Some of us have come to appreciate the convenience of appliances like dishwashers, especially for the times we just can’t be bothered with good ol’ handwashing.

Instead of manually washing up and scrubbing dishes or wrestling with stubborn bits of every meal by hand, all that needs to be done is chuck them in and let the dishwasher do its business.

But there are still some problems, of course––like when the dishes don’t get completely clean or a not-so-pleasant surprise comes when using the dry and seemingly clean cutlery.

Some dishes don’t get completely clean after a run in the dishwasher. Image source: 9Honey/Rachael Gavin.

It’s really annoying and off-putting to feel moisture start oozing over your fingers as you eat, especially after the cutlery has already been washed hours before or has been dried with a tea towel.

It also doesn’t help that this excess water gathers in the drawer, leading to bits of dirt collecting in the bottom of the cutlery organiser. Sometimes, it’s even necessary to throw out cutlery because the handle has come off!

Thankfully, a woman named Rachael Gavin has figured out a solution to this annoying dishwasher problem.

‘One day instead of putting the cutlery straight into the drawer (after drying residual water with a tea towel), I laid them all out on a drying mat to air dry,’ she shared.

'It was just one of those moments where I thought, “I wonder if I try this…” and happily it worked wonders,' she added.

'I think I probably left it there all day the first time, but I've found even a few hours will do. The first time I used handled cutlery while eating after air drying the dishwasher-cleaned cutlery, I didn't notice any liquid oozing out.'

Rachael also pointed out that any time she doesn't air-dry the cutlery, the oozy water issue inevitably returns, no matter how long the cutlery has been sitting in the holder on the bench.

So there must be something about air-drying the cutlery that stops the excess water from forming.

Rachael theorises that 'water from the dishwasher gets stuck in the crevices of handled cutlery, so if you put the cutlery into the drawer straight from the dishwasher or leave it standing up, the water stays.'

She believes air-drying the cutlery while it lays flat out on the counter helps the water evaporate and avoid annoying, and now avoidable, oozy-cutlery.

The trick is to air-dry the cutlery while it lays flat out on the counter to help the water evaporate. Image source: 9Honey/Rachael Gavin.

Here’s another kitchen tip that will help you achieve sparkling cutlery and glasses leaving those stubborn soap marks and stains behind!

Key Takeaways

• The author discusses an annoying problem with dishwashers where water oozes out of plastic-handled cutlery even after it has been dried.
• This issue resulted in dirt accumulating in the cutlery organiser, plastic handles chipping away, and in some cases, the handle detaching from the cutlery entirely.
• The author found a solution by laying the dishwasher-cleaned utensils on a drying mat to air dry, ridding them of any residual moisture.
• The author suggests the trick works because the air drying process allows residual water trapped in crevices to evaporate, preventing the oozy water issue.

Have you experienced the same issue? Do you have other tips on how to avoid this? Share them with us in the comments below!

 

[Nichola]

Drying mats are great. Around $2 in Kmart.

 

[Clancieblue]

Always air dry my cutlery and plastics.

 

[AlanQ]

Just leave the door of the dishwasher open about 2", the residual heat from metal cutlery will do the job. Don't leave door of unit closes, let the air circulate.

 

[Wendy]

We always open the dishwasher door a little after it's finish and leave it for about an hour, nice and dry.

 

[Ian Crane-Luff]

Some of us have come to appreciate the convenience of appliances like dishwashers, especially for the times we just can’t be bothered with good ol’ handwashing.

Instead of manually washing up and scrubbing dishes or wrestling with stubborn bits of every meal by hand, all that needs to be done is chuck them in and let the dishwasher do its business.

But there are still some problems, of course––like when the dishes don’t get completely clean or a not-so-pleasant surprise comes when using the dry and seemingly clean cutlery.

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Some dishes don’t get completely clean after a run in the dishwasher. Image source: 9Honey/Rachael Gavin.

It’s really annoying and off-putting to feel moisture start oozing over your fingers as you eat, especially after the cutlery has already been washed hours before or has been dried with a tea towel.

It also doesn’t help that this excess water gathers in the drawer, leading to bits of dirt collecting in the bottom of the cutlery organiser. Sometimes, it’s even necessary to throw out cutlery because the handle has come off!

Thankfully, a woman named Rachael Gavin has figured out a solution to this annoying dishwasher problem.

‘One day instead of putting the cutlery straight into the drawer (after drying residual water with a tea towel), I laid them all out on a drying mat to air dry,’ she shared.

'It was just one of those moments where I thought, “I wonder if I try this…” and happily it worked wonders,' she added.

'I think I probably left it there all day the first time, but I've found even a few hours will do. The first time I used handled cutlery while eating after air drying the dishwasher-cleaned cutlery, I didn't notice any liquid oozing out.'

Rachael also pointed out that any time she doesn't air-dry the cutlery, the oozy water issue inevitably returns, no matter how long the cutlery has been sitting in the holder on the bench.

So there must be something about air-drying the cutlery that stops the excess water from forming.

Rachael theorises that 'water from the dishwasher gets stuck in the crevices of handled cutlery, so if you put the cutlery into the drawer straight from the dishwasher or leave it standing up, the water stays.'

She believes air-drying the cutlery while it lays flat out on the counter helps the water evaporate and avoid annoying, and now avoidable, oozy-cutlery.

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The trick is to air-dry the cutlery while it lays flat out on the counter to help the water evaporate. Image source: 9Honey/Rachael Gavin.

Here’s another kitchen tip that will help you achieve sparkling cutlery and glasses leaving those stubborn soap marks and stains behind!

Key Takeaways

• The author discusses an annoying problem with dishwashers where water oozes out of plastic-handled cutlery even after it has been dried.
• This issue resulted in dirt accumulating in the cutlery organiser, plastic handles chipping away, and in some cases, the handle detaching from the cutlery entirely.
• The author found a solution by laying the dishwasher-cleaned utensils on a drying mat to air dry, ridding them of any residual moisture.
• The author suggests the trick works because the air drying process allows residual water trapped in crevices to evaporate, preventing the oozy water issue.

Have you experienced the same issue? Do you have other tips on how to avoid this? Share them with us in the comments below!

 

[Ian Crane-Luff]

Buy a decent dishwasher