Dishwasher Use - Page 3

*Kitrax* · Sun, 15th Mar '09, 5:21pm

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Originally Posted by coineineagh

Waterjets and chemicals are no substitute for old-fashioned, thorough scrubbing.

Ummm....what?

Unless you're putting a dish that has something like lasagna that's been left out for a week so it's thoroughly dried/ingrained in to the dish, then I fail to see how such things are possible. Dried on food is usually the dishwasher's bane...but a good pre-soak takes care of that. I've put a pan in to our dishwasher after cooking meatloaf in it. It had charred grease/meat juices around the edges and a good layer of meatloaf stuck to the bottom of the pan that I didn't feel like scraping off. After a "pots & pans" cycle with "heated rinse" the pan was spotless...even the charred stuff was gone.

I suspect that you've never had a "good" dishwasher, and therefore are biased in your opinions. A "thorough scrubbing" might remove the *visible* stuff, but high temperatures and chemicals dissolve food and kill bacteria that you can't see.

Tekee · Mon, 11th May '09, 12:54am

what! Washing dishes is my favorite chore! I never have used a dishwasher because I do not know how... :O
I remember I used to have a house with a dishwasher but my mother forbade use of it because she did not know how either

Of course I would never have wanted to try and washing dishes manually is much much faster then a dishwasher.

These results have surprised me because al TV families, Simpson's and others always wash manually dishes
We are funnier and more interesting people indeed!

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Kitrax

A "thorough scrubbing" might remove the *visible* stuff, but high temperatures and chemicals dissolve food and kill bacteria that you can't see.

Hehe I must mention that I rarely ever ever use soap to wash dishes, and I have been washing dishes for my family for long time no one has ever gotten sick before, why bother with bacteria? I like this guy who like scrubbing I agree scrubbing is my favorite part of dishes, I just scrub off all the food.
Manual dish wash for life!

Harbourboy · Tue, 12th May '09, 11:45am

I love how heated this dishwasher debate has become. Hilarious. I'm on the side of the people who don't use dishwashers much. I think washing by hand is more economical and more practical, but I don't really mind too much either way.

fastfritz · Sat, 24th Oct '09, 8:35pm

I have to wash dishes by hand because my wife won't use the dish washer
since she found me washing hubcaps that I collect, in our, HER, dishwasher.
Boy, it does a supper job of cleaning dirty hubcaps, especially the spoked
ones. I need to find more hubcaps to justify hand washing the dishes. Some
wives are so picky.

Taluntain · Sun, 25th Oct '09, 3:20am

That's funny.

Btw, just keep on writing when you get to the end of the text box, your text will automatically continue in the next line.

Proteus_za · Sun, 25th Oct '09, 10:53am

It isnt common for a UK house to have a dishwasher. Our new house has one, but its the first house in the UK that I've seen that does. Granted, I havent been to a lot of family homes in the UK, just digs's really.

We use ours for crockery and cutlery mostly. Some people put pots and pans in, but I dont. I prefer to wash those by hand. The thing I find with dishwashers is that, unless you rinse the plates first, the results can be pretty poor. But if you do rinse them, it does a far better job than a human ever could.

Muffildy · Thu, 5th Nov '09, 12:33am

I dont have a dishwashing machine because the kitchen is too small for one. At times i really wish i had one because it really can be a bother to have to continually wash dishes day in and day out.
So, to save labor i generally do things like cooking in 1 pan only, and then putting a lid over said pan to keep the leftovers in the fridge so as to not waste my time washing tupperware.
That being said, i dont believe i used that much water to wash dishes by hand, generally i fill the left sink 1 inch high of water and a small dab of soap. wash everything in that and then rinse for approximately 2 minutes of running water (which amounted to about 2 gallons). So converting to liters id say per sinkful i use about 10 liters.

View Poll Results: Do you use a dishwasher in your US/Canadian or European/other household?
Yes, always (US/Canada)	18	27.27%
Yes, always (Europe/other)	15	22.73%
Sometimes/rarely (US/Canada)	3	4.55%
Sometimes/rarely (Europe/other)	5	7.58%
Never or don't have a dishwasher (US/Canada)	4	6.06%
Never or don't have a dishwasher (Europe/other)	21	31.82%
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Sat, 24th Oct '09, 8:35pm	#54
fastfritz Gems: 1/31 Latest gem: Turquoise Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: black hole in the universe, Arkansas Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	Washibg dishes by hand I have to wash dishes by hand because my wife won't use the dish washer since she found me washing hubcaps that I collect, in our, HER, dishwasher. Boy, it does a supper job of cleaning dirty hubcaps, especially the spoked ones. I need to find more hubcaps to justify hand washing the dishes. Some wives are so picky.
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Sun, 25th Oct '09, 3:20am	#55
Taluntain SPS Account Holder Founder Alpha and Omega Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Ramazith's Tower Age: 27 Posts: 17,976 Blog Entries: 9 Rep Power: 35	That's funny. Btw, just keep on writing when you get to the end of the text box, your text will automatically continue in the next line.
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Thu, 5th Nov '09, 12:33am	#57
Muffildy Gems: 1/31 Latest gem: Turquoise Join Date: Jun 2009 Age: 28 Posts: 8 Rep Power: 0	dishwashing I dont have a dishwashing machine because the kitchen is too small for one. At times i really wish i had one because it really can be a bother to have to continually wash dishes day in and day out. So, to save labor i generally do things like cooking in 1 pan only, and then putting a lid over said pan to keep the leftovers in the fridge so as to not waste my time washing tupperware. That being said, i dont believe i used that much water to wash dishes by hand, generally i fill the left sink 1 inch high of water and a small dab of soap. wash everything in that and then rinse for approximately 2 minutes of running water (which amounted to about 2 gallons). So converting to liters id say per sinkful i use about 10 liters.

Tue, 12th May '09, 11:45am	#53
Harbourboy Take thy form from off my door! Join Date: May 2003 Location: North Harbour Posts: 12,251 Rep Power: 20	I love how heated this dishwasher debate has become. Hilarious. I'm on the side of the people who don't use dishwashers much. I think washing by hand is more economical and more practical, but I don't really mind too much either way.

Sun, 25th Oct '09, 10:53am	#56
Proteus_za Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Africa Posts: 776 Rep Power: 5	It isnt common for a UK house to have a dishwasher. Our new house has one, but its the first house in the UK that I've seen that does. Granted, I havent been to a lot of family homes in the UK, just digs's really. We use ours for crockery and cutlery mostly. Some people put pots and pans in, but I dont. I prefer to wash those by hand. The thing I find with dishwashers is that, unless you rinse the plates first, the results can be pretty poor. But if you do rinse them, it does a far better job than a human ever could.