Dishwasher - luxury or necessity?

Elliesmum

I bought mine off ebay for £100.00 a brand new hotpoint should have been £240 in the shops but the guy who was selling it wanted rid as he had yet another new one coming - very long story.

Had it 2 years and it's been fine. I wouldn't live without my dishwasher - I reflect many of the reasons already stated on this thread. But my main reasons are:

OH - rubbish at doing the washing up
Great dirty dish hidder!

What more can I say.

EM xx

daphne_descends

I don't mind washing up one bit. I put the radio on and slow down my pace if something good is on. I find tidying the kitchen quite satisfying in a weird way.

If I had one I'd probably become dependent on it though!

kunekune

I couldn't do without mine. I notice there is a theme in the people who say that - all adults in the house are working and several of us mentioned disabled children! I don't use fancy stuff, three in one at the moment, no rinse aid. I think the water round here is quite soft though. We put almost everything in that fits in, unless there is caked on stuff (eg, when I've done a bake in a ceramic dish). No rinsing, just scraped and in. I agree that the posters who are on their own or only have two in the house might not 'need' one, and it would be a pain for one, tbh, but as soon as you get to four, the choice is between a bit of time for yourself/other household chores or washing dishes. I know which one I'd pick, every time.

lil_me

:j By chance managing to get my own way with dishwasher, house we're moving in to has one already, wooooppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! Pleased aswell, after todays washing up one of my finger nails has come off they just seem to go soft spending so much time wet.

Tao81

Haven't even bothered to read this thread just the OP question, too desperate to give you MHO.....DEFINITELY ESSENTIAL, LUXURY DOESN'T EVEN COME INTO IT!:p Would go without most things, but this is not one of them!:D

chardonnay_2

i love having a dishwasher:j . At the very least it is like a dirty dishes storer, therefore if you have any unexpected visitors or nosey mil's your kitchen looks clean.

i would advise all people wanting a dishwasher to join your local freecycle group, ours always seemed to have them going spare. so if you get a free one, it's a bargain and easy to persuade your OH etc.

moneypanicker

To keep you all utd - i've had a dishwasher now for just over a week and I LOVE IT!! It only goes on when its full and i put everything in it. The only problem I have at the mo is that i'm not very good at loading it but i guess that takes practice.

It has made such a difference already especially as the dirty dishes are put away where I can't see them. My 3 year old even likes to help unload.

beemuzed

So glad you're happy with the dishwasher! I'm on my third in about 27 years now. Wouldn't ever want to be without it. Use cheapest tablets with rinseaid and salt added as extra - and after reading this board for some time began halving the tablets with no noticeable difference to the cleanliness of the dishes and pans. Have been surprised by those who say dishwashers don't clean as well - sometimes I've had to clean the spray arms, but once that's done everythings been squeaky clean again - and being on a water meter we've found one DW cycle each day uses less than doing everything by hand. Guess we all settle in one camp or the other - my sister bought a DW for her new house three years ago and has never used it! Mad or what?

moanymoany

There was an article on the BBC news the other week about which was cheapest to run a dishwasher or washing up by hand. It was, of course, the dishwasher.

The little fat finance man on the BBC - Dermot - the one who was rude about Martin - he said he didn't see the point of a dishwasher as you had to rinse things before and after washing them in it. :rolleyes:

I lol! I do rinse or scrape if there are lumps of food left on them - but I would before washing them by hand. If the things come out not clean or with bits on them it means that they have not been stacked correctly and too many items have been put one on top of the other, or, the arms have not been able to go round freely. If the dishwasher is stacked properly it should wash everything well.

It is said that to be most efficient the machine should be used full. Full does not mean stuffed until it is impossible to fit anything else in!

trigger2

I don't have a dishwasher & have to say I'm not that bothered ! There are 4 of us, I work pt, But tbh I dont like the idea of saving dirty dishes up to do a load (if that makes sense !). I try to do mine as they're dirtied. I wouldnt say never, but personally I'm happy at the sink just now !