I had a roommate that I didn’t know well. We kind of ignored each other, and I didn’t want to ask too many questions. She kept 6 peach yogurt cups in a drawer in the kitchen (not in the fridge). I never saw her use any of them.

One day her boyfriend came over and found them. He asked why she had yogurt in a drawer, and she got kind of upset and told him to just put them back and leave them alone. After that I was even more curious, but even more afraid to ask.

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My husband will leave every cabinet door and every drawer he goes into open and walk away. I can go into our kitchen and know where he's been and likely what he's eating based on this. I remember my dad freaking out on us as kids if we did this. I now realize that I am my father's daughter because OMG is it annoying.

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Found out a friend uses the same sponge to clean his kitchenware, cat bowls and the dustbin/filter on the cordless vacuum.

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The dad of a guy I went out with in high school had, I swear to god, an entire wall stacked with Coca-Cola 12-packs. Must have been 8 by 8 feet. No one was allowed to drink any of the cans except for him. If we wanted Coke, we had to drink from the stale 2-liter bottle in the fridge.

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I know someone who throws away almost nothing. Which wouldn’t be a terrible habit if it didn’t mean offering you the moldy lemon that has been sitting on the counter for god-only-knows-how-long because god forbid she just cut a new lemon. Tomatoes, peppers - anything. I try not to eat there. She is very well off and has never been poor (I don’t think her parents were incredibly wealthy, but they were at least middle-class), but she has this hoarder mindset especially around food.

Also she refuses to use chef’s knives and cooks exclusively with steak knives.

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“Washing” chicken before cooking it in a 350° oven…

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My mom witnessed a distant friend empty her child’s potty into the kitchen sink. Needless to say we never ate there ever again.

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Their silverware drawer wasn’t organized by utensil, everything was just thrown in at random.

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My ex-boyfriend's parents used to buy astroglide lubricant in bulk (think costco-sized containers of lube) and would for some reason leave it on their kitchen table. And it's not like they lived alone - at the time, all four of their kids still lived at home.

I didn't date their son long enough to know if this was a consistent habit or if they just accidentally left it there a few times, but it was pretty horrifying nonetheless.

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My friends father cooks pasta the following way. In the morning put the pasta in a pan and cover with water. In the evening, put pasta on the hob and bring to a simmer for half an hour to 45 mins.

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I knew someone who would cut the empty part of an egg carton off with a bread knife so the carton would be “full and balanced” next time they needed eggs. They would do this every time they used an egg.

I knew someone else that did not discard the egg shells when making scrambled eggs; I think this might be common in some cultures, but the way it was done was strange. They’d crack the egg into the skillet (Teflon coated skillet), drop the shell into the skillet, use a metal spoon to crush the shell, scramble the eggs with a metal fork, and use the spoon to move the mess around while it cooked. Their skillet was horribly scratched and the coating was flaking off. The worst part was they didn’t even bother to wash the egg shells before cracking the eggs and tossing them into the food.

A coworker would pour the remaining milk from their cereal bowl back into the milk carton to not be wasteful. His milk carton in the breakroom fridge was always labeled after we found out. He would also pour his cold coffee from his mug back into the pot to warm it up. I understand not wasting food, but at least use clean containers and label them if you’re “storing” leftovers.—this person’s habits is one of the reasons I quit eating from “serve yourself” set ups like pot lucks and buffets.

Not really a habit, but a terrible attempt at a “grilled cheese sandwich”: toast the wheat bread in the toaster. when it is done, butter one side of each slice. Place one slice of toast on a microwave safe plate, butter side down, place a slice of processed American cheese on the toast (add processed ham or turkey slices, potted meat, or Spam if you want), place the top slice on the sandwich (butter side up), microwave the sandwich for 30 seconds or 1 minute—try to enjoy the soggy mess and congratulate yourself for your culinary skills.

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My best friends mom has two drawers with two similar, but not identical, sets of silverware. When you do the dishes you have to carefully sort the silverware back into the appropriate spot.

Also, she owns 117 cups. I counted.

Edit: For those of you asking, no, it is not a kosher kitchen. Or any dietary restrictions. They just have two sets.

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Cats on the countertops are SO unsanitary, especially considering the litterbox situation.

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My grandmother would drop her ciggie butts and Sweet & Low packets down the garbage disposer.

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I've seen one friend dump the entire basket of coffee grounds down the drain instead of emptying it in the garbage first. And my SIL throws the whole teabag, label and all, into the mug, every time. Beastly!

EDIT: Clarified that she throws the teabag label in!

