tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075079688076181583.post3098239296823410369..comments2023-03-25T17:38:44.473-07:00Comments on Cultural Comparisons: An American in Germany: *Besteck in der Geschirrspülmaschine*Michelle Glauserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01646213573761736892noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075079688076181583.post-64291923223911609232010-09-10T07:37:26.230-07:002010-09-10T07:37:26.230-07:00My family always put them prong side/blade side up...My family always put them prong side/blade side up growing up. I think for the same reason, my mom thought they'd get cleaner. For me it depends on the dishwasher. If it does a good job, down is better so you don't impale your hand. But I've had a couple dishwashers that just performed way better with the pokey sides up. (also, my current silverware is very narrow at the handle, so my old dishwasher's holes in the utinsil caddy were so big that the silverware would go through the holes when it was handle down). So I've gotten in the habit of putting the silverware prong-side down now.Omgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193367587292656589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075079688076181583.post-35441591297694540042010-08-19T10:35:48.445-07:002010-08-19T10:35:48.445-07:00I put the handle down on forks and spoons. But I p...I put the handle down on forks and spoons. But I put knives in handle up, so that it's less dangerous when I pull them out. Then I'm also just careful to pull forks and spoons out by their handles instead of their eating surfaces.<br /><br />:)<br /><br />Funny observation.eclaireshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16970152801443813440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075079688076181583.post-22319645746081038702010-06-14T08:28:23.966-07:002010-06-14T08:28:23.966-07:00@Missy: Which town in Austria are you moving to? (...@Missy: Which town in Austria are you moving to? (I am from Austria:-)<br />I have been told, the finnish language is related to the hungarian; perhaps that could come in useful on a shopping tour to Budapest :-)<br /><br />@topic: I put the handle down, too. But you are right: it is a bit dangerous to handle very sharp kitchen knifes this way.Kampfhirnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17828200503979925747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075079688076181583.post-25395354139638211732010-06-11T22:48:54.152-07:002010-06-11T22:48:54.152-07:00Handles down. Much safer to clean.
Hey, my husb...Handles down. Much safer to clean. <br />Hey, my husband and I move to Austria in 3 weeks. Any tips on learning German?Missyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11593515436022790929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3075079688076181583.post-62334994797904065432010-06-11T06:00:14.868-07:002010-06-11T06:00:14.868-07:00My parents put the handle down, in that way the di...My parents put the handle down, in that way the dishwater seems to clean better. But I preffer to put the handle up, from my view it's more secure.Le Hamster Rusohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11364833688960614876noreply@blogger.com