My Friday Five for September 5, 2003

1. What housekeeping chore(s) do you hate doing the most?
   Pretty much all of them.

2. Are there any that you like or don't mind doing?
   Cleaning and sharpening knives is always fun. Pouring chunky salt in my cast iron pans and scraping the gunk out of them can be, too.

3. Do you have a routine throughout the week or just clean as it's needed?
   As needed.

4. Do you have any odd cleaning/housekeeping quirks or rules?
   I don't think so... A former girlfriend used to make fun of me for always cleaning my cast iron pans immediately after using them, but that's just practicality, IMO. Don't want anything to get stuck on well enough to de-season (or - heaven forbid! - rust) it, after all. I also tend to wash (good) knives right away for similar reasons and immediately wash cutting boards after getting raw meat on them to keep microbeasties away, but these are just "odd" in that they don't follow my usual pattern of letting things go for a bit before doing them.

5. What was the last thing you cleaned?
   My big cast iron skillet. Cleaned it out after making breakfast this morning.