https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:52:33 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-item-you-lovehate/page/2#post-1884805 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 16:45:12 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 1884805@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>cleaning the rice cooker bowl is THE WORST.</p> <p>But....rice. Worth it </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-item-you-lovehate/page/2#post-1884802 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 16:43:32 +0000 teamjse 1884802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Food processor, they're such a pain to wash. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-item-you-lovehate/page/2#post-1884798 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 16:41:04 +0000 Freckles 1884798@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sweetooth: There are two removable parts - the part that attaches to the lid and the base (where the rice cooks). I don't know why - it's so easy to cook but i hate it!</p> <p>One other thing to add is the cast iron pot, mainly because i hate having to season it after cleaning it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-item-you-lovehate/page/2#post-1884749 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 15:55:33 +0000 ineebee 1884749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The food processor! So easy to use, but so annoying to clean! All those crevices! And when I'm making something with oil, it just never feels squeaky clean.</p> <p>The box grater is annoying to clean, and the French press has been acting up. :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-item-you-lovehate/page/2#post-1884461 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 13:10:26 +0000 ducky 1884461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me, it was my blender &amp; magic bullet until I realized that I can clean them both in 30 seconds flat by running them with warm water and dish soap inside. Then just rinse and I'm done. (I air dry everything though. I hate drying dishes)</p> <p>I am 100% with all of you on the garlic press, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-item-you-lovehate/page/2#post-1884211 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 11:30:03 +0000 skibobrown 1884211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Rice cooker, kitchenaid mixer, food processor, garlic press, etc.</p> <p>Ok... let's just admit it. I hate cleaning up the kitchen, period. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-item-you-lovehate/page/2#post-1884204 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 11:26:52 +0000 IRunForFun 1884204@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I guess I'm in the minority, because I find my rice cooker and my slow cooker clean up very easily if I just soak them for a bit. Doesn't take much scrubbing at all! My DH would never use crockpot liners - he is so against waste, something else that's disposable to be thrown out would drive him nuts. </p> <p>I hate the salad spinner, not for cleaning reasons, but just because it's so time consuming to wash and spin all the greens. That's DH's job. </p> <p>I guess I love/hate our coffee pot because it drips when you pour the first cup, so I'm wiping up coffee every morning... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-item-you-lovehate#post-1884057 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 10:12:59 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 1884057@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My food processor! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-item-you-lovehate#post-1884051 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 10:09:25 +0000 .twist. 1884051@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Reese: For real. </p> <p>Garlic press (and I've been using it a lot lately!). Crock Pot (it's up high and this shorty has issues with tall places). Rice Cooker (because it's broken but still works). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-item-you-lovehate#post-1884041 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 10:06:15 +0000 aegie 1884041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The grater. I hate having to wash all the little food particles out of each hole and crevice. But I use it a lot. Ugh. The alternative would be to use the food processor, but that's just big and bulky and annoying to wash. </p> <p>The juicer is another pain the butt kitchen item. And my pressure cooker rice cooker. I have to dismantle a lot of parts to make sure it's clean. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-item-you-lovehate#post-1884031 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 10:02:31 +0000 StrawberryBee 1884031@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>crock pot (even though we use the liners, I find that the pot still smells strongly of stew or whatever and needs to be scrubbed).</p> <p>food processor (which must be why I rarely touch it lol)</p> <p>blender </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-item-you-lovehate#post-1884026 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 09:58:36 +0000 mrs. wagon 1884026@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Reese: oh gosh, the toaster, I hate those crumbs too! </p> <p>Egg slicer (why is it rusty?!? ahhh), and I also hate our Ninja. It is awesome and we can put the parts in the dishwasher, but for some reason I went to clean it by hand and totally sliced my finger open. The blade went directly into my finger. That SUUUCKED </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-item-you-lovehate#post-1884010 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 09:52:09 +0000 Reese 1884010@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Toaster! I love my toast but I loathe the fact that it's impossible to thoroughly clean. The crumbs.dear.god.the.crumbs... