AIBU - putting dishclothes into the dishwasher

I wash mine in the dishwasher. I don't actually use them to wash any dishes but just to wipe around the sink/drainer. I really don't see what is wrong with it, the water temperature is high, they get rinsed just as they would in the washing machine. And I clean the dishwasher regularly.

I too used to put bits and stirrup irons in dishwasher. Not at the time as other stuff though! Numnahs and some horse rugs used to fit in washing machine but then was left with sludge and horse hair everywhere which really was not nice.

HurdyGurdy......I just read your post to my DH. He gave your DH a resounding thumbs up! Says he will do the same next time I ask him to load the dishwasher......

I’m with you on that. I used to boil the pail on the stove for an hour or so and then just put the cloths in the machine to rinse and spin, but my OH thought it caused a problem with the gas hob! (It didn’t , but for a quiet life I now put them on a hot wash)

I meant to say "....threatens to do the same...."

I can remember buying a galvanised bucket to boil the nappies in, that was in 1976 when we went on stand-pipes because it didn't rain all summer!

Dish cloths in dishwasher.
Another here who can’t be doing with revolting toilet brushes, I only use cleaning products and bleach ( not together) i I see the need.

I live alone an have not had a dishwasher since my husband died. He always did the dishes! So no need for a machine.
I just put the dishcloth and green scouring pad in bleach overnight.
When I was a child washing up was done in hot soda water. All we had for cleaning was a bar of Sunlight soap and tub of Vim.
Everyone is obsessed with hygiene nowadays so much so that they have no immunity.

Calendargirl
dish clothes ? ? ?

I just use J-cloths and chuck 'em. But if you're the sort who uses dish cloths, it seems reasonable to clean them in the dishwasher, surely? Though I'd imagine they'd need to be in something otherwise wouldn't there be a risk they'd wrap themselves round the rotor arm?

You'd put them above the rotor arm or well away from it though?
My dishwasher has a kind of lift-up shelf (with holes in, of course) above where the cups go. Usually I would put long utensils or knives there.

Thanks for this thread Hurdy Gurdy ! I picked up a lot of great tips for cleaning which tbh I’m a bit hopeless at. I chuck my dish clothes in the washing machine at 95 but a bit of bleach would be more eco and economical. ?

No not extreme at all. I keep a little bucket and put used face cloths and all
Sort of white bits and bobs in a little Milton, then like you put in a quick wash n spin when my bucket is full ( 2-3 days usually)

Dishcloths are probably the most germ ridden thing in a kitchen. Most dishwasher settings are NOT hot enough sterilise them and as they are not agitated they will not even be washed properly. If you are worried about hygiene use Milton or over baby bottle steriliser to soak the cloths.

My friend puts the cats’ dishes in with the human dishes. Yuk!!! To me that’s as bad as putting a toilet brush in.

I don't have a dishwasher...

I put the dish clothes on a hot wash in the washing machine but put the washing up brushes in the dish washer

I put mine in a white wash.

Ohmother you've just made me laugh.
I'm the dishwasher in our house. The cat bowls go in the bowl last then rinsed under the tap.

Learned about the dishwasher trick a few years ago but don't use it. I usually microwave for a couple of minutes. Boy are they hot when they are finished. Otherwise a little bleach with water in a washing up bown

Bowl not bowm the wash with bio detergent but convinced the microwave is better.

I have never owned a dishwasher, and don’t want one. Dishes are washed, then left to air dry. Dishcloths are washed out in hot soapy water, then left to dry spread over the dish drainer. Everything, including towels, is washed at 30 degrees.
I don’t understand why people feel the need to boil, bleach or
sterilise everything.
I was a little fussier when my children were small, but after six months, when they start crawling around, I never saw the point of it. All five are extremely healthy.
At the age of 80 I can honestly say that I never get ill, apart from a cold maybe once or twice a year. My immune system is obviously excellent, probably because of what a lot of you would call ‘bad hygiene’

dunno why I clicked on this one. Dishwashers are such pointless, time wasting, energy wasting pointless kitchen items. I've never owned one.
Why doesn't hubby put his underpants in as well...

Doesn’t anyone use disposable dishcloths, I buy a roll of j cloth( cheaper version) from a bargain shop and dispose of it daily, it’s a sort of breakable paper so doesn’t harm the environment I also use one of those sponges with a scourer on it daily which are also cheap and disposable.

I'm afraid I put the cats' bowls in the dishwasher as well! Can't see the problem. The vegetable brush goes in as well, as do flower vases.