Serene Vannoy wrote:
>
> Christine Dabney wrote:
> > On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:46:26 -0700, Serene Vannoy
> > > wrote:
> >
> >
> >>> 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'm mostly a disaster when I cook, but I try to be better about it. At
> >> least I don't have huge piles of vegetable matter all over the floor
> >> when I'm done, as my partner does. ;-)
> >>
> >> Serene
> >
> > I used to be a disaster type cook but when I learned how to mise en
> > place with all the little bowls, etc, I became much better and
> > cleaner. It became much easier to wipe down and clean up my spot
> > after I prepped each ingredient. Then by the time the final cooking
> > stage came along, I just had to add my ingredients and put the dishes
> > in the dishwasher.
> >
> > Mind you, I am not totally at this cleaner place, but I have gotten a
> > LOT better!!
>
> Same here, and I think I would be even better at it if I had a
> dishwasher. I don't actually want one, but I believe it would help with
> the cleaning-up part.
>
> The other thing I do that helps me is to set a plate on the counter
> while I'm cooking or baking. Onto that plate go the measuring cups,
> spoons, utensils I'm using, so that if I need them again, I can reuse
> them. I used to just toss the wooden spoon (for instance) into the sink
> when I was finished with it, and then when I needed it a few minutes
> later, I had to get a new one or wash the first one. Now I can reuse it,
> or at most rinse and reuse.
>
> Serene

I usually use a paper towel, not a plate as the holding buffer, and then
when doing the final cleanup I can usually use that paper towel along
with the Clorox Cleanup to clean the counter.