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[–] sober_monk@lemmy.world 76 points 5 days ago (9 children)

I actually toyed with the idea of making a YouTube channel dedicated to recreating food from other channels and only showing the clean-up. Like "thanks for the tip Babish now I get to scrape off sticky eldritch bullshit from a ridiculously tiny whisk AGAIN" and "we're going to soak these plates for at least an hour because we fell asleep as soon as the guests left and the sauce hardened into concrete".

Any YouTube money would've gone into a dishwasher fund. I would've reviewed the dishwasher after buying it and that would've been the last video on the channel.

[–] Cheesus@lemmy.ca 23 points 5 days ago

I'd watch that religiously.

[–] Loreshield@lemmy.world 16 points 5 days ago

DO THAT

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 14 points 5 days ago

This is the kind of idea that works and actually makes your chanel relatively popular.

[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Throw in effective cleaning tips for the worst stuck-on crud, and I'm there. Acids, abrasives, bleach, ammonia, detergents, brillo, scotch-brite, magic erasers, scrapers, heat, cold^1^, steam... they all have their place but a lot of people aren't aware of the best tool for the job. Plus there's already people watching power washing, lawn mowing, and snow removal on youtube - the audience is already there for a clean sink.

I would’ve reviewed the dishwasher after buying it and that would’ve been the last video on the channel.

That's begging for a collab with Technology Connections.

^1^ - throw bacon grease into a ceramic coffee mug and refrigerate; other materials may not handle the temperature shock and break. After it's set it's easily used as a cooking fat. Also, it's now solid enough to sit in the kitchen garbage without leaking everywhere.

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[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 86 points 5 days ago (2 children)

There's a big difference between my post-cook mess and my partner's.

I clean as I go; not even a hassle. They leave it all to the end; monumental post-meal dread.

[–] stephen@lazysoci.al 31 points 5 days ago (5 children)

Why does everyone not understand the value of clean-as-you-go? So much better.

[–] FishFace@piefed.social 18 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I want to eat sooner

[–] moody@lemmings.world 22 points 5 days ago (2 children)

It doesn't take any extra time, it's just kerping busy in your down time. Waiting for water to boil? Wipe the counter. Waiting for your steak to sear? Clean the cutting board and throw away any bits left over. Baking anything? Well there's plenty of time before it's ready.

[–] FishFace@piefed.social 16 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Waiting for water to boil? Chop some veg. Waiting for steak to sear? Get the plates out of the cupboard. Baking anything? Then putting it in the oven is usually the final step, and all the mess has already been made.

I'm filling the waiting time with other tasks already.

[–] Angrydeuce@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Not trying to argue so please please dont take it that way, just wanted to add anecdotally that my wife says the same thing, yet more often than not when I pass the kitchen the waiting time thats allegedly being used for other cooking related tasks and cannot be reallocated to cleaning as she goes is actually being used to surf Insta, Pinterest, or Etsi lol

And also to be extra clear, I could care less what she does when she's cooking dinner up to and until the point that the deal is that she cooks and I clean. Since I genuinely do clean as I go when im cooking and she's cleaning, I feel like she's violating the terms of our agreement when her cleaning up behind me always only takes her 10 minutes yet whenever im cleaning up behind her Im dealing with so many pots and pans that the water heater gets tapped out halfway through and im still standing in front of the sink over an hour after I started cleaning up the unholy tragedy that is often left behind in her wake.

When two people are cooking the same basic meal and the cleanup time is orders of magnitude higher depending on who is cooking the meal, thats a conversation worth having in my book lol

[–] FishFace@piefed.social 3 points 4 days ago

Lol. I think for regular cooking, post-meal cleanup needs to be done by whoever cooked, for this reason. Because even though I don't think cleaning as you go is always feasible or making a big difference, it certainly can be done or not, by the choice of the cook, and that is unfair.

My partner and I take this approach and are very happy with it. Actually we take it further by having a whole week each of cooking, and so many associated tasks like wiping down kitchen surfaces, shopping, etc, alternate also on that cycle.

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[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Depends on if you’re comfortable and planned ahead with the prep and steps of cooking.

Sometimes it’s all done at once and there’s no time to spare or risk burning, cooling or delaying one of the items.

On some meals I cook regularly, cleaning as I go is fine. But other times when I’m trying something new or just super tired after work, all I have time for is to throw it in the pot just in time prepping and then go sit while it cooks or eat right away if it’s fast.

I’ve had thoughts of making detailed recipes with cleaning steps, and also a streamlined design for ingredients and when and where they’re needed that I use on recipe cards. Sort of similar to the cooking for engineers cookbook, but for more visually oriented peeps.

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[–] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 19 points 5 days ago (5 children)

A lot of it depends on the recipe. Dishes like Japanese cream stew or beef bourguignon have lots of prep but end with slow-cooking in a single pan, so you have plenty of time to clean before dinner is served.

Compared to something like, I dunno, steak with scratch-made bernaise sauce and buttered kale - it all comes together at the end very quickly, so you'll have pans and measuring jugs and ingredients on the counter right until the moment you plate-up. No time to clean as you go.

