People Explain Which Items Should Never Go In The Dishwasher

Items loaded in top rack of dishwasher
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We get it, we're all super busy, and sometimes it's really hard to get all the chores done around work and living our lives.

But there are appliances we can have in our home, like a dishwasher, that can make those chores much more convenient.

However, they could really ruin our day, too, if we use them incorrectly.

Redditor Loud-Situation2643 asked:

"What should never go into the dishwasher?"

Can This Go Without Saying?

"The toilet brush! I read a story here about somebody that does that regularly."

- BOFHOOC

"That’s disturbing. I had a landlord tell me to put my cat’s litter box in the dishwasher weekly to keep the cat smell down. I did not take her up on that advice."

- annissamazing

"Your toilet brush. My friend found out the hard way her housemate was doing this WHILE DOING THE DISHES."

- raz0rflea

Apparently... Dinner?

"Fish. I worked apartment maintenance and a lovely old couple ruined, like, three dishwashers in a row by using them to steam fish. Very gross, considering the pre-wash cycle uses the gray water from the last cycle."

"Smelled pretty bad, too."

- poppykayak

"Lasagna."

- SiloueOfUlrin

High-Quality Knives

"I'll admit, we run some knives through, but only the crummy ones. The good ones, NEVER, and ideally those are hand-washed right away after use and not left to sit with anything on them."

- InannasPocket

Cast Iron Accessories

"I found a La Creuset Dutch Oven on clearance sale at crate and barrel of all places. I immediately bought it. Still, a lot of money to spend, but it was the best purchase I ever made for my kitchen."

"I fully understand why people pass these down from generation to generation. It’s in amazing condition for the number of times I’ve used it. And it’s dishwasher safe!"

"I still hand wash mine, because it’s like a child to me, and I don’t trust my partner to handle it! I always said I’d be a chef if I didn’t love what I do right now. So the fancy kitchen stuff I have always gets hand washed."

"P.S. their website says it’s dishwasher safe, but they recommend a hand wash for longevity and because the enamel can eventually wear down in a dishwasher."

- TheGhostofGiggy

Also, Wooden Kitchen Accessories

"Wooden Cutting boards."

- theSealclubberr

"This is one of my luxuries in life. Using a machine to wash your wooden spoons will shorten their life by a lot. Hand washed and well cared for a wooden spoon will last decades."

"A set of bamboo wooden spoons is like $12, so I buy a new set every year or two. $12 to not hand wash every night? Yes please."

- mwbbrown

Liquid Dish Soap. Enough Said.

"My daughter did this once, WOW, what a soapy disaster."

- CRCs_Reality

Also, Laundry Detergent

"When I first moved into my own apartment, my mom gave me a sandwich bag full of about a dozen detergent pods as a 'These will help you start off on your own' gesture."

"The first night of living in my own apartment, I fired up the dishwasher. 20 minutes later while playing video games, I noticed this wave of suds moving toward me from the kitchen. When I say a wave, I mean it. I have never seen so many d**n bubbles."

"That’s how I learned my wonderful mom gave me both dishwasher detergent pods AND laundry detergent pods in the same sandwich bag. I had a 50/50 odds and boy did I lose, lmao (laughing my a** off)."

"Needless to say, this happening on my first night living on my own had me questioning what I was doing, and if I would be better off living in my mom’s basement for the rest of eternity."

- mitten_man69

We Need a Storytime for This One

"The part of the blender that says, 'Do Not Immerse.'"

- PomeloLongjumping537

Protect the Detailed Glassware at All Costs

"All my PRETENTIOUS fancy brewery glasses. Those designs are staying where they are."

- JonathanWattsAuthor

"I put a printed shot glass into the dishwasher that was part of a set. It came out clean all right, picture completely dissolved."

- Luneowl

That Would Be Terrible

"Your secret cash stash."

- ThinkingOz

Ew ew ew.

"Mashed potato residue. Oh my god, it gets on EVERYTHING. Especially if the chunks are too large to fit through the filter. It just sits in the water and coats everything."

- ioncloud9

For the 'Friends' Fans Out There

"Paper, snow… A ghost!"

- TheAceBoogie

Divorce.

"I found out recently, you aren't supposed to put your girlfriend's collectible Starbucks cups in there."

"They melt."

- scumbag801

Reddit's Got Jokes

"A baby."

- DrunkWestTexan

"As a new father, I wish you'd told me earlier."

- ancalime9

And Feathered Jokes

"A duck."

- beetus_gerulaitis

"Who are you that you are so wise in the ways of science?"

- MacTechG4

While dishwashers were invented to make our lives a little bit easier when it's time to wash the dishes, there are some items that, when placed in there, could really ruin someone's day.

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