We all have our dirty little kitchen secrets but some are dirtier than others.

(Yes, apparently there are people who do that.)

So for science reasons I want to know exactly howyoufeel about them.

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If you think dish soap is only necessary on a “case-by-case” basis, I’d like to have a word.

It’s your call, either way.

I’ll just use the ‘residual’ flavoring in whatever I cook up the next day."

“I’ll keep this short and sweet: I put my wooden spoons into the dishwasher.”

Woman washing dishes saying: "Might as well be washing dishes in the toilet

Truth be told, I ignore it all.

They just keep working for me!"

“When I cook, it’s usually just for me and my husband.

Picking up apples that fell in the middle of the street sidewalk

He knows I do it, and he doesn’t mind!

We already kiss each other, so why not?!”

“Almost everything in my kitchen is treated like it’s dishwasher-safe.

an X through someone washing a nonstick skillet with soap and a sponge

“Fun fact: Theconcept of ‘sushi-grade’ fishis nothing but hype and marketing from the sushi industry.

u/WanderingAnchorite

11.

“When it comes to leftovers, I rarely follow food safety guidelines.

Scooping up brown sugar in a measuring spoon

I let my nose decide if it’s spoiled or still able to be eaten.

“I don’teverwash my wok or any of my other pans that I want to keep seasoned.

u/rthomas10

15.

Reaching for wooden spoons in the dishwasher

“I make lots of smoothies in my single-serve blender.

You know that little silicone ring that seals the top of the blender to the blade attachment?

Yeah, that thing gets cleaned once every three months.”

An X over a picture of a person washing broccoli in a bowl of water

“Dishwashing soap is occasionally optional.

u/Queen_of_Chloe

17.

The dog or the Roomba will get it not my problem.”

Dirty cast iron skillet next to a cleaning brush

To me, yes.”

u/Catezero

19.

“I almost never clean my bread knife.

Woman drinking iced coffee while looking out of a window

u/aswespiral

21.

“I have a biology degree, so I’m super conscious of microbes.

That said, I’m guilty of not washing the inside of my air fryer between uses.

A woman licking a spoon and looking at a carton

So, I continue to not do it.”

Note: Submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.

Arrow pointing to a red knife in a loaded dishwasher

Raw salmon on ice at a fish counter

Cutting raw chicken on a wooden cutting board

leftover fried cold chicken in a plastic tupperware container

Room temperature butter in a dish next to a slice of bread

Salt in a cast iron skillet

The blade and bottom part of a blender

Rinsing a dish with water in the sink

various crumbs on a tile floor

Minced raw garlic on cutting board

bread knife laid down next to a loaf of sliced bread

Dirty white dinner plate with red sauce on it

A person moving their oven away from the wall

Removing sticky saucy meat from air fryer basket with tongs

color-coded cutting boards on a rack

Child drizzling syrup over pancakes on a plate