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Aaaaand we are back to 1979.

Remind us again why you are single Beany?

This does appear to be universal.

Mrs GG is also not capable of playing dishwasher Jenga and ends up with me re-arranging it every time.

So the moral of the story is that if you’re a) married and b) want clean dishes with minimal effort, then don’t buy a dishwasher

Meh, the wife doesn't do it exactly how I want it, but not bad enough to make me want to do it all over again. You'll always get another chance!

My wife can load the dishwasher however the fuck she wants if it means I’m not doing it

It is heartening to see I am not alone!

I got utterly fed up of having to rearrange a "full" dishwasher so I am now the only person that puts in anything curved. Kids and wife occasionally put in a flat plate.

TBF, the design of the interior seems to be much the same as it was in the one my parents bought 35 plus years ago when a bowl was one shape and plates another, now we have bowlier bowls, pasta plates etc and the racks are not well thought out for that!

I miss Miele cutlery drawer*. Blooming genius idea but must have been too expensive to make as my Miele just has the basket.


* I did sell white goods for years.

mik wrote: Tue Oct 27, 2020 3:56 pm Aaaaand we are back to 1979.

Remind us again why you are single Beany?

Incredibly, I wasn't being entirely serious.

I'll never quite understand why people spend good money on something that takes ten times as long and not a huge amount less effort (once you take loading, unloading, cleaning things the dishwasher didn't do a good job on, etc) than just doing it by hand.

Perhaps literally everyone I've ever seen use a dishwasher has been using it wrong?

If your dishwasher isn't cleaning things properly you probably are indeed doing it wrong.

I don't disagree that if you wash up immediately after you eat that it doesn't take much longer than loading a dishwasher, but they probably clean better for the level of effort, and it's great when you've got a load of stuff left over from the day before and you can just throw it in.

Beany wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:07 am

mik wrote: Tue Oct 27, 2020 3:56 pm Aaaaand we are back to 1979.

Remind us again why you are single Beany?

Incredibly, I wasn't being entirely serious.

I'll never quite understand why people spend good money on something that takes ten times as long and not a huge amount less effort (once you take loading, unloading, cleaning things the dishwasher didn't do a good job on, etc) than just doing it by hand.

Perhaps literally everyone I've ever seen use a dishwasher has been using it wrong?

My missus is a good cook, but she uses EVERY single item in the kitchen To do it. Add that to the rest of the mess made whilst looking after kids and it is a full load each day. It takes me 2 minutes to Chuck them all in the dishwasher at the end of the night and put it on over night.

If you're just cooking for one and probably cleaning up as you go, then yeah, a dishwasher isn't for you.

Dishwasher0wned

duncs500 wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:13 am If your dishwasher isn't cleaning things properly you probably are indeed doing it wrong.

I don't disagree that if you wash up immediately after you eat that it doesn't take much longer than loading a dishwasher, but they probably clean better for the level of effort, and it's great when you've got a load of stuff left over from the day before and you can just throw it in.

All that lovely bacteria just festering overnight on the plate.....delicious.

Although again, I might not be being entirely serious with my criticisms - I can see the benefit beyond a certain point obviously.

I felt the same way about bidets until I tried them.

Rich B wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:20 amMy missus is a good cook, but she uses EVERY single item in the kitchen To do it. Add that to the rest of the mess made whilst looking after kids and it is a full load each day. It takes me 2 minutes to Chuck them all in the dishwasher at the end of the night and put it on over night.

Your kid is pretty young, so I guess it feels normal. I’m surprised your wife doesn’t resent this treatment however.

Beany wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:07 am

mik wrote: Tue Oct 27, 2020 3:56 pm Aaaaand we are back to 1979.

Remind us again why you are single Beany?

Incredibly, I wasn't being entirely serious.

Incredibly, neither was I.

mik wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:56 am

Rich B wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:20 amMy missus is a good cook, but she uses EVERY single item in the kitchen To do it. Add that to the rest of the mess made whilst looking after kids and it is a full load each day. It takes me 2 minutes to Chuck them all in the dishwasher at the end of the night and put it on over night.

Your kid is pretty young, so I guess it feels normal. I’m surprised your wife doesn’t resent this treatment however.

Well can you name of a better way to find out when the little detergent door opens??

Rich B wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:20 am

Beany wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:07 am

mik wrote: Tue Oct 27, 2020 3:56 pm Aaaaand we are back to 1979.

Remind us again why you are single Beany?

Incredibly, I wasn't being entirely serious.

I'll never quite understand why people spend good money on something that takes ten times as long and not a huge amount less effort (once you take loading, unloading, cleaning things the dishwasher didn't do a good job on, etc) than just doing it by hand.

Perhaps literally everyone I've ever seen use a dishwasher has been using it wrong?

My missus is a good cook, but she uses EVERY single item in the kitchen To do it. Add that to the rest of the mess made whilst looking after kids and it is a full load each day. It takes me 2 minutes to Chuck them all in the dishwasher at the end of the night and put it on over night.

If you're just cooking for one and probably cleaning up as you go, then yeah, a dishwasher isn't for you.

Are we married to the same person?

My Mrs prepares all of the boys meals from scratch (no jars of baby food etc), cooks her own meals and then often something different for me (we have very different palettes) so that's potentially 9 different meals in the day. We often have 2 dishwasher loads in a day and usually things are left piled up between meals. It's a right mess most days.

Beany wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:27 am

duncs500 wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:13 am If your dishwasher isn't cleaning things properly you probably are indeed doing it wrong.

I don't disagree that if you wash up immediately after you eat that it doesn't take much longer than loading a dishwasher, but they probably clean better for the level of effort, and it's great when you've got a load of stuff left over from the day before and you can just throw it in.

All that lovely bacteria just festering overnight on the plate.....delicious.

I would guess they still come out of the dishwasher cleaner than hand washing right away.

Rich B wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:20 am My missus is a good cook, but she uses EVERY single item in the kitchen To do it. Add that to the rest of the mess made whilst looking after kids and it is a full load each day. It takes me 2 minutes to Chuck them all in the dishwasher at the end of the night and put it on over night.

If you're just cooking for one and probably cleaning up as you go, then yeah, a dishwasher isn't for you.

She should have gone sailing with my stepfather - he insisted that the fair way of allocating cooking and washing up duties is for the chef to wash up. That way they are penalised for using more utensils and pans. Always stuck with me, so I wash up my own mess and... I wash up after everyone else too because they don't do it properly

I like that logic Jobbo...

Not specifically to the cook and the cleaner (as I do all the cooking...)

But in general, it’s a bloody good approach to ensuring efficiency

Rich B wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:20 am

Beany wrote: Wed Oct 28, 2020 9:07 am

mik wrote: Tue Oct 27, 2020 3:56 pm Aaaaand we are back to 1979.

Remind us again why you are single Beany?

Incredibly, I wasn't being entirely serious.

I'll never quite understand why people spend good money on something that takes ten times as long and not a huge amount less effort (once you take loading, unloading, cleaning things the dishwasher didn't do a good job on, etc) than just doing it by hand.

Perhaps literally everyone I've ever seen use a dishwasher has been using it wrong?

My missus is a good cook, but she uses EVERY single item in the kitchen To do it. Add that to the rest of the mess made whilst looking after kids and it is a full load each day. It takes me 2 minutes to Chuck them all in the dishwasher at the end of the night and put it on over night.

If you're just cooking for one and probably cleaning up as you go, then yeah, a dishwasher isn't for you.

I hate washing up by hand. I use the dishwasher on a half load setting.