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-item-you-lovehate#post-1883956 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 09:11:38 +0000 MrsSCB 1883956@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anything that needs to be hand-washed, lol. And I end up doing most of it because my H just wants to put everything in the dishwasher, but I insist that certain things be hand washed. So I end up saying, "Just leave it out and I'll do it." At least I never have to empty the dishwasher, because that's my H's job :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-item-you-lovehate#post-1883950 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 09:08:24 +0000 Boheme 1883950@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I HATE cleaning colanders! All the little bits get stuck! </p> <p>I just realized I hate cleaning a lot of kitchen items. Cast iron skillets, colanders, the blender, and this Pampered Chef food chopper gadget that works amazingly well, but takes me like 30 minutes to clean. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-item-you-lovehate#post-1883943 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 09:03:32 +0000 alohaorchid 1883943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My food processor. I love it and love all that it can do but it's such a PITA to clean! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-item-you-lovehate#post-1883924 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 08:48:51 +0000 Shutterbug 1883924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Cast iron skillet. It can't go in the dishwasher, I can't use soap to clean it, and it's SO HEAVY, but it cooks food so well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-item-you-lovehate#post-1883917 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 08:44:12 +0000 avivoca 1883917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's a toss-up between the crock-pot, the rice cooker, and my manual food processor. The processor is only a pain because water gets trapped in the lid and it takes forever for it to dry out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-item-you-lovehate#post-1883901 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 08:28:13 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 1883901@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>garlic press, berry bowl, mini food processor, but I hardly ever do the dishes, so it does not bother me too much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-item-you-lovehate#post-1883893 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 08:23:26 +0000 yin 1883893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Love my Vitamix, but I hate rinsing it in the sink. My sink isn't very deep and makes rinsing a little complicated. Also love my dutch oven, but it's sooo heavy and difficult to wash in my small sink. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-item-you-lovehate#post-1883885 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 08:17:17 +0000 sweetooth 1883885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JMOM: I'm the same way with my George Forman. I actually will throw a wet paper towel in it, close it, and forget to go back and clean it for a day - eek! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-item-you-lovehate#post-1883884 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 08:16:25 +0000 sweetooth 1883884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: Thank you for the reminder that these exist! I never think to look for these when I'm getting bags, aluminum foil, etc.</p> <p>@Beanie132: ha! crock pot condoms... that's awesome.</p> <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: My husband curses everytime I use my mesh colander :) I like it when it's his night to do dishes and I use it :)</p> <p>@mediagirl: If the Ninja is anything like the Vitamix - can't you just put a drop of liquid soap in, some clean water, and buzz that thing clean? I do that for day to day cleaning and every few days I do a good hand wash. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-item-you-lovehate#post-1883876 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 08:12:19 +0000 JMOM 1883876@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Waffle maker. It usually sits around for hours before I get around to cleaning it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-item-you-lovehate#post-1883870 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 08:08:56 +0000 LuLu Mom 1883870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Food processor, such a pain to clean but I like the convenience. I also second crockpot liners, don't cook without them anymore! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-item-you-lovehate#post-1883868 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 08:08:17 +0000 Smurfette 1883868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>those crockpot liners are the best thing ever! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-item-you-lovehate#post-1883867 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 08:07:02 +0000 Alivoo01 1883867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Dandelion: @bushelandapeck: I &lt;3 using those crockpot liners!! They're a lil $ but the headache I save from having to soak and scrub and clean and repeat until clean is so worth it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-item-you-lovehate#post-1883861 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 08:04:38 +0000 mediagirl 1883861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Beanie132: hahahaha. Nice.</p> <p>My Ninja. That thing makes amazing smoothies but cleaning it? UGH. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-item-you-lovehate#post-1883858 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 08:03:35 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1883858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Love my mesh collander and I use it to rinse or strain raw shrimp, sun dried tomatos, cooked ground meat and a bunch of other things. I like to use it because nothing falls through the tiny mesh openings, but cleaning it is a pain because food gets stuck easily. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-item-you-lovehate#post-1883849 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 07:59:25 +0000 NCSUchick27 1883849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love cooking in my crockpot, buy I HATE cleaning it. I need to buy some more slow cooker liners because those things are awesome. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/kitchen-item-you-lovehate#post-1883843 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 07:57:43 +0000 Synchronicity 1883843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The juicer is awful. </p>