[Vicky.]

Inspired by my discovery last night.

After making steak I was doing the dishes as you do. The pan was all charcoally and weird, as it usually is. So. I reached for the pack of brillopads my mother got me when I got this place. I was not concentrating and was kind of doing this on autopilot and managed to clean the pan without taking any of the nonestick stuff off it. And with no effort either. And was baffled.

Turns out, I have been scrubbing like hell, as if using sandpaper thinking this would make it work better, when all it does is make it harder to clean and breaks your pans. I have been getting through so so many frying pans because of this issue and just kind of convinced myself that brillopads were crap but dishcloths are no good and also get killed by pans.

So yeah. Light touch with brillopads is what you are meant to do it seems. I cannot understand how I thought it was normal to have a thing that 'helps' you do the dishes but also destroys the dishes, and never questioned this and why anyone would buy such an item if it destroys everything it touches?!

TLDR; I learnt how to correctly use a brillopad. And feel a pleb.

[michael21]

I better then you and you know it

[Niamh.]

Oh that the hole on Saucepans are for hold the wooden spoon (or whatever utensil) so you don't have to lay it down on something



****Not my Kitchen or Saucepan in picture

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Oh that the hole on Saucepans are for hold the wooden spoon (or whatever utensil) so you don't have to lay it down on something



****Not my Kitchen or Saucepan in picture

What on earth..apparently the hole on the top of chopping boards is to shove the stuff through aswell, so it doesnt go everywhere (though I dont use them so thats useless to me, might help others though)

Life would be so easy if we already knew all of this. I wonder how proper adults feel sometimes

[michael21]

Oh as your in the same thread I am looking forward to your meet up will you both get drunk

[Glenn.]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

Inspired by my discovery last night.

After making steak I was doing the dishes as you do. The pan was all charcoally and weird, as it usually is. So. I reached for the pack of brillopads my mother got me when I got this place. I was not concentrating and was kind of doing this on autopilot and managed to clean the pan without taking any of the nonestick stuff off it. And with no effort either. And was baffled.

Turns out, I have been scrubbing like hell, as if using sandpaper thinking this would make it work better, when all it does is make it harder to clean and breaks your pans. I have been getting through so so many frying pans because of this issue and just kind of convinced myself that brillopads were crap but dishcloths are no good and also get killed by pans.

So yeah. Light touch with brillopads is what you are meant to do it seems. I cannot understand how I thought it was normal to have a thing that 'helps' you do the dishes but also destroys the dishes, and never questioned this and why anyone would buy such an item if it destroys everything it touches?!

TLDR; I learnt how to correctly use a brillopad. And feel a pleb.

The rough side of a sponge would do the same if used in the same way. The thought of using a Brillo pad to clean a frying pan gave me an anxiety attack.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

What on earth..apparently the hole on the top of chopping boards is to shove the stuff through aswell, so it doesnt go everywhere (though I dont use them so thats useless to me, might help others though)

Life would be so easy if we already knew all of this. I wonder how proper adults feel sometimes

My chopping board doesn't have any hole in it

[michael21]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

My chopping board doesn't have any hole in it

Charlotte dose

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Glenn.

The rough side of a sponge would do the same if used in the same way. The thought of using a Brillo pad to clean a frying pan gave me an anxiety attack.

That seems wrong in some really weird way that I can't explain

Also, to try and explain the chopping board thing further as I realise my wording is not the best, I just tried searching this ffs. My google search history would get me sectioned I think if anyone looked too closely..

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

My chopping board doesn't have any hole in it

Originally Posted by michael21

Charlotte dose

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

[michael21]

Charlotte has 3 sizes all with holes in I am not sure what the holes are for

Thinking about it not the frist time I had the problem

[Cherie]

why is it Charlottes chopping board

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

What on earth..apparently the hole on the top of chopping boards is to shove the stuff through aswell, so it doesnt go everywhere (though I dont use them so thats useless to me, might help others though)

Life would be so easy if we already knew all of this. I wonder how proper adults feel sometimes

I never knew that, what are spoon holders for them, a complete waste

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Cherie

why is it Charlottes chopping board

Unless Charlotte is a Chef then Michael better change his attitude quick smart

[michael21]

It's time like theses that I relase I am tge only male in this thread

[michael21]

Originally Posted by Cherie

why is it Charlottes chopping board

I got them as in I paid for them but there were a birthday present so technically there Charlotte

[Vicky.]

I cannot imagine the rage I would feel if I was given a chopping board as a birthday present

[michael21]

Originally Posted by Vicky.

I cannot imagine the rage I would feel if I was given a chopping board as a birthday present

I was joking

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by michael21

It's time like theses that I relase I am tge only male in this thread

Poor Glenn

[Vicky.]

He may be glad to not be put in the same category as michael, tbf. Dont speak for him niamh

[Dogeatdog]

When you turn the ring round on your can of drink so it holds the straw for you.

[user104658]

You used a Brillopad on a non-stick frying pan?? Vicky this is verging on some sort of sociopathy .

[Vicky.]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

You used a Brillopad on a non-stick frying pan?? Vicky this is verging on some sort of sociopathy .

I genuinely believed that 'easier cleaning' only happened if you sacrificed your pan every few months ffs. I feel such a twat. Never once questioned it.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Dogeatdog

When you turn the ring round on your can of drink so it holds the straw for you.

Mind blown

this is in the same league as when Niamh showed us how to know which side the petrol cap was on the car