Dishes, glasses, pots, pans etc.

LadyEmeraude said:
Dishwasher OR by hand?
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Dishwashers were present in some of the rentals we did. Unfortunately, the 1-3 hours for cycles were too much.

I've learned to do dishes by hand when I was two years old. Standing in a chair in order to reach the beautiful Belfast-type sink (it's still on my bucket list to get one someday).

Five minutes through a full four persons Holiday dishes. One washer, me 😃and three dryers who put all away. Down to three, but hubby in his last 5 years in Earth, was keeping busy so daughter and I were told, all was under control.

Nowadays, we gather, we rinse, we set, two loads a day in the sink. Once washed, she dries and I attack counters, sink, cooker tops. She loves cleaning the microwave, so that her domain.

So Fairy Liquid, which last and last (July 2022 still 1/3 full), two special sponges (one washes dishes, the other scrubs pans). Baking soda and lemon juice for old brown stains on pans' bottoms lol and white vinegar. Coconut oil solid to clean and buff Stainless Steel appliances. Conditions the hands too.

I've a kitten, so harsh chemicals out and as much as possible safe and efficient natural resources.

So a huge yes! All by hand, job done 👍
 

Oh dear, forgot the dishwasher catastrophy in late 90s. Twas the last time we rented with a dishwasher in the house.

Waited 4 days to fill up and after putting all the required ingredients, salt, pod, rinse agent, I turned it on. Halfway through your cycle, a strange smell came from the kitchen along the silence of said appliance no longer under power.

I extricated myself from under my two female dogs sleeping on my legs and made my way to a muddy brown sludge all over. For some unknown reasons, the sewer had backed up just after the dishwasher cycle had begun.

While I was in a teaching/reading session with munchkins, thinking my week's worth of dishes were getting clean... NOT Covered with... Yuck!

The owner expected us to pay the repairs/clean-up bill. WTH!!! Thankfully, things recovered quickly afterwards. The company I rented for (this second disaster, first had been broken loo which flooded bedroom) this mess, refused to make me pay for having done nothing wrong. He handled it. That was the end of it for 😊😊😊
 

Our previous dishwasher (Rangemaster) took about 90 mins for a wash & dry, but the new Bosch has an economy programme that takes 40 mins and does a perfect job in that time. It has a fiendish drying mechanism. Rather than using heat to dry the dishes, it draws air through crystals that absorb the moisture. When the machine is used next, the heat releases the trapped moisture back during the wash cycle.
 
With just the two of us, it takes a couple days to fill up the dishwasher. But I find myself constantly taking certain items back out of the dishwasher and washing them by hand because I use them so often during the day like my favorite spatula or pot, etc. I do like using the dishwasher at least a couple times a month though, because I've heard it keeps the rubber gaskets from drying out. I don't know if it's true or not...I just do it.
 
It seems like we use more silverware than dishes & I found myself having to hand wash out of the dishwasher so we could eat. I got to the point of handwashing everything as we go now.

The dishwasher did come in very handy a few months ago after hand surgery.
 
Lilac said:
Another good use for my dishwasher is during canning season. Even though my jars were cleaned when they were put back in boxes, I wash them once more. I load it totally up & leave them there until I'm ready to use them.
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Totally agree with you. Back when I was canning I didn't have a dishwasher, but that would have been way easier than what I had to do. I sterilized my jars with boiling water and drained them on towels until I was ready to fill them. Just another step to add to a very long day of canning! Sure was worth it though!
 
caroln said:
Totally agree with you. Back when I was canning I didn't have a dishwasher, but that would have been way easier than what I had to do. I sterilized my jars with boiling water and drained them on towels until I was ready to fill them. Just another step to add to a very long day of canning! Sure was worth it though!
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I still sterilize in boiling water because I'm a germ-a-phob when I can. Just one final cleaning before use. Plus it gives me more room on my countertops for my filled jars. It is a lot of work, but I think it's worth it too!
 

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