Dishwasher madness!

[Timeforausernamechange]

Just emptied and refilled our (full-size) dishwasher for the 2nd time today ( and it's not even bed time... AIBU to think this is ridiculous?

We are a family of 2 adults and 2 kids (3&1) and we do tend to cook from scratch. DD also has an afternoon nursery place which means she needs to be fed before I drop her off at 12.00. This means we can sometimes end up with 5 mealtimes over the day, which might explain some of it. But even so it seems ridiculous.

How many times do you run your dishwasher every day?

[Topseyt]

Once a day usually. Sometimes twice if needed. Four of us still living at home here, five when student DD1 is home in uni holidays

[Topseyt]

Once a day usually. Occasionally twice as necessary. Still have DH and I and two out of three DDs living at home.

[Topseyt]

Gah, internet connection problems meaning I can't always see my posts first time around.

[Bertucci]

Ours is always twice a day at the weekend.

[c3pu]

Once a day, or less depending on whether my kids are here or not.

[clairethewitch70]

Once a day usually, sometimes twice. We are a family of 4 (20+17). And at least one load washed by hand of things that cannot go in the dishwasher.

[TondelayaDellaVentamiglia]

once or twice...

it depends if there has been cooking from scratch or freezer diving for meals and if we are having a Dishwasher stand off...which means no one wants to unload it, cos then they will have to reload it and tidy the kitchen.

Generally it goes on in the evening and I empty it in the morning and start reloading the breakfast things....but that's best case scenario!

[Huldra]

Twice a day, sometimes 3 during the week. Then at least 3 times at the weekends. We put pots and pans in the dishwasher so it can easily get full if we have been baking or cooking a roast.

[HelloCanYouHearMe]

We are a family of 3 - our dishwasher goes on every other day

[idontlikealdi]

I have a slimline one and it goes in twice a day 2 adults and 2 five year olds.

[jellyshoeswithdiamonds]

Once a day during the week.
Twice a day on weekends, (cooked breakfast then evening meal).

3 of us during the week
6 of us on weekends

[AmyInTheBoonies]

We are a family of three and it is often on twice a day.

I cook from scratch and put pots and pans in the dishwasher. So often our evening meal is enough to fill up the dishwasher once.

[Ulysses]

Isis ally once but it was twice today as we made pancakes from scratch and then a roast. It's generally needs only to be on once though.

[OSETmum]

Once a day usually. Our dishwasher broke in June and dh has put off replacing it til yesterday 😡 I've had to wash up 3 times a day for 5 months, so I'll never, ever moan about doing the dishwasher again!

[britbat23]

Hopefully one day the law will be changed to allow women to buy and install dishwashers, but until then...

[DeleteOrDecay]

We have a slimline one which goes on at least once a day. Sometimes twice and very occasionally 3 times. We are a family of 2 adults and 2 dc age 4 and 18months.

[Tubbyinthehottub]

I've got two dishwashers. At least one is in every day and there are only three of us. Once you've put pans or baking dishes in there isn't much room left. It's not ridiculous

[ChickenVindaloo2]

One adult and a cat. Our slimline washer goes on once a day.

[NK346f2849X127d8bca260]

Five of us, goes on twice a day, have even considered having two dishwashers

[MrsMook]

4 of us. Once a day on average.

Some meals will use more pans than others, and some will be reheats so just a minimum generated.

Why 5 meals per day?

[AmyInTheBoonies]

I'd love two dishwashers - I will probably install them when I get the kitchen refurbed.

[supersop60]

Once or twice a day, and 2-3 times a day at the weekend. The DCs will happily help unload, but hate loading the icky plates etc. hardly ever wash by hand these days. love it!

[Idrinkandiknowstuff]

Good grief, there's two of us, both out at work all day and our full size dishwasher runs a minimum of twice a day, sometimes three times. I guess we load it really badly

[StrongerThanIThought76]

3 of us, once a day

Handwashing? I posess no kitchenalia that doesn't go in the dishwasher -possibly because it got ruined so obviously wasn't meant to be-