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dcl08
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dishwasher vs washing dishes
i always like washing dishes better itsone of those stupid things that i feel like if im gonna rinse all the dishes to put in a dishwasher i might as well wash them but now with everything going on i hate doing dishes so my question is
how much more does it cost to use a dishwasher vs washing dishes? doesit use alot of electirc?
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christinec2010
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Re: dishwasher vs washing dishes
I am not sure about electricty but I know I have heard that using a dishwasher uses less water then washing dishes uses.
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| Posted 10/4/10 4:09 PM |
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LadyBug1209
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Re: dishwasher vs washing dishes
Posted by christinec2010
I am not sure about electricty but I know I have heard that using a dishwasher uses less water then washing dishes uses.
I was just going to say the same thing. Using the dishwasher uses way less water than washing the dishes by hand.
If I only have a couple of things to wash I will do it by hand, but if I have enough for a full load I'll just pop them in the dishwasher. Much easier!
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| Posted 10/4/10 4:14 PM |
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MrsJakob
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Re: dishwasher vs washing dishes
Washing dishes by hand, on average, uses 16 gallons as opposed to 3-4 gallons used by a dishwasher for the same amount of dishes.
Edited for most new dishwashers require no pre-washing dishes. In fact, the washer works better if it has food residue on it.
Message edited 10/4/2010 4:25:09 PM.
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| Posted 10/4/10 4:23 PM |
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CAMCaps
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Re: dishwasher vs washing dishes
I like using the dishwasher because everything comes out sterile. Even when I use super hot water, I never feel as though they are as clean with hand washing.
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| Posted 10/4/10 5:39 PM |
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wants-2-b-a-mommy
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cant tell ya yet!
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Re: dishwasher vs washing dishes
i dont care how much electric or water it costs. its saves me time and cuts out more bacteria then if i were to wash dishes myself.
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| Posted 10/4/10 7:54 PM |
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ladyofficer
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Re: dishwasher vs washing dishes
Honestly I dont mind washing the dishes by hand.
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| Posted 10/5/10 8:55 PM |
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Faithx2
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Re: dishwasher vs washing dishes
Posted by CAMCaps
I like using the dishwasher because everything comes out sterile. Even when I use super hot water, I never feel as though they are as clean with hand washing.
Same here and it was essential when cleaning baby bottles!
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| Posted 10/6/10 7:09 AM |
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longford73
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Re: dishwasher vs washing dishes
I have an older dishwasher and don't prerinse and they always come out clean. I find the powder works better in my machine than liquid.
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| Posted 10/6/10 10:03 AM |
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Cheeks24
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Re: dishwasher vs washing dishes
I do both. I don't put my pots and pans in the diswasher or my really sharp/expensive knives (most of these say not too anyway). I only use the dishwasher maybe once a week, but then again it's just me and DH.
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| Posted 10/6/10 2:25 PM |
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MrsKS
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Re: dishwasher vs washing dishes
I prefer dishwasher.... and I never really rinsed so well or even at all sometimes... haha.
the only thing with the dishwasher is DH puts EVERYTHING in it even dishes that are not dishwasher safe... so things can get ruined....
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| Posted 10/6/10 10:11 PM |
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SweetTooth
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Re: dishwasher vs washing dishes
We don't rinse our dishes before hand. We just scrape off the big pieces of food and then put right into the dishwasher.
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| Posted 10/6/10 10:29 PM |
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Re: dishwasher vs washing dishes
Posted by christinec2010
I am not sure about electricty but I know I have heard that using a dishwasher uses less water then washing dishes uses.
I was told it uses less energy to use the dishwasher as well.
- dishwasher uses less water
- dishwasher does not use has much oil/gas to keep water hot running out of the faucet for long periods of time like in hand washing.
Message edited 10/7/2010 3:46:37 PM.
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| Posted 10/7/10 3:45 PM |
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Nifheim
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Re: dishwasher vs washing dishes
i want a dishwasher so bad it hurts. Ugh but dh doesn't want to take out a cabinet (original 1950s') just to put in a very small dishwasher and he doesn't want a portable one.
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| Posted 10/8/10 9:42 AM |
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bicosi
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Re: dishwasher vs washing dishes
Posted by MrsJakob
Washing dishes by hand, on average, uses 16 gallons as opposed to 3-4 gallons used by a dishwasher for the same amount of dishes.
Edited for most new dishwashers require no pre-washing dishes. In fact, the washer works better if it has food residue on it.
Couldn't have said it better!
I laugh when people wash their dishes AND THEN PLACE them in the dishwasher! what's the point! lol  
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| Posted 10/8/10 11:35 AM |
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Ritse
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Re: dishwasher vs washing dishes
Posted by bicosi
Posted by MrsJakob
Washing dishes by hand, on average, uses 16 gallons as opposed to 3-4 gallons used by a dishwasher for the same amount of dishes.
Edited for most new dishwashers require no pre-washing dishes. In fact, the washer works better if it has food residue on it.
Couldn't have said it better!
I laugh when people wash their dishes AND THEN PLACE them in the dishwasher! what's the point! lol
hahaha...I did exactly this last night! But here's the issue I typically have....it's just myself, DH and DD (she's 18mths). When I cook, I mainly have non-dishwasher friendly stuff - pots, knives and tons of freaking tauperware. I don't know why but that usually what I have. Anywho I'll only have like 2-3 plates and a little cutlery. I then feel it's not worth it to run the dishwasher for those when I have to wash pots and pans by hand anyway so I use my dishwasher for the most part as a drying rack. Now, does anyone haVe tips to share 'cos I feel cheated. KWIM.. I have a dishwasher but I hardly ever have enough for a full load.
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| Posted 10/8/10 12:41 PM |
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bookworm
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Re: dishwasher vs washing dishes
Posted by wants-2-b-a-mommy
i dont care how much electric or water it costs. its saves me time and cuts out more bacteria then if i were to wash dishes myself.
totally! so happy to be out of the apartment and in a house with a dishwasher  changed my life 
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| Posted 10/9/10 11:57 AM |
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clwp
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Re: dishwasher vs washing dishes
I do not prerinse in my older dishwasher, but DH does (he was raised by a woman who uses her dishwasher to store food storage containers and thinks dishwashers are for the lazy  ). DH is afraid the dishes won't come out as clean, but his mother's dishwasher is like when they first came out old.
I personally like dishwashers better b/c the water tempurature and steam make me feel my dishes are cleaner. JMO
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| Posted 10/9/10 2:56 PM |
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