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Washing up brushes ... be still my beating heart!!

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Luckygirl3 Sun 21-May-23 10:08:03

Exciting topic I know - do you put yours through the dishwasher?

Lindyloud Mon 22-May-23 13:14:49

Yes every other day to keep it fresh.

PamelaJ1 Mon 22-May-23 13:21:45

Yes.

Abitbarmy Mon 22-May-23 13:34:15

It’s best you don’t know some of the things that go in my dishwasher! shock

Riggie Mon 22-May-23 13:43:09

No dishwasher

catwoman Mon 22-May-23 13:58:26

Mine go in the cutlery basket on bottom shelf. Removes all traces of curry or bolognais & come out spotless. Nail brushes as well.

catwoman Mon 22-May-23 14:33:11

Cutlery basket on the bottom shelf for my brush. The odd nail brush has been known to be popped in as well!!

PamQS Mon 22-May-23 14:40:58

Yes, I put them in the dishwasher.

downtoearth Mon 22-May-23 14:46:16

Slightly off piste,heard you can cook a whole salmon in the dishwasher.
Never tried it.
Has anyone else,heard or tried it? .

gillyjp Mon 22-May-23 14:58:50

Yes washing up brushes in the dishwasher top shelf. Even then they still reach a point when I ditch them and buy new ones.

DianaLouise Mon 22-May-23 15:02:50

I do and my dish clothes

Luckygirl3 Mon 22-May-23 15:13:01

Dish cloths in the dishwasher? - have I read this right?

TwiceAsNice Mon 22-May-23 15:21:45

Yes regularly in the dishwasher comes out clean and isn’t damaged at all

Gundy Mon 22-May-23 15:50:32

I’m unclear on brushes - what kind? Artists brushes… paintbrushes after changing wall colors… barbecue grill brushes… your toothbrush? Really?

IMHO none of those go in my dishwasher. And I do not put sponges in there either. (Have you heard of bleach?)

I don’t want to contaminate or pollute my appliance with things that don’t belong there other than dishes, glass and silver ware, pots and pans.
Still purrs like a kitten 22 yrs later.
USA Gundy

FarTooYoungForThis Mon 22-May-23 15:58:12

Foxygloves

No, Throw it away and (hang the expense) buy a new one.

No think climate change!
Top compartment of dishwasher (when I remember).

Vanillasky Mon 22-May-23 15:59:59

Now why didn't I think of that? I've been busy this afternoon and wondered what to do with these.

4allweknow Mon 22-May-23 16:39:01

The one I have had for must be 10 years has a rubber sucker on the end for sticking on the drainer or in the sink to allow to drain. Can't go in dushwasher due to rubber. I just scald with boiling water from kettle once a day then leave to drain. Also bought a cheap one with a replaceable brush head for only £3 from B & MNOP!

SachaMac Mon 22-May-23 16:50:38

Yes I do, I put tooth brushes through too.

Arto1s Mon 22-May-23 17:50:36

Never have, never will. Just replace as and when necessary.

Hetty58 Mon 22-May-23 18:12:51

I don't have one - well, the old one, never used, is now in the shed, useful for washing plant pots and bird feeders in the outside sink.

I use the E-cloth pads, with one soft side and one scratchy. They last a very long time so I have one in use and the other goes in the dishwasher.

Hetty58 Mon 22-May-23 18:16:14

Vanillasky, I apologised when my dog decided to drag her backside along the cotton drop cloths the decorator had put down. 'Don't worry' he said 'I rinse out the paint rollers - then they and the cloths go in the washing machine when the wife is out'.

MrsKen33 Mon 22-May-23 18:30:29

I do also ,plus the dish cloth .

annodomini Mon 22-May-23 18:50:25

I also put my <Lakeland Wash Up Wiz Net Scourer in the dishwasher, hooked on the prongs on the top part. It's the most expensive scourer I've ever come across but it lasts for years - or perhaps for ever, unless I lose it.

pooohbear2811 Tue 23-May-23 08:27:17

never really given it much thought to be honest.
I changed my cloth every day, through it into the washing machine until a washing is next done.
Use bamboo scrubbers.