Kitchen

[ECBG]

I don't put my pots and pans in the dishwasher, but everything else goes in.  We rinse everything off then let it wash  on "hot" when it fills.

[KailaS]

I rent and have no disheasher except my two hands.

[rdwarrior]

I rarely use the dishwasher.  Only if I have company & guests exceed 5 people.   Hand washing with hot soapy water -- have been doing since I got married in the early 80s.   I remember renovating the kitchen in the mid-80s and I didn't want a dishwasher -- would have preferred an extra cabinet.  But my husband won out on this and we installed the dishwasher.  This was the only time in my marriage that he was right .  When we eventually sold the home, and kitchen without a dishwasher would have been a negative.  

[jannabelle1]

Oh my....I would never give up my dishwasher! It's just the two of us, but it's amazing how many bowls, small plates, utensils we use during the day. I run the dishwasher ever 2 days and love the squeaky clean and shiny utensils and dishes. I never, ever have a sink full of dishes - everything is rinsed and goes in the dishwasher as we use them. The only things I hand wash are my pans and knives, and I do that right after using them, and never in a sinkfull of water.

If you enjoy washing dishes, good for you. That's not my thing! I had my share of washing a sinkfull of dirty dishes in water that eventually wasn't very clean when I was growing up! No thanks, but you asked!

[kitcat51]

Always by hand...never had or wanted a dishwasher.

[Kachina624]

I have a dishwasher but find it easier to just wash my plate and silverware after every meal.  The dishwasher is storing clean dishes.

[Xivambala]

I am a one person household and always use my dishwasher. I had to wash the dishes by hand growing up as a child. On my own, no way. I load the dishwasher as I use my dishes, and run machine when it is full. I do put pans in my cycles as well.

[Jessa9]

Unfortunately I do too and I really hate doing dishes.

[aroc3435]

@deepwaterdotter   In the townhouse I now rent there is a dishwasher.  I have only used it twice, once when I moved in to learn how it worked and to be sure it worked, and the only time after that was when I had a really large social event to cook for and wanted to have the kitchen cleared and cleaned up before I left with the finished food.

My Significant Other needs things to keep him busy and doing dishes is one he enjoys doing.  I also like doing dishes and we do them as we go--things don't sit in the sink unless we are soaking a dirty roasting or broiler pan.

I never put knives (other than tabletop setting) in the dishwasher or pots and pans or earthenware type items, or Lock and Lock.

Like some others I keep my oversized clean platters, casseroles, and other large, bulky dishware stored in there.

aroc3435

Washington, DC

[Meowingkitty]

Ever since my husband starting working from home it seems I was always doing dishes all day long. Cat plates, regular glasses, silverware etc. I finally just had enough and started using the dishwasher a couple of times a week. Prior to that I never used it but now I like it.