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MeeshMosh
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spinoff to washing dishes question....
if you have a dishwasher, do you sometimes still wash dishes by hand?
for me, i try to alternate -- one sinkfull, i'll wash by hand and the next i'll load into the dishwasher
also, if there are big things in the sink (like pots or pans) i'll just do those quick by hand
what about everyone else?
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Nik211
my little monkey<3
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Re: spinoff to washing dishes question....
my roasting pans, baking pans, corningware, pots and pans are all done by hand....everything else goes in the dishwasher unless it won't fit (like a serving platter or chip platter)
i feel like i waste more water doing things by hand b/c i take FOREVER scrubbing and rinsing...we always wait until the dishwasher is full before we run a load and i feel like i use less water that way...
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Re: spinoff to washing dishes question....
All the big stuff is done by hand usually. Sometimes I will just wash everything in the sink because it only takes a few minutes instead of loading and then having to unloading the dishwasher later. It depends on my mood when it comes down to it. 
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Cheeks24
Living a dream
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Re: spinoff to washing dishes question....
I don't put pots, pans and metal bakeware in the dishwasher. The chemicals in dishwasher detergent ruins the finish. Everything else goes in there.
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SnickNNick
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Re: spinoff to washing dishes question....
We wash all pots, pans, baking dishes, cutting boards, etc. by hand, but all dishes go in the dw. At least I do. Sometimes DH gets lazy and puts big stuff in the dw.
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GoldenRod
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Re: spinoff to washing dishes question....
Almost nothing is washed by hand. It's so much easier and uses less water to use the dishwasher, it just makes more sense to us. All of our dishes are dishwasher safe.
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jen919ifer
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Re: spinoff to washing dishes question....
I only use my dishwasher about once every 1-2 weeks, otherwise I always wash by hand.
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MaZz
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Re: spinoff to washing dishes question....
everything goes into the dishwasher... espppp with things that are oily/greasy... I feel like however many times i wash and rinse a pot/pan myself, its still a little oily... and that bugs me lol
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maymama
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Re: spinoff to washing dishes question....
yes, we still do from time to time. it takes too long for us (just 2 of us) to fill up the dishwasher and I then end up just pulling things out and washing them anyway. 
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SusiBee
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Re: spinoff to washing dishes question....
Some stuff gets done by hand - my SS frying pan, the non-stick pans, and any wooden utensils never go into the DW.
If I only have a couple of items, I'll wash them by hand, especially if I know that I'm not going to run the DW for a while.
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MeeshMosh
last month on leave!
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Re: spinoff to washing dishes question....
Posted by mrskparetta
yes, we still do from time to time. it takes too long for us (just 2 of us) to fill up the dishwasher and I then end up just pulling things out and washing them anyway.
yeah i totally feel the same way sometimes! i feel like things sit in the dishwasher for days waiting for it to fill be full before i run it
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luvmytwins
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Re: spinoff to washing dishes question....
I only wash by hand my pots and certain pans, everything else goes in the dishwasher. We run it once a day.
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JldDolphin
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Re: spinoff to washing dishes question....
Posted by Nik211
my roasting pans, baking pans, corningware, pots and pans are all done by hand....everything else goes in the dishwasher unless it won't fit (like a serving platter or chip platter)
i feel like i waste more water doing things by hand b/c i take FOREVER scrubbing and rinsing...we always wait until the dishwasher is full before we run a load and i feel like i use less water that way...
Ditto
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DaniJude
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Re: spinoff to washing dishes question....
i'm like you - i alternate.
and even though my fine china says dishwasher safe i never put them in there. same thing with the stemware and flatware.
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SummerMom
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Re: spinoff to washing dishes question....
We have a dishwasher and use it about 3 times a year. It's only the two of us, so each day all we use are two cereal bowls and two spoons in the morning and two plates and two forks at night. Not enough to run a dishwasher, even after a few days!
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CAMCaps
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Re: spinoff to washing dishes question....
Pots and pans are washed by hand. Everything else goes in the dishwasher. We run it every other day and it is just the two of us. I like using the dishwasher because then I feel like everything is sterile.
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MissJones
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Re: spinoff to washing dishes question....
I will sometimes wash my breakfast dishes. but I always wash our non-stick pans, big things that won't fit and most everything else goes in the dishwasher. I lurv my dishwasher! 
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mtnmama
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Re: spinoff to washing dishes question....
NO way-I hate washing dishes. We do not put certain pots & pans in the DW, so those have to be washed by hand, but I tend to leave them in the sink for awhile, until DH does them 
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