I am not sure why it would be full of anything; if it was full, i would wash it and empty it, and then it would be empty again. If it wasn't full, I'd put some dirty towels at the top and run a load. Also why would I be dangerously low on towels all of a sudden? This is also how I approach dishes in the sink.
I have a feeling that the people who are very concerned about not blocking the resource (i.e., the sink) have to deal with more randomness in their routines, maybe because of sharing the resource with other housemates or family members, or having a more unpredictable schedule, and I can respect that.
If you had a washing machine in the same room as your dirty clothes, why wouldn't you put them directly in the washing machine?
For me, the work the sink does is wash pots and pans and stuff, so putting them there seems logical (and then you wash them and put them in the drainer).
I guess i am not sure why you'd store items to be handwashed in a tub instead of directly in the sink? But I want to find out.
I do have a double sink though: and i keep the small part for washing produce, and the big part for washing dishes that can't go in the dishwasher. If I had a triple sink, i could do wash, rinse, sanitize, but I'm pretty lax on sanitize for handwashing at home.
If I only had one sink, it would be nice to pull the tub out if I needed to wash produce, but it seems easier to just wash the items and put them in the drainer, and then wash the sink, that way there is no tub blocking the drain or getting water other places.
I don't have the space to store a tub on the counter unfortunately. If I did, a soak tub on the counter would make more sense i suppose, but it seems kind of messy if any liquid splashed out onto the counter vs. the sink where it can drain.
So I guess my biggest question is, why keep the sink empty? Is the advantage that you can wash produce or drain pasta at any time? Is there something I'm missing?
Heh I'm glad we aren't friends in real life, you can't consider anyone having a different approach. That is a choice too.
One place I lived had to conserve water since they collected water from rooftops in a cistern system, and they also had a system where they'd let the dishwasher and sink get full before washing. But i guess they wouldn't be mature either.
I had this enabled, but i never figured out you have to tap the app icon to bring up a menu... Nothing else that i can think of works like that in Android.
Don't block access to a shared resource is a golden rule.
Here is the system as it exists in my kitchen.
The counter is a shared resource. Leaving dirty dishes there keeps people from using the counter for food prep, preparing leftovers, reaching items stored on the counter, or anything else.
The sink is also a shared resource. Leaving dirty dishes there also blocks people from using the sink for food prep, but only really washing produce or draining pasta. Crucially, dishes in the sink does not block them from washing hands, filling up a glass of water, or... doing the dishes. Dishes also can't be knocked onto the ground or get the counter dirty if they're in the sink instead.
Since the sink is less affected by being blocked than the counter, people in my household tend to put things needing to be washed in the sink...into the sink. Then, they're right where they need to be when it's time to hand-wash them, or it is time to clear and wash the sink for food prep.
One of my pet peeves is when people leave dirty items where they were eating on the kitchen table or haphazard on the counter next to the sink... I get that the dishwasher was clean and they were in a hurry, but it makes the whole kitchen feel dirty. If you don't have time, at least put them out of the way into the sink, which is coded as a "dirty" place by default, one that gets cleaned regularly and is meant to be cleaned often.
I would like to hear about your system too because I'm sure it makes equal sense to you.
I disagree. A big LLM might get a mundane question right, but it might not. To call it reliable is laughable.
What it is is confident, and if you don't know the answer yourself, it will seem plausible.
This doesn't look like loss
Such eye crusties!
Who is this cutie
Also, image upload hasn't been working for me on blahaj piefed, but does in blahaj lemmy.
I am not sure why it would be full of anything; if it was full, i would wash it and empty it, and then it would be empty again. If it wasn't full, I'd put some dirty towels at the top and run a load. Also why would I be dangerously low on towels all of a sudden? This is also how I approach dishes in the sink.
I have a feeling that the people who are very concerned about not blocking the resource (i.e., the sink) have to deal with more randomness in their routines, maybe because of sharing the resource with other housemates or family members, or having a more unpredictable schedule, and I can respect that.
Why though, if it isn't necessary? It just adds unnecessary work.
That makes a lot of sense!
Vaporwave
If you had a washing machine in the same room as your dirty clothes, why wouldn't you put them directly in the washing machine?
For me, the work the sink does is wash pots and pans and stuff, so putting them there seems logical (and then you wash them and put them in the drainer).
I had to search bus tub too lol:
I guess i am not sure why you'd store items to be handwashed in a tub instead of directly in the sink? But I want to find out.
I do have a double sink though: and i keep the small part for washing produce, and the big part for washing dishes that can't go in the dishwasher. If I had a triple sink, i could do wash, rinse, sanitize, but I'm pretty lax on sanitize for handwashing at home.
If I only had one sink, it would be nice to pull the tub out if I needed to wash produce, but it seems easier to just wash the items and put them in the drainer, and then wash the sink, that way there is no tub blocking the drain or getting water other places.
I don't have the space to store a tub on the counter unfortunately. If I did, a soak tub on the counter would make more sense i suppose, but it seems kind of messy if any liquid splashed out onto the counter vs. the sink where it can drain.
So I guess my biggest question is, why keep the sink empty? Is the advantage that you can wash produce or drain pasta at any time? Is there something I'm missing?
Heh I'm glad we aren't friends in real life, you can't consider anyone having a different approach. That is a choice too.
One place I lived had to conserve water since they collected water from rooftops in a cistern system, and they also had a system where they'd let the dishwasher and sink get full before washing. But i guess they wouldn't be mature either.
Grow up.
I can't relate. After you wash and rinse the last thing, the sink is empty.
I had this enabled, but i never figured out you have to tap the app icon to bring up a menu... Nothing else that i can think of works like that in Android.
For me it's the opposite. The dishes make the sink dirty, so you wash the dishes first, and at the end you wash the sink.
Don't block access to a shared resource is a golden rule.
Here is the system as it exists in my kitchen.
The counter is a shared resource. Leaving dirty dishes there keeps people from using the counter for food prep, preparing leftovers, reaching items stored on the counter, or anything else.
The sink is also a shared resource. Leaving dirty dishes there also blocks people from using the sink for food prep, but only really washing produce or draining pasta. Crucially, dishes in the sink does not block them from washing hands, filling up a glass of water, or... doing the dishes. Dishes also can't be knocked onto the ground or get the counter dirty if they're in the sink instead.
Since the sink is less affected by being blocked than the counter, people in my household tend to put things needing to be washed in the sink...into the sink. Then, they're right where they need to be when it's time to hand-wash them, or it is time to clear and wash the sink for food prep.
One of my pet peeves is when people leave dirty items where they were eating on the kitchen table or haphazard on the counter next to the sink... I get that the dishwasher was clean and they were in a hurry, but it makes the whole kitchen feel dirty. If you don't have time, at least put them out of the way into the sink, which is coded as a "dirty" place by default, one that gets cleaned regularly and is meant to be cleaned often.
I would like to hear about your system too because I'm sure it makes equal sense to you.
Wtf is a dish tub?
Anyone who puts a knife in the sink gets banned from the kitchen, that's like drunk driving. You're putting others in danger if you do that.
I feel like a crazy person. I thought it was normal to put dishes in the sink and then wash them when you have enough...