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Do you hand-wash your dishes before doing them in the dishwasher?

Posted - May 24, 2019

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  • 32539
    No. I put them in if they do not come clean then I will hand wash it. Complaining the whole time.
      May 24, 2019 8:28 PM MDT
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  • 52906

      Wait, did you just answer your own question?
    —-
      May 26, 2019 7:42 AM MDT
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  • 32539
    No, I did not ask a question. I made an "if-then" statement. 
      May 26, 2019 9:13 AM MDT
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  • 46117
    Like, for example, IF you voted for Trump, THEN you probably need a good shrink? 
      May 26, 2019 9:16 AM MDT
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  • 44178
    I rinse the loose stuff from them. Consuelo does the final cleaning. This post was edited by Element 99 at May 26, 2019 7:46 AM MDT
      May 24, 2019 8:29 PM MDT
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  • 22853
    I hand wash everything.
    I don't have a dishwasher.
    :)

    (I know, I probably shouldn't have answered your question. Oh, well. But I bet if I had a dishwasher, I might be a pre-washer.)
    :)
      May 24, 2019 8:41 PM MDT
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  • 44178
    I know a gal named Marietta.
      May 24, 2019 8:43 PM MDT
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  • 22853
    Where's that Slartibartfast picture of Joke-Going-Over-my-Head thing when I need it?
    :)

    It's been a long day and I'm pretty out of it. Sorry.
    :)
      May 24, 2019 8:48 PM MDT
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  • 44178
    Dishwasher, house-cleaner...illegal Mexican named Marietta. A joke.
      May 24, 2019 8:54 PM MDT
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  • 22853
    omg -- thanks for explaining! A huge 'Duh!' on me!
    :)
      May 24, 2019 8:56 PM MDT
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  • 17364
    and on me
      May 26, 2019 12:19 AM MDT
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  • 52906
      May 24, 2019 8:58 PM MDT
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  • 22853
    There we go, yes!
    Ha!
    :)
      May 24, 2019 8:59 PM MDT
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  • 52906

      
    My wife and I don't own a dishwasher; we had it removed when the kitchen was remodeled about ten years ago. It came with the house when we moved in here almost two decades ago, and we had never used it.  She and I are anti-dishwasher, preferring to wash by hand. 
      Prior to owning this house, we had rented a house for many years, apartments for many years, and had resided in base housing when I served in the US Marine Corps.  Most of those abodes had dishwashers installed, but we were never great fans of them, so we seldomly used them, if at all.
    ~
     
      May 24, 2019 8:44 PM MDT
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  • 13251
    Why not? Dishwashers use hotter water than you could stand for washing by hand, so things get cleaner. They're great for saving time and labor.
      May 24, 2019 10:47 PM MDT
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  • 52906


      What do you mean "why not"?  Personal preference, that's why not. You have the right to your preference for using a dishwasher, I choose otherwise.
    ~
      May 25, 2019 12:05 AM MDT
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  • 14795
    Dishwasher tablets are one of the most dangerous chemicals in your home....hold one in your hand and activate it with water and it will disolve your skin in 15 minutes.....
    The chemicals that leave things sparkling clean you can feel on everything the
    at gets washed in your machine....I can feel it on our cups and cutlery and always rinse it off before drying and putting things back in the cupboard...
    I often wonder what happens to all chemicals that goes down our drains.....how are these discarded chemicals removed before being allowed to enter our oceans...if they are removed ,how are they then disposed of....
    there must be millions of tons to get rid of in just America alone ....What on earth happens to it all......
    Nothing at all is ever said about it....
      May 25, 2019 12:13 AM MDT
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  • 17364
    Plenty has been said and regulation are in place.  Phosphates were the devil we had to hear about for years.  But chemicals are something Americans cannot get away from.  The Eurpean countries do not allow much of the harmful chems that Americans are exposed to.  Everyone in DC is rich and getting richer because of.  
      May 25, 2019 12:27 AM MDT
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  • 14795
    Drop a tiny peice of litter ,even by accident and you get a £100 fine ....A women dropped Ten pounds from her back pocket and was fined some years ago....

    Yes I vaguely remember the hue and cry about phosphates and the damage they do....yet they are still used to this day....
    Household bleach and detergents are another things that  that's left on our plates if not rinsed thoroughly...
    Why have things less harmful not been devoloped ?

    Money ey tends to rule us all.....if your rich you can buy anyone.... 
      May 25, 2019 2:34 AM MDT
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  • 17364
    ...and water
      May 26, 2019 12:18 AM MDT
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  • 7775
    Sometimes I do. Especially if I've been eating eggs or some pasta dish.
      May 24, 2019 8:51 PM MDT
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  • 44178
    Especially with cheese.
      May 24, 2019 8:55 PM MDT
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  • 3523
    I rinse the dishes as thoroughly as I can in hot water, the put them on the counter.  I am not allowed to load the dishwasher.  That's fine with me.
      May 24, 2019 10:37 PM MDT
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  • 13251
    I rinse most items.
      May 24, 2019 10:47 PM MDT
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