Dishwasher joy ? What have you discovered late to the party?

I do empty the lower rack first, then take the mugs off the top and give them a shake over the sink (which is next to the dishwasher), that way they don’t drip over anything below - didn’t make myself very clear in my last post.?

crazyH

If I had the space, I’d have 2 dishwashers, so that one holds the clean dishes, which I will take out, as needed, use them and put them straight into the other dishwasher.

Oooh, I like this idea! Maybe when I redesign my kitchen.

Ladyleftfieldlover

MayBee70

My dishwasher is very old so I didn’t realise that dishwashers had a drying time. I have always thought there should be something at the end of a wash to warm everything up. I hate putting dirty dishes in the dishwasher and tend to rinse everything!

The whole point of a dishwasher is that you put things in dirty! I have a friend who rinses everything first. What is the point? Obviously big lumps of leftover food need to be scraped off, but that’s all. I love my dishwasher and wouldn’t be without it - or my washing machine, tumble dryer, three freezers, ice-cream maker, food processor and any other time saving device.

I’m a bit ocd I think. Albeit being terribly messy. My kitchen looks like a war zone if I as much as make a sandwich.,

I don’t use ours much, but that’s because dh always loads and unloads it. Division of labour in our house - I do all the cooking, he does all the clearing up.
Suits me fine.
We’ve had one for over 30 years. First was during summer visits from abroad, when we’d have a lot of friends/family round for dinner, and often they wouldn’t leave until midnight or later. And we had a 15 month old, who used to wake at 5.30.

I refused to stay up any later, washing up by hand - dh couldn’t bear to leave it.
That’s up to you, I said.
He very soon decided that a dishwasher was the way to go. ?

MayBee70

My dishwasher is very old so I didn’t realise that dishwashers had a drying time. I have always thought there should be something at the end of a wash to warm everything up. I hate putting dirty dishes in the dishwasher and tend to rinse everything!

The whole point of a dishwasher is that you put things in dirty! I have a friend who rinses everything first. What is the point? Obviously big lumps of leftover food need to be scraped off, but that’s all. I love my dishwasher and wouldn’t be without it - or my washing machine, tumble dryer, three freezers, ice-cream maker, food processor and any other time saving device.

My dishwasher is very old so I didn’t realise that dishwashers had a drying time. I have always thought there should be something at the end of a wash to warm everything up. I hate putting dirty dishes in the dishwasher and tend to rinse everything!

Maggiemaybe

Mollygo

Maggiemaybe, I’m still laughing now! I find our dog visiting the bathroom bad enough, but at least I can tell her to get out. Did you lift your feet out of the way?

Well, Molly, it sort of scuttled past my feet and started sweeping backwards and forwards by the far wall. I must say it was very thorough. But it had searching lights that looked like beady eyes. I’m not surprised that night time encounter made Calistemon yelp!

The dogs woke up and barked too so the whole household was awake!

Mapleleaf

I know what you mean about the mugs Maybee79 - they do hold water in their bases, so I take them out first, tipping any water into the sink, then they don’t drip over everything else. Give them a quick dry before putting on the mug tree.

I've noticed DH and I unload the dishwasher in a different order.
I start from the bottom and work upwards to the cutlery rack, leaving those annoying mugs until the very last.
He starts at the top and works down so any drips drip down and wet things underneath.

Mollygo

Maggiemaybe, I’m still laughing now! I find our dog visiting the bathroom bad enough, but at least I can tell her to get out. Did you lift your feet out of the way?

Well, Molly, it sort of scuttled past my feet and started sweeping backwards and forwards by the far wall. I must say it was very thorough. But it had searching lights that looked like beady eyes. I’m not surprised that night time encounter made Calistemon yelp!

If I had the space, I’d have 2 dishwashers, so that one holds the clean dishes, which I will take out, as needed, use them and put them straight into the other dishwasher.

MayBee70

Is it just me but all of the mugs on the top shelf hold water and I have to dry everything when I take it out if the dishwasher. Also, as I use a dishwasher tablet to clean certain things if something is burned on etc I can’t help but feel that the tablets are horribly corrosive and worry about what they do to the environment. So I tend to use my dishwasher as a glorified draining board most if the time. Having said that, I wouldn’t be without it. I’m on a Facebook page called extreme dishwasher loading ( or something like that ) which is quite funny if you don’t mind humour being a bit risqué.

