what year is this?...after a while, it isn't 'dirt' but that individual who lives in your sink...best to toss it a cookie every once in a while...no longer is there an unclean knife in the sink, but an armed life form...treat accordingly.
 JohnnyThorazine
                                                
                                                Level 7
                                                Apr 23, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    JohnnyThorazine
                                                
                                                Level 7
                                                Apr 23, 2018                                            
                                        I was going to ask what month, I think you beat me both ways. I have this vague hope that one day it will be full of nice fresh mushrooms.
When it tries to eat you, it's time to do something....
@Holysocks MORE COOKIES!
@JohnnyThorazine
Mmm....Typewriter! Nomnomnom...
1 day... i can't stand a dirty kitchen.
 BucketlistBob
                                                
                                                Level 8
                                                Apr 22, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    BucketlistBob
                                                
                                                Level 8
                                                Apr 22, 2018                                            
                                        It’s an insult to the eyes!
@EmeraldJewel yes it is...
Don't judge me!!??!?  
 Roadster
                                                
                                                Level 6
                                                Apr 22, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    Roadster
                                                
                                                Level 6
                                                Apr 22, 2018                                            
                                        You won’t be judged. Wink.
I actually have a broken dishwasher right now, but I was about to start a kitchen remodel, so it's all hand washing. They might sit for a couple of days.
Not that long-dishwashers are a wonderful thing.
 sassygirl3869
                                                
                                                Level 9
                                                Apr 22, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    sassygirl3869
                                                
                                                Level 9
                                                Apr 22, 2018                                            
                                        I mostly clean up as I cook, but the after dinner dishes wait until the next morning. I put the coffee on and do the dishes......
 Suffolkian
                                                
                                                Level 5
                                                Apr 23, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    Suffolkian
                                                
                                                Level 5
                                                Apr 23, 2018                                            
                                        ...only minutes, if possible, in culinary school, chefs are drilled to "clean as you go" -- start clean, end clean. But, the general rule is ...never go to bed with anything in the kitchen needing cleaned. EVER.
 SkotlandSkye
                                                
                                                Level 8
                                                Apr 23, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    SkotlandSkye
                                                
                                                Level 8
                                                Apr 23, 2018                                            
                                        just cling film all your plates... never do a dish again!
 craigywaigy
                                                
                                                Level 5
                                                Apr 22, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    craigywaigy
                                                
                                                Level 5
                                                Apr 22, 2018                                            
                                        I find it best to wash them immediately after use unless I’m hosting guests. Doing this keep me not let them pile up and become a thing.
 indirect76
                                                
                                                Level 7
                                                Apr 22, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    indirect76
                                                
                                                Level 7
                                                Apr 22, 2018                                            
                                        Living in Florida, I usually wash them and clean the kitchen when the meal is done. I never leave them overnight - even after hosting a party. Nor do I leave garbage in the house overnight. I don't like roaches and ants or the insecticide required to keep them out of the house because of feeding them. There still is the occasional cockroach that will drive me nuts. Once they get in your house, it's really hard to get rid of them.
 BrigittaCuadros
                                                
                                                Level 6
                                                Apr 22, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    BrigittaCuadros
                                                
                                                Level 6
                                                Apr 22, 2018                                            
                                        We put them in the dishwasher as we use them. I like my kitchen to be clean.
 Browneyedlady
                                                
                                                Level 7
                                                Apr 22, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    Browneyedlady
                                                
                                                Level 7
                                                Apr 22, 2018                                            
                                        I have 6 kids so sometimes I have no choice...we "run out" of dishes before I even realize it...so then my wife or I have to clean them unless we want to eat off the floor.  
 Clauddvon
                                                
                                                Level 7
                                                Apr 22, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    Clauddvon
                                                
                                                Level 7
                                                Apr 22, 2018                                            
                                        I do them after dinner, if while cooking I can already sense my disdain for doing them I’ll break out the paper plates, unless I’m making soup, I hate how soup runs off the edges of a paper plate.
 ArdentAtheist
                                                
                                                Level 8
                                                Apr 23, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    ArdentAtheist
                                                
                                                Level 8
                                                Apr 23, 2018                                            
                                        Hahaha! Dang plates!
I will not leave them in the sink, If I don't get to them right away, my roommate will.
 Wildgreens
                                                
                                                Level 8
                                                Apr 23, 2018
                                            
                                                
                                                    Wildgreens
                                                
                                                Level 8
                                                Apr 23, 2018