Oh, and another thing …
October 12, 2007
saramason
Tags: Cooking and Cleaning, dishwasher, mom, Motherhood, washing dishes
For those of you who have a dishwasher but insist on washing the dishes (probably as well as I do without a dishwasher) before putting them in the machine, please stop. Out of respect for those of us who desperately desire a dishwasher, stop the madness!
According to Consumer Reports:
Don’t prerinse your load. Unnecessary rinsing can waste nearly 20 gallons of water per load. That comes to some 6,500 gallons per household per year if you use your dishwasher almost daily. Our tests have shown that most dishwashers can handle even the dirtiest dishes. So instead of prerinsing your dinnerware, simply scrape off the excess food, load everything into your dishwasher, and let the machine do the rest of the work.
‘Nough said. Thank you!
See also Every mom needs a dishwasher.
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Cathy | October 12, 2007 at 6:11 pm
I always hated dishwashing, too! I have always been thrilled with my dishwasher, having lived without it, and live in the fear of it breaking because both Terry and I know that it isn’t necessary, so we couldn’t justify paying $$ to replace it!
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realworldmartha | October 13, 2007 at 6:33 pm
Horay! Loved this! I never did understand not using a dishwasher! Come by my blog if you would ever like to put any of your tips there.
http://realworldmartha.wordpress.com
Debbie
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Tracy | October 15, 2007 at 1:19 am
Amen sister! It always bothered me that people had to “wash” their dishes before putting them in the dishwasher! Isn’t that it’s job?! I felt vindicated when I read in our manual for our new dishwasher (yeah!) that I need not wash, just scrape and load. At last!