The base of mugs do hold a bit of water but I just use a piece of paper towel to wipe them before taking them out. Not all the cycles end with a drying time, especially the eco ones, so I tend to opt for a longer cycle with extra drying time.

The only items that needs a shake out and wipe are plastic storage containers, I shake them out over the sink and leave on the draining board.

I sometimes go three days between washes so use a hot wash as I don’t rinse the dishes - yes, the inside gets a bit whiffy but I don’t leave the door open for long! My dishes are sparking clean when they come out even after three days.

And as a complete coincidance- i found out DinLaw had already bought her new one in same make as mine but almost identical model.so son talked me through the more complicated parts of booklet.

Yes mrs woo, but youve got to use it for first use- so still had to get some.i am in a hard water area though so probably best to do so.

I got a small 4place one about 12 yrs ago- then a bigger one about 5yrs ago, gave first one to eldest son& DinL- she loved it so they got a new bigger one this year. This year id ordered a new one- kept putting off delivery- but offered middle son old one but he refused saying he "didn't like them"- so his loss- new one i got has a fan inside to help with drying so im very happy with mine.I sent older one to be recycled.

I live in a hard water area but I've not bought dishwasher salt for years - you don't need to if you use all-in-one tablets.

I will ask my DD about the facebook page maybee70- im not on FB- but maybe itll give me some tips?

I gave a perfectly good dishwasher away my son fitted it when restyling our kitchen. It's was too much faffing for me it's easier to just wash up in the kitchen bowl.

No dishwasher salt left at asda, online or instore and not any available for ages on amazon- a lot of folk must have got a dishwasher this xmas!?

My little mini dishwasher.
Kindly bought by me for my grandsons, to save them from the horrors of my washing up attempts.
3 litres of water per wash, and I can fit a lot in there!
Got it as an absolute bargain!

I got a new dishwasher just before xmas, and then could not use it 2days as -A) didnt understand the complicated booklet, and B) had no dishwasher salt left. So rang up someone whose got same make per instructions, and then sent sent son out to find the salt when he collected food shop as none left instore.I was determined not to be washing up longer than the 2days, and definitely not at xmas! If i had a Mielle make id certainly use it often, they are very expensive, and, i think are reckoned to be very good to use ☺

I know what you mean about the mugs Maybee79 - they do hold water in their bases, so I take them out first, tipping any water into the sink, then they don’t drip over everything else. Give them a quick dry before putting on the mug tree.

Isn’t it strange how we seem to be divided over the dishwasher ?. I’m in the “love it” camp. I find it a lot less trouble than continually changing bowls of dirty water to wash up different items. However, having said that, glasses and some pans (the ones not suitable for the dishwasher) get washed by hand, but as those pans are non stick, they’re a doddle to wash.
I agree with the poster who mentioned her cordless vac, too. Love mine, so much easier than continually plugging and unplugging the corded one, which I get tangled up in, too!

Is it just me but all of the mugs on the top shelf hold water and I have to dry everything when I take it out if the dishwasher. Also, as I use a dishwasher tablet to clean certain things if something is burned on etc I can’t help but feel that the tablets are horribly corrosive and worry about what they do to the environment. So I tend to use my dishwasher as a glorified draining board most if the time. Having said that, I wouldn’t be without it. I’m on a Facebook page called extreme dishwasher loading ( or something like that ) which is quite funny if you don’t mind humour being a bit risqué.

I’m eyeing up one of those robo vacs now. Though I was a bit disconcerted the other day when DS’s zoomed into their bathroom and bustled round me as I sat on the toilet.
When I was staying at DD's I crept across the hall to go to the loo in the middle of the night and her robovac woke up and started coming towards me, lights flashing, beeping loudly - it was like an alien spacecraft coming to attack me. It woke everyone up (or perhaps that was me, yelping in fright).

We got our first dish washer 9 years ago and I never understood why people raved about them until we did. Wouldn't be without one now.