To think a dishwasher will change our lives?

Well I think the pp who said that probably knows what time she has and what she'd prefer to do with it...maybe she'd quite like a few hours out of the house on her own for some peace and quiet. I don't really see what there is to argue about.

I would argue there are very few people with families who have the time to spend what would be hours and hours a week to spend at the launderette.

Replace them with Pyrex. It’s another life changer.

Oh and take care with cooking trays that are dishwasher safe … I’ve found that unless I take these out IMMEDIATELY and hand dry they will absolutely start to rust. Thinking it’s because the jets push water into all the tiny nooks and crannies

I honestly can’t believe there are people that don’t have one!! Yes of course get one, just don’t buy into the American online bullshit that says you have to wash everything first!!

Agree with majority opinion that if ours broke tomorrow I’d have a new one ordered by bedtime. Love it and it’s used every day sometimes twice e.g Christmas Day. And yes it makes your sink side look so much tidier too.

Couple of tips -

I clean mine once a month by putting a ramekin of soda crystals on top rack and 500ml white vinegar in a Pyrex jug in bottom then whack on hottest setting. When done leave it shut and powered off so steam can carry on sterilising. Then just takes a few minutes to soak and clean the filters etc. No idea behind the science of any of this but heard it on MN so 200% it’s fact 😁 and my DW is always lovely and clean.

If you juice a lemon don’t chuck the remaining fleshy half just stick in cutlery rack. Next time you use it so it helps clean and makes it smell nice and fresh.

I think it just comes down to personal preference - similarly to how many people have one household chore that they absolutely detest. At a launderette you can sit and read or go out for a mooch around town in the meantime, for example, whereas washing up just means endless drudgery to some people.

Never had a dishwasher but always wanted one as I cook from scratch a lot. I have OCD with washing dishes, have to wash each individual thing and run hot water over it until no suds. I can't stand when anyone just dips dishes in and out of a sink full of dirty dish water.

Some people actually like doing stuff like ironing and cleaning, rather than slobbing in front of the tv.

Weird I know but still. Different stuff for different people.

Gosh I'll happily put mine on twice a day if it means I don't have to wash a single dish.
had a dishwasher for easily 35 years +, never had my own home without one.

I use one of these; the glasses stay clear.https://www.finish.co.uk/products/dish-glass-protector?srsltid=AfmBOooX42yTndn3PyYZJfXd6JALVs7INpf7RhedNAi3Tj_-V8o0-tCD

Surely that would take a lot more time than washing up though.
I suppose if you have endless time to sit in the launderette then it's not a problem.

I would love a dishwasher, but can't fit one in unless I do a whole kitchen redesign.......and there are other priorities.

Oh it's perfectly possible to get things properly clean by hand.

I've had dishwashers for 40+ years. My previous one broke down last year, and I had to wait a few weeks for the replacement. I'd forgotten how annoying washing up by hand was!

It depends how you define 'properly clean'.
I don't have a dishwasher. I wash glasses in soapy water, rinse well and drain to dry. The fancy glasses get dried with a clean t.towel straight away to avoid any lime scale, but all glasses are washed and clean.

Yes, get a dishwasher. Train your children to put things in and to help unload it.

We've just got rid of a Hisense and replaced with a Bosch. It sort of broke, but I loathed it and we didn't try to fix it, just jumped on the excuse to replace it. It didn't seem to get things nearly as clean as the new one, or the predecessor of another brand. So I vote "not Hisense".

Life changing for me too, especially once have children

I have a savings account with £500 in that's never touched.

It ensures that if my precious dishwasher breaks, I can have a new one the next day. The best gift I've ever bought myself.

Yes but you can take clothes to a launderette.

Right...
I need to know more about making fish-flavoured vodka in the dishwasher?

That could be the real game changer arising from this thread!

Really? Surely washing clothes by hand would take longer than washing pots and pans.

My one broke recently and I waited a few weeks before replacing it to see if I really needed it. I concluded I did. It saves so much time. I feel the stuff is cleaners. I am not waiting for hot water tank to heat up. Unloading takes very little time as I can pretty much stand on either side of it and can put dishes and glasses away.

Well quite.

@Question285 if you get a dishwasher you could alternate doing dishwasher duty and each take a turn looking after the children.

It will,just because it clears up the sink for the general mess that small children generate! On a serious note, it is much easier, apart from the obvious 'how do you load a dishwasher correctly' but that's a seperate thread.
Just even at weekends, or a play date, everything in, pop on a quick wash and it's done.
Add to that you can make your own flavoured vodka and lovely fish dishes in the dishwasher and it's a win win from me.
Even just from an aesthetic point of view, the dishes are out of sight straight away as well, so less to be caught up when a game of catch goes randomly into the kitchen!
Finally checking out the amazon bargains and get 200 decent dishwasher tabs for not much, makes a huge amount of sense.