I often choose what to cook purely on the basis of how much mess there will be at the end, because I hate clean-up!

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 days ago

I completely agree. I'm a clean-as-you-go type guy, but sometimes you still end up with a mess, especially if the meal has multiple components that come together at end.

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[–] EffortlessGrace@piefed.social 15 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

Lukewarm take: if you don't make some effort to clean up to have less of a mess while you cook, you're not competent enough to be in the kitchen.

~Just my opinion; don't burn me at the stake.~

[–] hereiamagain@sh.itjust.works 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Agreed, came here to say this. Clean as you cook. Not always super easy or possible, but if you're waiting for something to finish/warm up/cool down/whatever, you can probably wash a cutting board or some spoons or something

[–] MIDItheKID@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

Or do what I do and wash things as you cook only to realize that you're going to need the thing you washed to finish whatever you're making. You get to do 3x the cleaning per 1x cooking.

This is easily avoided by doing a tiny bit of thinking with a pinch of foresight.

I am not a smart person.

[–] annoyed_onion@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

Yup, this and fill the sink up with hot water feeling all smug to then realise I didn't rinse the rice.

[–] EffortlessGrace@piefed.social 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It's really just an amortization or, perhaps, an atomization of effort; sadly many don't really value the benefits of that behavior.

[–] howrar@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

You have to spend time in the kitchen to develop competence.

[–] EffortlessGrace@piefed.social 5 points 4 days ago

Very true, but I submit that the wisdom of "clean as you cook" is obvious on day 2.

[–] CrowAirbrush@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Well...you're not wrong, but it's not like we get a choice at the end of the day.

People lucky enough to not need a kitchen are few and far between.

[–] hereiamagain@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Did you reply to the wrong comment?

[–] xx3rawr@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago

I'm sure it's respone to this take

you're not competent enough to be in the kitchen.

A lot of people are not in the kitchen for passion or profession, but for necessity so it's only natural you'll get sentiments similar to the OP.

[–] dumbass@piefed.social 27 points 5 days ago

If they can write a 7 paragraph story about their dying grandmas old family recipes, they can show us the mess.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Slow cookers have entered the chat.

90% of slow cooker recipes:

Ingredients
Put in slow cooker
Cook for 4-8 hours
Eat for a week

Clean out the slow cooker crock and maybe a cutting board. God-tier appliance and cooking method.

[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

Agreed. The real slow-cooker superpower is where it cooks dinner for you while you're away at work, letting you come home to a hot meal.

[–] MIDItheKID@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

I use my slow cooker here and there for convenience, but I feel like no matter what I put in it, it just tastes like slow cooker. Not that it's bad, but strangely similar even when I use completely different ingredients.

[–] TwilitSky@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Instant pot does this but in 30 minutes tops.

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[–] StealthLizardDrop@piefed.social 14 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Clean as you go... i should follow what I preach... but its hard

[–] lobut@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

with new recipes it's not always clear because you're not sure what you need to reuse or the timing ...

I've been leaning heavily on my dishwasher in the past year. It's been such a relief.

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[–] NorthWestWind@lemmy.world 14 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That's why baking wins every time

[–] DosDude@retrofed.com 20 points 5 days ago (1 children)

When my partner bakes, there's fucking flour everywhere. And I mean everywhere. I'd rather have post meal mess.

[–] NorthWestWind@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

By baking, I simply mean I of in the cold food of out hot eat the food, not the entire process before it.

Garfield comic: Why do they call it oven when you of in the cold food of out hot eat the food

For example, bake pork chop. Put tinfoil on the tray, put the pork chop on, add some salt, put another tinfoil to cover it. You don't even need to wash the tray.

Cook some rice with a rice cooker to go with the pork chop and you're done.

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[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

One of the things I consider when choosing a new recipe is how many different pots and bowls are involved, and how many things have to come together at the end; I like to minimize them to keep the amount of work and cleaning low. My wife has a knack for choosing ones that maximize those things, and there's always so much more to do. I love a one-pot meal.

[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 8 points 4 days ago (4 children)

This is why the one who does the cooking should do the dishes.

When I am done cooking?

The only dishes are the plates we eat off of, and the utensils.

It is not difficult to clean as you go .

My wife somehow uses every single pot, pan, cutting board, and cooking utensil we own. Like good damn it was just a grilled cheese. What happened

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[–] Floodedwomb@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago (3 children)

CAYG

Clean As You Go

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[–] f314@lemmy.world 10 points 5 days ago (1 children)

This is why we have mise-en-place.

[–] Sadbutdru@sopuli.xyz 8 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Isn't that the opposite? Makes it easier to get the timing right, but at the cost of dirtying loads more little bowls? Whereas if i dice my carrots while my onions are sweating etc, I can keep the production line going and only use one pot..

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago (10 children)

What mess? Never heard about cleaning your station while cooking? There is more than enough time to put things away and dishes in the dishwasher while dinner is cooking. Knifes are cleaned immediately after use. No mess.

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 20 points 5 days ago (1 children)

When am I going to find time to clean while cooking? I'm too busy cooking!

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[–] lath@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

A ha ha ha ha ha hah.

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[–] Cherries@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

The Onion has you covered

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