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Do you enjoy handwashing your dishes or using the dishwasher?

Barbarainnc — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 18:38:14 GMT

Even though I have a dishwasher, I enjoy handwashing the dishes. I find it very relaxing, the hot soapy water and rinsing them off. I let them air dry, then put them up. I do this 3 times aday. 😊 ❤ 😊

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Diva on The Q — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 18:42:42 GMT

Well...I don't exactly enjoy washing dishes , but I handwash my dishes.

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DREAMON — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 18:48:20 GMT

Washing dishes is not a chore I enjoy at all. I use the dishwasher whenever possible.

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judy0330 — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 18:52:01 GMT

Dishwasher -- but they are basically clean when I put them in.

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willdob3 — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 18:52:08 GMT

@Barbarainnc

You are welcome to wash my dishes any time!

I do not have a dishwasher so I wash dishes by hand. It is something that needs to be done but not anything I enjoy. I just do it to get it done.

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ptagirl — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 18:54:55 GMT

Don't know if I 'enjoy' handwashing dishes, but I have to, as I don't have a dishwasher anylonger... I know they're clean and can get them done in a short period of time and put away... no loading/unloading involved... no biggie to me...

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loriqvc — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 18:55:34 GMT

I do not enjoy handwashing my dishes, but that's what I do—and then I usually put them into the dishwasher to air dry on the nice racks out of the way. If I've had a big baking or cooking day where I have enough dishes to fill the dishwasher, I use it, but even then I wash specialty pans and such by hand.

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Nightowlz — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 19:10:26 GMT

No. I let DH wash the dishes. LOL!!! He does not like it either but he will get over it.

I told him if I had to do the cooking I was not also doing the cleaning.

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MarkeieMark — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 19:11:36 GMT

I must enjoy it because the new dishwasher is about four inches away. BTW, I always wear gloves, and would never otherwise.

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RetRN — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 19:17:31 GMT

Always handwash my dishes, don't like dishwashers. Just my personal preference.

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Foxxee — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 19:40:59 GMT

One morning I woke up, decidrf I was never unloading the dishwasher again! i can remember since the age of 7 helping Mother empty the dang thing and have been doing it ever since.

So, I started washing them by hand...letting them air dry, but am getting tired of that too. So, when I have too many dishes, I do use the dishwasher. It's good to use it every once in while just to make sure it doesn't forget what its supposed to do. Lol!

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Desertdi — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 19:46:35 GMT

I don't own enough dishes to fill a dishwasher.......

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2blonde — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 19:47:05 GMT

@Barbarainnc Interesting subject and interesting answers. This one will probably get you, though. I moved into my condo nearly 28 years ago and have never so much as turned on the dishwasher! I use so few dishes in a day, that it seemed like a waste, so I do the few I have by hand. At this point in time, I'd be scared to even try the DW, as all the hoses are probably rotted by now and I'd have a flood!

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GraceLady — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 19:48:08 GMT

There is something nice about mindless, repetitive chores that can be relaxing, like washing dishes (or in my case ironing). The problem with hand-washing is the sanitation issue. We cannot use water hot enough when washing by hand--we would be scalded. In that case, a dishwasher does a better job.

There will always be things that don't go in the dishwasher that can be handwashed.

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CrazyKittyLvr2 — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 19:53:22 GMT

I don't enjoy doing dishes by hand.. I do wash my good knives and some pots and pans by hand but they are non-stick and a cinch to clean. I didn't have a dishwasher for the first several years of marriage. If this one dies I'm headed for another the same day. I can't imagine holiday dinners without a dishwasher.

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proudlyfromNJ — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 19:58:13 GMT

I don’t enjoy any housework. As for dishes, sometimes I wash and let dry in the dishwasher as another poster mentioned. I don’t worry about the water being hot enough to sanitize if I wash as opposed to using the dishwasher.

I do use the dishwasher pretty often. I scrap them but don’t rinse.

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chvall99 — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 20:00:55 GMT

OK I am one of those folks that find handwashing dishes relaxing. I would get periodlically asked if I wanted a dishwasher but always said no. I still do not own one. I have a very vintage kitchen and I would have had to tear out original cabinets to accomodate one so it was a easy decision to go old school.

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mekhya — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 20:04:03 GMT

I enjoy handwashing my dishes. We do have a dishwasher but we have hard water which makes it essentially ineffective. I'm really picky and would end up handwashing about 95% of the stuff anyway. I would not put cookware, knives, & wooden utensils in the dishwasher.

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beckyb1012 — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 20:08:37 GMT

I live alone so it is a waste of water and such to run my dishwasher. I handwash all then put in the dishwasher to dry off on their own. I do run the dishwasher about every 6 months to make sure hoses do not harden and crack.

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peachesncream — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 20:19:56 GMT

I dont enjoy dishwashing, but as a neatnick I get satisfaction from having a clean kitchen.