What not to wash
I used to write a household tips column for a quarterly magazine, which meant I spent lots of time experimenting with stuff like getting ballpoint pen stains out of t-shirts (hairspray) and getting the glass in the oven door back to see-through and gleaming (a razor blade).
One subject I never touched on was the many and varied things that can be washed in a dishwasher. Why? Because it would never occur to me to wash my gumboots in my Miele. I clean my boots like the good Lord intended: using the outdoor tap, cold water and an old sponge. Sometimes …
