Dishwasher or manual?

pollypenny

I've got mixed feelings about mine. The Eco setting takes 3 and 1/2 hours! And it doesn't have a quick wash.

Dishes and glasses gleam, though

EachPenny

Doozergirl wrote: »

It is absolutely taken for granted in our house and is an essential piece of kit. I'd even consider having two of them

Now that is a genius idea.... a 'clean' one for washed stuff waiting to be used, and a 'dirty' one for used stuff waiting to be washed. :money:

When the 'dirty' one is full, run a wash and then start using it as the 'clean' one.

EachPenny

pollypenny wrote: »

I've got mixed feelings about mine. The Eco setting takes 3 and 1/2 hours! And it doesn't have a quick wash.

Not a problem if you run it overnight (especially not if you have Economy7). Or between lunch and dinner perhaps?

xyz123

trailingspouse wrote: »

Definitely dishwasher.

• all the dirty dishes can sit in the dishwasher until you're ready to turn it on, which keeps the kitchen sides tidier and stops you cluttering up the sink
• all the clean dishes can sit in the dishwasher until you're ready to empty it, which keeps the sink/draining board area free of clutter
• no-one wants to wash up, ever

I use powder rather than capsules/tablets, which is really cheap, and my dishwasher has a 27 minute program at 37 degrees, which is perfectly good 95% of the time. I keep a bag of capsules which I use if I've got something really challenging - burnt on, grill pan etc - but I rarely need to use them. Once a month I clean the filter and around the seals, and put it on to a full programme (2hours +) with dishwasher cleaner - I never have a problem with it smelling.

Can I please ask which powder? Ta

trailingspouse

xyz123 wrote: »

Can I please ask which powder? Ta

Finish Classic powder. Lasts ages. £3.50 per kilo.

dunroving

I was a latecomer to a lot of modern tech (e.g., dishwasher, microwave, fridge/freezer).

When I do my kitchen refit, I'll switch to a smaller dishwasher, but wouldn't get rid of it.

Dishes get washed properly. Even with really hot water, hand washing never seems to result in 100% clean dishes (maybe it's my technique!)
More ecologically sound (especially in comparison to my lodger, who runs the hot water tap for 10 minutes to wash one glass! Mind you, he does the same when cleaning his teeth)
More convenient (as long as it isn't too big)

Some disadvantages:
As mentioned elsewhere, you might not like the idea of dirty dishes festering for 5 days before the dishwasher gets full.
They seem a bit harsh on glasses (scratched, cloudy, etc.)
If it's too big, or you have too few of certain items, you might end up trawling the dishwasher to pull out and use a chopping knife, bowl, etc.

dunroving

EachPenny wrote: »

Not a problem if you run it overnight (especially not if you have Economy7). Or between lunch and dinner perhaps?

Maybe I'm paranoid, but I don't like running anything involving water overnight. Have had a couple of incidents with overflowing dishwasher and washing machine during the day. If it had been in the middle of the night, the water would have sat pooled all night, possible floor damage, etc.

bspm1

NaughtiusMaximus wrote: »

Completely agree. We had a dishwasher fitted when we had the kitchen in our old house re-done in 2012. We were both late 30s at the time and had each managed to live our lives without one, within a few months we decided we could never go back to hand washing everything.



I didn't realise they'd been around that long. Do you remember roughly how much they cost back then?

A hell of a lot more than they do today im betting!
We had our first dishwasher in 1985, a slimline one as we only had a small space for it, think we paid in the region of £500 for it.

jennifernil

NaughtiusMaximus wrote: »

Completely agree. We had a dishwasher fitted when we had the kitchen in our old house re-done in 2012. We were both late 30s at the time and had each managed to live our lives without one, within a few months we decided we could never go back to hand washing everything.



I didn't realise they'd been around that long. Do you remember roughly how much they cost back then?

The figure of £99 seems to ring a very distant bell, but it is difficult to remember that far back!

I remember we saved up for it for several months, it was a lot of money back then!

It was a Kenwood, took 8 place settings and was 500mm wide. We moved house in 1975 and a couple of years later changed it for a full size Electrolux. The Kenwood we sold to a neighbour for something like £40.

jennifernil

Doozergirl wrote: »

I'm amazed this is a question!

It is absolutely taken for granted in our house and is an essential piece of kit. I'd even consider having two of them

About 9 years back when our son was looking to move house, they viewed a house that had 2 dishwashers. They were a bit puzzled by this and asked why there were 2. The reply........

"one for the dirty dishes and one for the clean dishes"