Do you have or want a dishwasher?

JupiterKid · 31-12-2016 03:11AM #1

I live in a 2 bed apartment with a quite sizable kitchen but I don't have a dishwasher. I normally live on my own so washing up after dinner isn't a huge task but at times Im tired and would just love to bung things in a dishwasher and not worry about them. I could get a dishwasher if I really wanted but at the moment I'm just about ok with a sink and drainer.

Do you have a dishwasher? Does it make your life easier? I've had dishwashers in the past and grew up in a household with one and they were pretty handy.

Would you like a dishwasher? Do you have the space for one?

Stigura · 31-12-2016 03:16AM

My dishwashers are curled up in their beds, snoozing quietly.

dark crystal · 31-12-2016 03:22AM

I had a new kitchen put in earlier this year and a large part of that reason was in order to fit a dishwasher (which I couldn't fit before due to the kitchen layout).

It's made my life so much easier - no more dishes in the sink, no more soaking, no more emersion switch, no more draining board. I hated washing up.

I'd never be without one again. It's like my new best friend

Zaph · 31-12-2016 03:30AM

When I bought my house the first appliance I bought was a dishwasher. Not having one was never an option.

JupiterKid · 31-12-2016 03:34AM

I'd imagine if you have a family there will be more dishes and pots and pans to clean. In that scenario a dishwasher would be ideal.

But with a single person living alone, a dishwasher seems like a luxury. 30 years ago many if not most people didn't have one.

Peregrine · 31-12-2016 03:36AM

Yes but I rarely use it. Only if I've used a lot of plates and am not bothered to wash them all. It came with the house.

31-12-2016 03:38AM

There is a dishwasher here, but I don't know how to put it on. I'm sure I could work it out, but it's just a more efficient use of my time to wash, dry and put away my dishes immediately after I've used them.

Even when I go back to my parents where Sunday dinner has regularly between 20 and 30 people, we just all tuck in and do particular parts of the washing. You can have great chats while doing it (although it annoys me no end when people drop dirty dishes into the water as you're washing rather than leaving them at the side)

Del2005 · 31-12-2016 03:51AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

There is a dishwasher here, but I don't know how to put it on. I'm sure I could work it out, but it's just a more efficient use of my time to wash, dry and put away my dishes immediately after I've used them.

No point in washing up if you are going to get it filthy again by wiping it with one of the dirtiest items in the house. If you don't want to use a dishwasher then at least let the stuff dry naturally and keep it clean.

Del2005 · 31-12-2016 03:53AM

JupiterKid wrote: »

But with a single person living alone, a dishwasher seems like a luxury. 30 years ago many if not most people didn't have one.

Just buy more cutlery and delph so that you can fill the dishwasher

metaoblivia · 31-12-2016 08:13AM

I do but it's broken at the moment.

tomwaterford · 31-12-2016 08:24AM

Del2005 wrote: »

Just buy more cutlery and delph so that you can fill the dishwasher

Surly theyd be fairly rank by time someone living on their own uses enough dishes to merit using the dishwasher??

CFlat · 31-12-2016 08:57AM

No not really.I recently got one of those half size dishwashers so after two days of food it's ready to go. Dont know myself with it now. Washing dishe's is a pain and u just hide then away after eating it's brilliant!

I live on my own too.

OldMrBrennan83 · 31-12-2016 08:59AM

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secman · 31-12-2016 09:03AM

Got a new kitchen back in March, so on everyone 's advice we got a dishwasher. It's been used about 4 times. Shortest programme on it is about 1.5 hour. Pure waste of money. 3 of us in the house.

jester77 · 31-12-2016 09:05AM

Can't remember when I last didn't have one, at least 15 years. It's an absolute must have appliance. I'd sacrifice the fridge before going without.

Plus cheaper, cleaner and more efficient than washing by hand.

aujopimur · 31-12-2016 09:09AM

I live alone, after myself and the dog lick everything clean, I put them back in the cupboard.

Advbrd · 31-12-2016 09:09AM

My well packed in on Stephen's day, lucky it was not Christmas day. It needed a new foot valve and jet, nowhere open for a few days due to hols. I couldn't use the dishwasher due to it being cold fill and fed directly. The header tanks were still full so after stacking the dishes for 3 days I washed them by hand. Pain in the ar$e.

CFlat · 31-12-2016 09:19AM

My eco wash takes nearly 2 hours so I just put it on at night before I go to bed. All ready in the morning.

Winterlong · 31-12-2016 09:28AM

I would struggle to think of a reason not to have one to be honest. Great yokes.

whiskeyman · 31-12-2016 09:42AM

No need.
Just have a roll of clingfilm handy and cover each plate as you use them.

#lifehack

mansize · 31-12-2016 09:45AM

Chinese takeaway containers not so dishwasher friendly...

Chuchote · 31-12-2016 09:49AM

I have a dishwasher - a half-size one; got it a couple of years ago. It's absolutely brilliant - and also more green than dishwashing by hand. By the way, the engineer from the company who came to check it (not the installer, the main man) said not to bother using rinse aid or dishwasher salt in Dublin, as our water is soft and doesn't need either.
I'd definitely get one again if I moved.

ThisRegard · 31-12-2016 09:51AM

mansize wrote: »

Chinese takeaway containers not so dishwasher friendly...

The containers from our local ones are, they're those plastic ones with resealable lids so they go in the dishwasher and then used as food storage for the freezer or fridge afterwards, great so they are.

meeeeh · 31-12-2016 09:52AM

Yes and it's one of the essential kitchen appliances for me. I am 38 and I always lived in house with one.

KERSPLAT! · 31-12-2016 09:54AM

Nope and nope. Takes a few minutes to wash and dry.

The J Stands for Jay · 31-12-2016 09:56AM

Anyone who refuses to use a dishwasher is guilty of environmental treason.

pwurple · 31-12-2016 09:56AM

No pile of dirty dishes sitting around looking at you waiting to be washed. It's all tidy and out of sight in the dishwasher.

The stuff gets cleaner than if you had washed it by hand. No nasty film of grease on the items which were in the water last.

It uses less water and is more efficient than hand washing. It's the shower vs bath of eco-friendly.

I have mine on a timer, it runs on night rate electricity, so it's fairly cheap.

It isn't suitable small households, where it would take ages to fill, or very large households. At christmas for example, we do the washup because it would take three or four fills to get everything done.

Advbrd · 31-12-2016 09:57AM

ThisRegard wrote: »

The containers from our local ones are, they're those plastic ones with resealable lids so they go in the dishwasher and then used as food storage for the freezer or fridge afterwards, great so they are.

Some plastic containers that are not designed for re-use can leach chemicals into food after prolonged use as indeed can some containers that are designed for re-use.

ThisRegard · 31-12-2016 10:01AM

We don't use them forever, a couple of uses won't poison us.

DoozerT6 · 31-12-2016 10:01AM

My parents only got a dishwasher after we'd all left home. Feckers

I live alone and tbh I'd like a small dishwasher, but alas no room in my apartment kitchen.

Pkiernan · 31-12-2016 10:03AM

Smart people have 2 dishwashers.
You take clean dishes from one and after use put them in the other. Then alternate.
You cut down on your cabinet needs considerably.

Do you have or want a dishwasher?

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