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[–] [email protected] 104 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

I've got 2 of everything just in case. Dirty dishes can't pile up if they don't exist.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You underestimate some of us

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

You underestimate yourself. You'll get this.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

I have a giant stack of plates. So they can go into the dish washer after I use them. Same thing with boxer shorts and the laundry.

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

Excuse me, it goes: Fork->Knife->Spoon->tea spoon.

I don't know what this is but it's certainly not in keeping with the lord's way.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

Right chopstick -> left chopstick -> porcelain soup spoon -> packets of unused plastic foldable forks that came with the instant noodles

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Do chopsticks have an orientation?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, but their orientation is none of your business.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

We're a family of three with a 19 year old, so our cutlery drawer looks just like this unless we ask him to bring all the dishes from his room.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

Knife should be on the left and the spoons on the right. Fite me.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

You think I'm worried about fighting someone that has to reach over the gentry silverware to grab the knife?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

This is a valid argument and I'd hoped nobody would mention it. 😡

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Fork, knife, spoon, teaspoon

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

Well in fancy restaurants, which should be the example we all follow because of how much better than us they are, the knife is always pointed in towards the plate and closest to the plate. This reduces odds of getting cut accidentally. Otherwise the silverware should be arranged from the outside to the inside in order that they're meant to be used for each course because trying to truck your guests is a signal that you want to embarrass them with knowledge they aren't generally expected to actually have. Spoons and forks should be grouped.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I was so bad at keeping on top of washing my dishes in Uni that I absolutely decided to have exactly 1 plate, cup, mug,and each cutlery. Can't have more dirty dishes than you have dishes.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

This is the way. Friends think I really like this one bowl. Truth is I like an empty sink, so I force myself to wash it by only owning one bowl.

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago

See, if I had that guys place you would find these 4 utensils in the sink because I'm a monster

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

He dishwashes daily? How inefficient.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I did this for a few years and it was amazing.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

as a single dad living with one teenager kid, the two plate strategy was a total game changer.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

OP is a fancy one with their actual silverware. When i was a bachelor, it was box of plastic forks, box of plastic spoons, and box of plastic knives.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Saving up for singular silverware would probably save you money in the long run

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

I usually get them from take out places or the cafeteria. Never bought any single use items during my bachelor years.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago

you can honestly get by with just a spoon. need a butter knife? use the spoon handle. need to jab something? just scoop it instead. need to cut something? just cook it a little more so it gets soft

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I have 4 of each just in case I don't feel like doing the dishes today

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Did they borrow these from a restaurant. I just find it more menacing to just buy 1 of each, searched online and I can’t find a single reasonably priced utensil set that only sells 1 of each in the set.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

2 words: Thrift. Shop.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Walmart sometimes sells utensils individually in store, they're loose in bins with a little plastic price barcode attached

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

lol two spoons and a fork, what a waste. i only use one spoon for everything.

edit: ooh i get it now, they have a significant other who sometimes visits. (big spoon, small spoon)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Sometimes I use a small spoon for ice cream. Big spoon for cereal though I'm not fuckin around.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Replace the fork and spoon with a spork.

Fewer utensils to clean!

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

You cannot convince me this man is not a serial killer.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

No pie server - what kind of barbarian is this?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago (11 children)

They live alone, why have a pie server if you are just gonna eat it yourself?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

This is me. It's perfectly fine until something, somehow, goes missing.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Dude clearly not a big fan of steak.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Maybe it's in their knife block.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

It's all he needs

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

That's more than enough. I've survived for long with just a knife and a fork. A good knife works as a second fork.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

He is not your friend, he is just keeping you around for a time when he can't find some else and feels the urge to kill again.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

I did this once, it was bliss.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

I use plastic plates, drink directly out of the tap, have one set of chop sticks and my kitchen knife is the pocket knife I carry everyday.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Been there done that

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

I actually love this. It’s clean organized and simplified!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Is your friend Bill Dauterive?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

He never has dishes

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