To consider two dishwashers?

I have two full sized washers in a busy family home.

It isn't that great. This morning I came downstairs to two dishwashers half full of dirty stuff so had to sort it out and restack

Some mornings I have two dishwashers to empty instead of one (a job I hate)

Family members (including myself) go to cupboards and drawers for clean items rather than think about going in a dishwasher.

It does mean I don't have plates waiting around for a wash but that's the only bonus really.

We've got two dishwashers and the system they work is a treat... Me and Him 😉🤣

I always thought to have one was a luxury but cannot get my head around the thought of having two...🤷🏼‍♀️🤯

We (sort of) did this in our small kitchen, and now we have a big kitchen we have the same arrangement. It is not two separate dishwashers, it is a Fisher & Paykel double dishdrawer which is one machine housing two separate dishdrawers.

There are two of us so we only usually have enough to fill one drawer at a time (which is why we bought it), then when that's full we start loading the other one. If you have a lot to wash you can run both at the same time.

https://www.fisherpaykel.com/uk/dishwashing/contemporary-dishwashers/

They are expensive but are very reliable, our current one is nearly 10 years old. Ours is a double but you can get singles if you have very limited space.

A person after my own heart. I’ve always thought that this was a brilliant idea.

that seems…excessive!

OR - you could Ruthlessly Declutter (YT full of these vids atm)
you wouldn’t need one much less two
Extreme Minimalism even.
Then when that doleful exercise is completed,
you could manifest The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning,
make a proper job of streamlining your home/life,
buy paper plates, mugs, wooden cutlery and microwave dinners in a box from M&S,
you would have a neat tidy kitchen -
or you could rebel and have two dishwashers !!

I can understand having two if you have a big, busy family, but living on your own it seems like a massive waste of space and wont work how you think it will.

Say you have a full clean dishwasher and full dirty, at some point you will have to start putting dirty plates and clean plates in the same dishwasher, unless you have one for dirty plates and one for storage, but then you might as well just have draws and cupboards

I’d have never even thought of having two but it makes sense

I’d do it but you’ll need some form of storage somewhere for the weird bits that aren’t often used. Unless you are going seriously minimalist. I pretty much live out of one dishwasher. Weekdays it’s normally 4 cereal bowls, 4 side plates knives and spoons for breakfast Then dinner plates, cutlery, glasses, a serving plate and a pan.

Normally I run it overnight and empty it in the morning but if the dc are going to theirs Dads for dinnerI have reloaded the breakfast stuff back in to the clean dishwasher and ran it all through again as otherwise I have to run 1/2 a dishwasher.

I have a friend who has two dishwashers. She is originally from the USA and said it's common there.

I solved this by removing the lower shelf in the cupboard above the d/w, buying 2 shelf rack thingies from Ikea/Wilko/JL in the corners, jugs and tall fat mugs I happened to have holding cutlery, it works fine, cleaner in fact as I was regularly cleaning the cutlery/knife drawer, of crumbs, ricegrains, hairs lurking therein.
All good silverware, Royal Doulton, Le Creuset, Granny’s gold rimmed delicate coffee set, now live happily at my delighted daughter’s non dishwashered house.

It's a thing now in larger new builds. I'd do it like a shot!

I've got two. I'd never go back to just having one.

We have two dishwashers - it's amazing!

But we do still put stuff away.

What I like:

Our kitchen is always tidy, never anything stacked up in the sink

Can put in pots and pans and not worry about taking up space

So so good for when we have guests

My neighbour has two drawer style ones and it’s a brilliant arrangement. I think that the drawer ones are however bonkers expensive

We have 2 dishwashers and it works well. We’ve never got mixed with clean/dirty, you get used to it and just do it on autopilot. We also have 2 of other appliances. It’s not stupid!

I wish I had put 2 in for the same reason. I live alone dishwasher only on twice a week mostly and it would just have worked so well

I think @SugarAndSpike is a genius

My full sized d/w is on at least once a day, in the space next to the sink designated for a washer, washer moved elsewhere in the kitchen, never thought to have two! I would not want to be without it, in fact I came to this house because I could see space for a d/w.
I have seen two side by side in an immense London kitchen rejigged, in the central island, with plenty of forward space to allow for the door dropping, room to walk
around, save bashing of calves.
One had a 30deg glasses wash as they entertained a great deal, with quick or eco wash so was specialised, used for washing delicates, on constantly apparently.

If you want two, have two!

I have found/find that some people become quite defensive when they discover I have ONE ! - my neighbour looked really shocked! Came in for a nosey, saw more than she bargained for.
Why does anyone think it affects them at all.
I hear - “why do you want a dishwasher, there is only you” - making assumptions
She doesn’t need a dishwasher, she’s got me! - most original
We only have the dishwasher on once/twice a week - gosh
Why can’t you just wash up? - myob
comments about running costs - environment - not getting clean enough etc.

I love my dishwasher, would not want to be without it : in a regular sized kitchen,
it is the Star!

Yes have TWO, side by side, like squeaky clean twins.

I have 2 F&P tall dishwasher drawers side by side. Absolutely LOVE it! I do cook quite a bit and there are never any dirty pots and no bending down to empty the dishwasher 😊 Also if I (well actually not me but always DH!) forget to put anything in the dishwasher when it’s on, you just knock on the door and it stops. My dishwashers make me happy, which I think shows I am truly old and boring 🤣🤣

You live alone. How much dirty cutlery and washing up are you producing that a dishwasher would need to be used every day anyway?

Unless you have friends/family over daily or use a crazy amount of cooking implements for each meal.

And how many multiples do you have of stuff if you have enough to fill a dishwasher and not have to use it again the till the dishwasher has been filled and cleaned and ready to go?

Or.maybe I'm odd because we only have 6 knives, forks, teaspoons, bowls, side plates, dinner plates, pasta bowls, 1 set of saucepans, 2 frying pans etc?!

Oh… as it’s just you, you’ll not mess up clean and dirty. You’ll be fine. So what if a couple of clean bits stay in the machine when it’s time to start using it as the dirty machine? Do it!

Do it, OP. I have two and my only regret is I didn't go for two full size. I have one full size and one slimline. The second dishwasher was actually cheaper then the drawers that I was going to put there.
Practically, it's a game changer. So, for instance, this morning, I had one dishwasher half full of dirty dishes, which I topped up with glasses etc from last night and set it off. Our breakfast dishes - which would have been stacked waiting for thecdw to finish - now go in the second dishwasher, so clean surfaces all the time. As another pp said, it also means I can use the 5 hour eco setting as there's no rush. Both my dw are on each day.

OP this is my life goal but I cannot get DH onboard with the idea. It makes so much sense to me. Do it!!!!

It seems a bit excessive but it looks like they can't sell us anything else for kitchens so now started on having two of everything (see also two sinks, two ovens, two fridges).

You would still need a cutlery drawer/ crockery storage because not everything gets used every day.