Dish washer or washing up ?

[Dave 123]

We use it after guests or a dinner-party, but seldom for just the two of us.

In that situation I always rope the guests into washing up. No such thing as a free meal in my house!

I always pitch in at someone else’s house, I’m not as bad as I seem!

 

[TheKay]

Washing up... means it gets done properly.

 

[biggs682]

In that situation I always rope the guests into washing up. No such thing as a free meal in my house!

I always pitch in at someone else’s house, I’m not as bad as I seem!

@Dave 123 you are welcome to ours anytime

 

[PK99]

Washing up... means it gets done properly.

Try putting a flour sieve in a dishwasher - you will be shocked at how filthy it was.

Dishwasher:
Cheaper
Easier
More hygienic
More effective

 

[screenman]

Dishwasher, I think.

 

[mjr]

Try putting a flour sieve in a dishwasher - you will be shocked at how filthy it was.

If you can't wash up properly. But such people probably won't empty the crap trap in the dishwasher until it's really minging either.

Also, take care doing that because wooden-handle sieves are mostly not dishwasher-safe. Surprisingly the Joseph Joseph sieve from their stacking range isn't either - very odd when the rest of the range is.

Dishwasher:
Cheaper
Easier
More hygienic
More effective

Cheaper: 10p/wash for dishwasher (Tesco All in One Lemon 30s), or 1.6p/wash for washing-up (Sainsbury's Ultimate Lemon 500ml, 10ml/wash)?
Easier: debatable.
More hygenic: care to explain?
More effective: seems absurd, because you can't get cleaner than clean and, like I noted, the sort of person who won't wash up effectively probably won't use a dishwasher effectively either.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Dishwasher. Neither of us can stand washing up so it's by far the best solution.

Ours washes everything properly.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

There are only 2 of us
We have 12 plates etc so enough to fill etc

When one broke I only lasted 1 day before going out to get one

When I went in the shop I just said I will buy anyone as long as you can deliver it today!

 

[vickster]

There are only 2 of us
We have 12 plates etc so enough to fill etc

When one broke I only lasted 1 day before going out to get one

When I went in the shop I just said I will buy anyone as long as you can deliver it today!

You had to get a plate delivered

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

You had to get a plate delivered

yep you should have seen the size of the van!

 

[vickster]

yep you should have seen the size of the van!

Doesn't sound like the plate for portion control...or a small dishwasher!!

 

[Mrs M]

Slimline dishwasher, used daily
Do not put rimless glasses (specs) in there, it won’t end well

 

[Saluki]

There is only me. I wash up. I use a lot less water and, as I am on a water meter, that is important to me. Then I can spend money on bikes instead of utilities.

 

[slowmotion]

If you're extra thrifty, you can cook your turkey while doing the dishes.

https://www.menshealth.com/nutrition/a19527572/cook-turkey-in-your-dishwasher/

 

[Profpointy]

Never seen the point of them. There was one in a holiday cottage we once rented and used it for novelty value. Noticed it had taken the pattern off the tea mugs which were same as mine at home minus their pattern, yet failed to properly clean curry pans. Thus, it (excessively and damagingly), cleaned the stuff that was easy to wash up by hand but didn't actually clean anything dirty which you had to hand scrub anyway. Likewise in another holiday cottage someone put my good knife in the washere slighlty damaging the handle and totally trashing the edge which needed 20 mins to re-sharpen. And at home my super duper copper saucepans mustn't be dishwashed apart from my good knives.

Total waste of time - even if they actually worked and didn't ruin your good stuff and fail to clean amything dirty, by the time you've loaded and unloaded it you may as well have done the washing up by hand

We dumped the one that came with our current house as a cupboard was clearly more use.