Being single I don't have those concerns. SO, I've done just about evreything you can imagine in the kitchen. Boiled carbs, washed parts in the dishwasher, used the turkey baster to suck
oil out of something. One day I was looking for a steak knife, couldn't find one anywhere. Started rounding them up, some out back, some in various tool boxes, one on my motorcycle, everywhere BUT the kitchen! Washed some wheels in the kitchen sink the other day.
Used that "carb pot" for cooking later, food never did taste the same when using that pot. Those women may be onto something, us guys left on our own can do some weird stuff...