ChattyCathy wrote:

> While I was putting dinner on tonight it made me think about 'messy
> cooks'...
>
> I clean up as I go along, and so does DH - however, when Dad gets 'let
> loose' in the kitchen he seems to use every pot, pan, dish, knife, fork
> spoon in the place - in fact the kitchen usually looks like a 'war zone'
> to me by the time the food is ready. Even tho' he always 'washes up'
> afterwards, it still drives me nuts.
>
> So what kind of cook are you? The 'clean up as you go along' type or the
> 'do it all in one go when you're finished' type? Or somewhere in between?
> Just wonderin'.

I confess that I am not good at cleaning up as I go along, but I have a good
arrangement with my wife. She is willing to clean up if I do the cooking.
However, I am economical in the use of tools and utensils. I will wipe of
knives and rwipe out pots and bowls and use them for something else. I
cannot do the reverse for my wife. It is too frustrating. If she has three
different things to cut she uses at least three different knives and three
different cutting boards. Anything required to prepare a dish, she will use
at least two. It results in a hell of a lot of extra stuff to wash and loss
of counter space and room in the sink. Arghh!!!!