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[quote=Anonymous]If you are already doing clean as you go, there probably isn't much you can do to reduce cleaning. One thing I do is chose what to cook based on how many pans I want to dirty. I can roast a whole meal on one sheet pan, or cook all ingredients separately with separate methods. I go for the roasting a lot. Also, I often cut up all my veggies first, then use the same cutting board for the meat last, then throw the cutting board straight into the dish washer.

With bits in the fridge: I agree with PP this probably means you are cooking from recipes, which is a big cause of wasted food, dishes, and labor, in my opinion. I have a few techniques I use over and over again, like the roasting thing. A couple of veggies and a meat, into the oven it goes (maybe at different times) and vary the sauce or spices. I take the leftovers for lunch. We also have at least once a week "scrounge" dinners - I heat up and put out everything in the fridge, and you assemble your own dinner plate. Everything left is tossed. Or, if your family doesn't like that plan, toss the left overs into omelettes, quiche, casserole, or soup. I use omelettes as the go-to left over disposal. [/quote]

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