Who cooks at your house?

[Ilithyia]

I do all the cooking and cleaning up - I'd love a break sometimes!

I do crack the whip pretty hard here

In saying that we both enjoy cooking.

[Emma09]

I do most of the cooking- but I'm trying to teach DH the basics.

He is responsible for washing up and stacking the dishwasher.


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[PumpkinZulu]

Both. Usually DH will prep stuff, then I'll cook while he plays with DD, then we'll serve up. After dinner we'll put DD to bed, then I'll unstack the dishwasher while DH cleans the mess in the lounge. Then we'll get some quality time in together. I go to bed before DH, and he stays up and cleans the kitchen, sweeps the lounge and kitchen, loads the dishwasher and opens all the windows/just generally makes the house lovely and tidy for the next day If we have a cooked brekky (once or twice a week) DH will cook.

[Snacks]

Usually me. If DH cooks then he spends the entire time asking me what to do, how to do it and what to do it in IYKWIM. I may as well just do it myself.
I think I am the only one who cares how clean the kitchen is. Ever. He will only do certain things if I ask specifically.
Although Phoebe LOVES helping me unpack the dishwasher. She comes running.

We don't have a dishwasher

Aw, GBH mate! Some nights I wish I was married to my dishwasher.


ETA: Eeeek! I don't mean for that to sound dirty... I just mean I really, really like my dishwasher. Not in a sexy way.

[Ilithyia]

ETA: Eeeek! I don't mean for that to sound dirty... I just mean I really, really like my dishwasher. Not in a sexy way.

Hehe!!

I've been meaning to try get a second hand one. We have tank water and the hot water system is on a tariff (9pm - 7am) so I'm not sure it's a good idea.

The thought of not havin to wash up is definitely tempting though!

[Snacks]

Ours is connected to the cold water and heats it up! Not sure about the tank water issue... They do say that dishwashers use less water than washing them by hand. Course that could be a marketing ploy
Look out for newish ones on ebay. SIL got one like ours that was about a year old for $150!! Super value! (We got ours new almost a year later for about $400 & something.)

[Miss.September]

Hehe!!

I've been meaning to try get a second hand one. We have tank water and the hot water system is on a tariff (9pm - 7am) so I'm not sure it's a good idea.

The thought of not havin to wash up is definitely tempting though!

Yep, our dishwasher cracked the sads and we lived without one for this year. It sucked having to do the dishes again. I scored a F&P two drawer dishwasher on ebay for $50 and it is seriously the best thing ever. Craps all over our last one too, and this one is 12 years old (last one we got brand new and lasted 5 years).

Anyway....I've hijacked. Sorry!

[lady_neon]

I cook every night. Apart from the nights I'm sick/tired its a fend for yourself night, the times we eat out or 3 times a year DH cooks. He is a good cook but not an everyday meal type cook IYKWIM. He is elaborate and will need weeks notice to organise ingredients, find a recipe etc. LOL he has been much better with cleaning up the dishes since I've been preg, but I would like it to be I cook & he cleans every night.

But thankfully we also have a dishwasher so at least cleaning up isnt too bad, I'm a one pot wonder type cook.

[CKJ]

Me and only me. DD will sometimes help prepare, stir and clean, but unfortunately no partner here to help

[~me~]

It's 50/50 here mostly. DH loves to cook, can't always decide what to cook, so when I decide what I feel like he will cook.
He will cook on the weekends always. During the week, it's whoever gets home first starts and we both clean up. On the days he works and I don't, I cook and he cleans up.
On Friday nights, neither of us really cook at all. He works late, gets something at work or I have pizza dough in the freezer and I defrost it for him to make his own pizza when he gets home.

[Astrid]

I do most of the cooking these days. There are some nights where we share the load and the very odd night DH cooks the whole meal. Which is sad really, as he used to cook all the time, now he tends to cook meals I don't want to eat. I still do most of the clean up, sometimes DH helps, but not quite enough.

[Calluna]

Me 99% of the time. DF will do it if I ask but most nights he's home too late anyway.

"cleaning up" to DF is washing the dishes and maybe wiping the bench. He never cleans the stove or puts things away, just stacks the wet dishes on dry ones in the rack.

[BellyBelly]

I'm reeeeally lucky, my man likes to cook and is used to it from being a single parent - and he's a pretty good cook. Especially with having a difficult pregnancy he's cooked most of the time (like 90%). I'm happy to cook but he's always keen to whip up a storm, cooked breakfasts etc.

[sloane]

Me. And I'm the dishwasher as well. My own fault

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[Floweryfields]

Dishwashers pretty well all use cold water and heat. I am on tank water and have never had an issue, they really don't use much water at all.

[Tegam]

Me mostly. DH does cooked breakfasts!

DH is away a lot so it's nice to cook for him when he gets home.

I usually clean as I cook. But DH will help clean too!!

Um I'm scared to admit that I wash up rather than load and unload a dishwasher... It gets worse, I have a spanky two drawer one and I still hardly use it

[Tegam]

My Dishwasher uses only 8l of water. So it's better than filling the sink

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Me, I can't remember last time DP cooked (in his defence he works long hours), if I go out I start tea or he buys something.

I do all our dishes too, even if I've been out.. Lol.


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