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| msdoolittle |
Posted - Oct 14 2011 : 10:18:29 AM
Well, after a certain event involving a single cockroach, we ripped out our dishwasher, never to have one again. After I saw what our supposedly clean rinse water was running through, I just couldn't stand the thought of my dishes ever going back into that contraption.
So does anyone else NOT have a dishwasher?
For the entire story, I have blogged about it here: http://mylittlecountry.wordpress.com/
:0)
FarmGirl #1390
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| msdoolittle |
Posted - Dec 05 2011 : 06:43:25 AM
Amie,
I LOVE LOVE LOVE the extra space I now have w/o the washer. I store my big pots/baking stuff in that space, and it is so handy. In fact, I usually forget that I even have that space now, because I'm not used to using it. Still need to add shelving there and that will make it even better. :0)
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| Amie C. |
Posted - Dec 04 2011 : 07:18:41 AM
You guys have truly convinced me not to get a dishwasher, which is great because now I can plan for more drawers in my remodeled "dream" kitchen.
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| forgetmenot |
Posted - Dec 04 2011 : 07:08:58 AM
Never had a dishwasher..oh, wait...yes I do..DH does the dishes and, I don't think I want to ditch him.lol. Seriously, our kitchen is very tiny. There was a spot for a dishwasher. We put in more cupboards instead. No regrets. Anyway, dishwater is a great way to warm your hands in the winter.
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| jessabelluh |
Posted - Dec 01 2011 : 3:29:43 PM
I have never had a dishwasher. Although as I type this, the kids are in the kitchen washing the dinner dishes 
We do have a dishwasher in the house, but it has never even been hooked up and we use it purely for storage.
~jess |
| marjean |
Posted - Dec 01 2011 : 3:24:54 PM
Our dishwasher heating element went out and even though we have an appliance warranty we have to pay a set $50 each time a repair is needed. So we have been using it as a drying rack and washing them by hand.
I'll have to have my husband take a look for bugs! Yikes!
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| Missus Miranda |
Posted - Nov 19 2011 : 6:03:48 PM
OH LORD ALMIGHTY I HATE THAT MACHINE!!!! It's such a bone of contention for me, because everyone insists it's so much faster and easier, and I have to prove them wrong every time. You can soak dishes for HOURS, but unless you wash EVERY SINGLE ONE by hand, they come out dirtier than when they went in! I don't even mean rinse, I mean WASH. So, I do the dishes by hand. Not to mention, our water bill went WAY down when I stopped using that glorified sprinkler system. Detergent is way more expensive than dish liquid, it's loud... OH I could go on, but I won't!
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| sammyann |
Posted - Nov 18 2011 : 11:10:06 AM
We found that we had big black ants in ours. We opened up the door one day and ants came running out. I don't have one any more.
Sam |
| msdoolittle |
Posted - Nov 16 2011 : 11:33:29 AM
I just won't have another. It's so easy to just wash the things when I'm done and put them up. I wash, the husband dries and puts away. :0)
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| ijjie |
Posted - Nov 16 2011 : 06:44:03 AM
Havn't had one for many years, but was thinking of adding one when renovating the kitchen, but now--- no way! Thanks for helping me make up my mind on this!!!!
Joan |
| Violets November |
Posted - Nov 14 2011 : 6:31:00 PM
I haven't used mine for about a year now, and won't anymore.
We have our own well, with minerals, and the minerals really do a number on the dishes. And it seemed that most everything had to go from the dishwasher to the sink so I could wash by hand, instead of just being put away.
What a hassle.
Kitchen sink and counters are cleaner when I do dishes by hand.
~Violet~
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| ClaireSky |
Posted - Nov 12 2011 : 4:29:33 PM
I don't have one here...but then again, it's just me.
Julie
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| Fannie |
Posted - Nov 06 2011 : 04:59:34 AM
NO! I still have him...(my DH) Don't know what I would do without him.
Fannie
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| msdoolittle |
Posted - Nov 02 2011 : 5:06:48 PM
Yes, my husband is famous for breaking glasses as well! Lol. Oh well :0(
Cockroaches are just too prevalent down here (in the Gulf states). With our mild winter temps, there's just no way to fully eliminate the things. At least these are the Smoky brown cockroaches and not the German cockroaches. Germans are the ones that infest houses by the thousands. Ugh! For whatever reason, the Smoky Brown roach resides in great numbers out here in the country. Bleech.
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| debtea2 |
Posted - Nov 01 2011 : 8:07:48 PM
well i'd give it up if i wasn't such a klutz
when i wash dishes and glasses
i wind up with least than a set each time
and though i really love shopping for new dishes
and glassware it was getting pricey...LOL
but i have a contract w/the company and call every couple
of months and have them clean it..i never saw any gunk or roaches..
few years back i lived in another house and did not have a DW
and found roaches..yuck..moved soon afterwards..
blessings
inch by inch we find our way
jersey farmgirl
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| msdoolittle |
Posted - Nov 01 2011 : 10:59:05 AM
Most people I have talked to actually use it for storage. I can't wait to get my shelves in that empty space!!!
