# Do you wash the handles? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 9, 2011, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wash-the-handles/602387 "2011-11-09T13:55:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wash-the-handles/602387/1 "2011-11-09T13:55:09Z")
When you’re washing pots and pans, do you wash the handles? Poll coming. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wash-the-handles/602387/2 "2011-11-09T13:56:16Z")
What happened? I clicked the poll button and it didn’t let me do it. Mods, can you close this? ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wash-the-handles/602387/3 "2011-11-09T14:00:41Z")
I’ve reported this to get it closed; in the meantime the real thread with the poll is here: [Do you wash the pot/pan handles? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=630819) ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2011, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wash-the-handles/602387/4 "2011-11-09T14:36:39Z")
Closed at OP’s request.