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I stayed for a week with an old friend. While visiting, we cooked a lot. I noticed something the first day and didn’t think much of it. The second day I thought something was up. The third day, he did it again and I asked if he was f*****g with me because it was so odd. Nope, he knows he’s got a weird a*s habit! He uses 300 grit sandpaper on his cutting board after every time he uses it. Not weekly or monthly. If he uses the board, it’s sanded, conditioned overnight, and oiled in the morning before he goes to work. I think he’s got some OCD because he has other bizarre habits too.

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A friend of mine keeps ALL her groceries in the refrigerator. Chips, flour, spices, boxed macaroni, cans of soup. Everything

Edit: many people assume she grew up with pests; her parents house was not only luxurious but completely spotless. Never even saw a spider in there. Last time I saw her she lived in an equally as spotless apartment. No crumbs in the toaster, spotless bathroom sink.

No pests, just paranoia

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My weird mom soaking peanuts in milk and eating butter by the cube. I sure miss her.

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A bunch of us were hanging out at our mates place while his parents were out of town. We get hungry so he offers to make grilled cheese. He pulls out the cheese and I s**t you not I thought it was a block of butter carved into a skate park half pipe. We watched incredulously as he scooped the knife along the top in a semi circle motion. We all burst out laughing and he's like "what? That's how mum does it". Lololol

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Glock in the fridge, not sure if it would mess things up, but I guess of s**t went down that’s probably the last place people would look

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No one was allowed to brush their teeth in the bathroom sink, or wash their hands in it either. You had to wash your hands in the bathtub and brush your teeth in the kitchen sink

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I knew somebody who used a sponge to clean their dishes that looked a good year too old.

It smelt like you would expect.

Also a not so uncommon thing I notice in *a lot* of people's homes is putting dishes in the sink with food still on/in them and letting them sit like that for days.

Throw away whatever you don't eat or put it in the garbage disposal and f*****g rinse off the dishes after you're done.

How hard is it?

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Friend bought their dream home. Multi-Million dollars, on-the-water, etc, etc. Walked into the most beautiful kitchen to find every single cupboard, drawer, shelf space, counter space, appliance, switch plate - every f*****g thing - labelled with a Dymo label. Must have spent hundreds of dollars on vinyl Dymo labels…

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Not a friend but a roommate.

He would open a yogurt, eat 1 spoonful and then put the yogurt and spoon in the fridge open.

He did that with all kinds of food.

At one point the entire fridge was just that.

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My MIL apparently has a thing against counter space.

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Maybe I’m weird, but going over to my best friend’s house as a teen they would make their sandwiches and eat things like chips directly on the counter tops. No paper towel or plate. It was a clean house, but still grosses me out.

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My sister's friends reused water bottles. I mean they refilled the water bottles and put them back in the fridge like they were new. At one point my sister realized the top wasn't opening like a new bottle. But that wasn't how she found out. She spotted lipstick on the top. Ew.

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Mayo in the cupboard.

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This is actually something common, but I find it really gross that people use sponges to clean their kitchens. Like, I don’t care how well you clean it out and try to sanitize it: its job is to literally pick up dirt and grime and suck it inside itself. There’s a reason they’re not allowed in food service settings.

Dish cloths are cheap and washable each time you dirty them. I don’t really understand why anyone uses a sponge in the first place. Someone who does: convince me lol.

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I was helping a friend clean up her apartment after sgmhe had moved out. It was pretty dirty once we got all her stuff out. I was cleaning her fridge and she said she didn't know you could take all the shelves out and wash them

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Cracking eggs and putting the cracked egg shells back in the egg carton with the remaining uncracked eggs and back into the fridge they went

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My friends mom would eat raw beef every time she was cooking with it. This was 30 years ago and shes still alive and in great health. Lol

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A school friend started snacking on raw ground beef. She said her whole family ate it like that.

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My spouse and I visited my 28 year old brother in his bachelor pad. Not a single drawer or cupboard organizational device. Silverware sat haphazardly in the silverware drawer. One other drawer held a plastic cooking spoon and spatula for the rare occasion that he’d make himself dinner that wasn’t frozen and thawed or just takeout. I don’t think he had any form of culinary knives.

Also no dish rags, hand towels, sponges, scrubbers, dish soap, or hand soap at the kitchen sink. Everything got stuffed in the dishwasher.

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Refusing to wash their cast iron because "soap ruins it" *retch*


It was visibly moldy and disgusting. It's not the 1800s anymore, you can put soap on your cast iron, and if you don't you're nasty.

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