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| Sweet_Tea |
Posted - Nov 01 2011 : 07:47:33 AM
I have a dishwasher.. but I use it as a drying rack :)
I hate the noise of it, and I hate the way it washes.. So I hand wash and place the cleans ones in the dishwasher to dry..
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| Betty J. |
Posted - Oct 27 2011 : 11:16:41 AM
Doing dishes by hand washing is also a good way to keep your hands and feet warm in the cold of winter--not so much in the summer though.
Betty in Pasco |
| Catherine L |
Posted - Oct 26 2011 : 7:25:01 PM
When my dishwasher died a few years back I didn't replace it and haven't missed it. I love the way the dishes sound as they are washed in a sink full of hot sudsy water, they kind of make a clunking sound.
~Catherine~
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| msdoolittle |
Posted - Oct 26 2011 : 09:22:49 AM
I don't miss it, either...I promise you I don't. This way, the dishes tend to get done even faster (cause I hate looking @ dirty dishes) and I find that I do enjoy doing it (who would have thought???). Audrey, I don't know about bleach for a few reasons. One is, I do not know all the chemical contents of dishwashing powder/liquid, so it is possible it could create dangerous fumes. Two is, bleach is powerful stuff and I wonder if it would degrade the plastic in the washer. Lastly, if you have a bunch of muck in the filter (as I did), bleach isn't really going to do much anyway, because you can't disinfect muck, you know? Back in my vet tech days, there was a saying (it's a little gross, and I'm gonna ad lib a bit) "You can't disinfect a (piece of poo)" meaning, if you have a wad of nastiness, you can spray it all day with a disinfectant and it ain't gonna do much. Know what I mean?
I'm also a lot happier knowing that now the dishwash chemicals aren't going out into my field lines anymore!
Betty, I would just say that if you saw the muck I saw...it was disgusting. True, any form of dishwashing isn't going to be sterile...nothing much is unless you run it through an autoclave! But, I will say that I wash all my dishrags and towels every day. If I used a dishrag to wash dishes, it immediately goes into the washer. I don't want to spread any funk any more than I'd have to. I just wasn't comfortable with the thought of my clean dishes being sprayed with water that had just run through grey slime. I am sure that other dishwashers may be more efficient at rinsing out the 'muck' than mine was.
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| Betty J. |
Posted - Oct 26 2011 : 09:08:58 AM
I have a dishwasher and I use it about every other day. I have never found any food bits or nastiness on any of my dishes. When someone does dishes by hand, all the germs on the hands plus the ones on the dishtowel are spread nicely over the plates, glasses, silverware, etc. What is the difference--germs are germs?
Betty in Pasco |
| queenmushroom |
Posted - Oct 26 2011 : 08:55:47 AM
I know someone, who for years, would handwash her dishes, then put them through the dishwasher again to sterilize them. I don't know how long it was before she realized that it was a waste of time and money to do both. She now just puts them through her dishwasher.
Lorie |
| njaw09 |
Posted - Oct 21 2011 : 10:04:10 AM
At my old place where I used to stay (when I was single) I did have a dishwasher but after few years it start leaking and I see puddle on the floor. What was difficult back than was I was living in an apartment. Ever since that situation of leaking I don't want a dishwasher.
I don't have a dishwasher at our house but my husband wants to purchase one for me but I prefer washing dishes by hand. I feel it is a great stress reliever. Don't have to think but just wash, wash, wash.
I don't miss the dishwasher at all.
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| acairnsmom |
Posted - Oct 21 2011 : 07:42:32 AM
Interesting topic. I had not thought to check my dw for gunk around the sprayer, but yeah, where would that food residue go? Ewww! When DH was gone so much a couple of years ago I started washing my few dishes by hand and found I rather enjoyed it. Especially in the winter, putting your hands in the hot soapy water felt soooo good! Now if I have just a few dishes, I'll do them up by hand rather than put them in the dw, but I had to go back to work after being off for many years and I find myself using the dw more now. I wonder if you can run bleach in your dw (without dishes) to help sanitize it like you do the clothes washer?
Audrey
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| SylviaE |
Posted - Oct 20 2011 : 6:36:07 PM
Have had dishwashers in rentals and military housing but never used them. Have not and will not have one in my house now.
Sylvia E
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| msdoolittle |
Posted - Oct 20 2011 : 5:01:48 PM
Well, here's another bonus. I will never again have to worry about my dear husband putting my cast iron skillet/candy thermometer/kid's Crazy straws in the dishwasher again!
He said the other day: "Well, you know that the clothes washer is pretty much the same thing. " I told him that you have to draw the line somewhere! Plus, I try to run hot cycles on stuff that may have (ew) fecal bacteria on it, and I also do run a monthly bleach cycle (boo) after I found mildew taking over the gasket. Bleech! But anyway...
FarmGirl #1390
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