongs of the fork get stuck sometimes when they're placed down)

[Pseudolus]

I am the dishwasher. When I put cutlery in the drying rack, pointy knives go pointy-point downy-down. (I'm clumsy, but I learn from experience.) Everything else goes handle down.

[Rocky]

Originally Posted by The Waiting Hurts

I just do it by hand, dishwashers don't clean dishes completely.
But on the rare occasion that I do use my dishwasher, knives down for safety, forks and spoons up (the prongs of the fork get stuck sometimes when they're placed down)

They've got enzymes and such in the detergent now...it does a heck of a job.

"Junk" knives, point down. "Chef's" knives get hand-washed.

[Rocky]

Originally Posted by Patience

just want to know does anyone else separate the forks, knives & spoons by compartment in the utensil rack when loading to make unloading easier??

it just makes sense...

[Maine-iac]

Originally Posted by Rocky

it just makes sense...

No. It does make unloading quicker, but the silverwear is more likely to "nest" (especially spoons) when they are grouped together and then they don't clean well.

[Salzmann]

My Ex insisted on putting the "eating side" up. I cut myself too many times so it goes the other way.

My old boss used to say there were 3 things that broke up marriages: sex, money and squeezing the toothpaste tube in the middle. Maybe we should add this to the list.

[Rocky]

Originally Posted by Maine-iac

No. It does make unloading quicker, but the silverwear is more likely to "nest" (especially spoons) when they are grouped together and then they don't clean well.

I disagree (not vehemently, since dishes aren't a big issue for me).

You can get "nesting" with forks and spoons together too. I vary the spoons/forks in each "bin" so that some point up and some point down. With today's detergents, much of the cleaning comes from enzymes rather than the force of the water.

I rarely have any spoons or forks come out dirty.

[Dr T Non-Fan]

Originally Posted by Maine-iac

No. It does make unloading quicker, but the silverwear is more likely to "nest" (especially spoons) when they are grouped together and then they don't clean well.

I agree but Mrs DTNF organizes the utensils and they don't get washed as well. Maybe it's the dishwasher, but I'm not going there.

I prefer "clean" to "less work later." Can I save a few seconds unloading? A few seconds? Who cares? We got TiVo!

[Dr T Non-Fan]

I'm wrong, it's not the stereotypical actuary's A-R issues. It's the stereotypical actuary's OCD issues.