Washing dishes

[msmoneybags48]

I wash my own dishes.  I have been doing that since I was 13, and I think it is best when you wash them by hand and allow them to air dry. 

[lepord]

I wash by hand since I do not have a dishwasher. In the last apartment I was in there was a dish washer but it was old and used to much electricity.  I think its better to wash by hand then use a crappy old dishwasher.

[kapeh12]

I'm about 50/50.  Most of the everyday items - dishes, bowls, glasses, silverware - all go into the dishwasher for convenience.  Items like pots/pans or plastics that would melt or wear out too quickly in the dish washer I do by hand.  When I was in an apartment for 16 years I did all dishes by hand, and when I moved into my house, it came with a dishwasher - and I've found it does help make more efficient use of my time.

[countrygirl12]

I would rather use a dish washer but I do not have one.  So I have to do it myself.  I have tried to get the cat to wash them but he just won't do it. lol

[honeyflower93]

My dishwasher is old and the dishes come out gross unless they're thoroughly rinsed. Why bother?

[lsqblueday]

i don't have a disher machine

[nguzman1]

I start by rinsing the dishes out before putting them in the dish washer but I always feel like I waste more water that way.

[Penwoir]

Technically I do own a dishwasher but I don't actually use it. I spent the first 30 or so years of my life living in the UK without one (because kitchen space is at a premium) and now that I have one, I forget to use it. The only times I'm reminded that I should make use of it is if we have some friends over on thanksgiving or Christmas. We have an open plan kitchen, dining room and lounge so when we put the dishwasher on, I can't hear the tv which irritates me. So, as a rule, I don't use it.

[quietpal]

I wish I had a dishwasher to make things easier for me. I've been washing dishes by hand since I was little, so I think it's time for a change. Now if I could just find a place that already has a dishwasher, that would be a good start.

[bremer51]

We have a dishwasher, but I've used it once in the 15 years we've lived here.  I think its too much work to load it and un-load it.  I prefer hand washing.  And you're supposed to run your dishwasher only when you have a full load...to save energy and money.  I'd have to wait 4 or 5 days to get a full load and some dishes I use every day. So I'd have to wash it by hand anyway.  Perhaps I'm over-thinking this.  Suffice it say, I hand wash dishes.

[monnee]

I only use the dishwasher when it's full, otherwise I'll wash by hand if I don't have a lot of dishes to wash.

[vickysue]

I prefer washing my dishes by hand, start with glasses, then my plates, bowls, silverware which has been soaking and then add more hot water for posts and pans. I do not even have a dishwasher anymore. It was always a fight with hubby on how I wanted them done. This is so much easier and quitter. Unless I am really sick I want even let him hand wash.

[cathy37]

I love my dishwasher.  One of my pet peeves is dirty dishes in the sink, so when I use a dish, I rinse it and then put it in the dishwasher.  I put everything in the dishwasher except my pots and pans.

[ricdsm]

Usually a dishwasher.

[luminescentcicada]

I never saw the point of dish washers since I've seen people have to clean them in the sink before even putting them in the washer.