Hand Wash or Dishwasher?

United States
October 4, 2015 11:21pm CST
Which do you prefer? I personally do both. I tend to scrub all my dishes with soap and water BEOFRE I put them in the dishwasher. I always imagine bits of food and sauces being sprayed around by the dishwasher if I don't 'clean' the dishes first.
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wiLLmaH
@wiLLmaH (8801)
• Singapore, Singapore
5 Oct 15
I never had a dishwasher. We want to do it manually.
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Sandy Elise
@SandyElise (49)
• United States
5 Oct 15
We didn't have a dishwasher until I was in my late teens. We hated having to wash dishes by hand so my brothers and sisters and I saved up to buy a dishwasher ourselves. :-)
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AbbyGreenhill
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
5 Oct 15
90 percent of things go in the dishwasher, but I won't put pots/pans in there.
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AbbyGreenhill
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
5 Oct 15
@SandyElise It dullls the finish and makes them look old way before their time. Besides, I have enough dishes to only run the dishwaster every other day, but I only have enough pots/pans for one day.
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Sandy Elise
@SandyElise (49)
• United States
5 Oct 15
@AbbyGreenhill I had no idea the dishwasher dulls the pots and pans! Wow!
Sandy Elise
@SandyElise (49)
• United States
5 Oct 15
Why not pots and pans?
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Always smiling
@allknowing (130292)
• India
5 Oct 15
Handwash indeed. With items like the pressure cooker a dishwasher cannot clean it. Also I am not quite happy about the dishwasher rinsing the vessels only twice.
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AbbyGreenhill
@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
5 Oct 15
There are models that offer more than one rise. Although one is sufficient.
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Sandy Elise
@SandyElise (49)
• United States
5 Oct 15
How often do you rinse them when hand washing?
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sishy7
@sishy7 (27169)
• Australia
5 Oct 15
I prefer hand wash - it feels cleaner... The apartment we used to rent was equipped with a brand new dishwasher and we never wanted to use it.
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Sandy Elise
@SandyElise (49)
• United States
5 Oct 15
I like being able to scrutinize the dish to make sure I get it completely clean instead of just hoping the dishwasher knocks then food or residue off.
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Judy Story
@jstory07 (135173)
• Roseburg, Oregon
5 Oct 15
I have never owned a dsihwasher and never want to. It only takes me a few minutes to do the dishes.
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Sandy Elise
@SandyElise (49)
• United States
5 Oct 15
There used to be six people in my house so the dishes have never taken only minutes to do, but I still prefer hand washing my dishes before the dishwasher.
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Cahaya
@cahaya1983 (11120)
• Malaysia
5 Oct 15
Our unit wasn't equipped with a dishwasher and we've been doing okay not having one, even when having guests over and all. I probably wouldn't need to use it much if we have one anyway - I just prefer hand washing the dishes. Like @sishy7 said it just feels cleaner.
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Sandy Elise
@SandyElise (49)
• United States
5 Oct 15
I think that's why I hand wash the dishes first. I don't trust cleaning solely by dishwasher.
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Marlina
@marlina (154165)
• Canada
5 Oct 15
I never wanted a dishwasher, so it is hand washed for me.
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