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ChloeCC · 2021-03-19T21:22:13+00:00

My DP and I are currently planning our kitchen. We don't have dishwasher in our current kitchen and I'm not too bothered. He thinks it's an essential, and it'll become more essential as our kids grow - they're tiny atm. The new kitchen doesn't have a huge amount of cupboard space so I think we should save the space and go without. What do people with slightly older kids think? Is it something that would put you off buying a place if there wasn't a dishwasher? We might sell the house in a few years. I'm a bit torn - I don't mind washing up - sometimes it feels like a break!

Seagal · 21/03/2021 07:15

@Aposterhasnoname

To the posters on here saying they’ve never had a dishwasher and don’t want one. I remember my mother insisting she didn’t want a washing machine as you had to sort the washing into loads according to colour, if you only had a small load it wasn’t worth it, stuff got creased if you didn’t unload immediately etc.

Trust me. You want a dishwasher.

Aposter.... Perfect analogy.

Never considered a dishwasher before we moved into a house with one already fitted. We even considered removing it to make space for a tumble dryer. Thankfully we lost cupboard space instead.

It's an essential kitchen appliance, wouldn't be without one now.

DaisyWaldron · 21/03/2021 07:16

Rather than the effort of filling the sink, putting on gloves, scrubbing each dish, rinsing each dish, drying each dish and draining the sink and refilling when the water gets too greasy, and then wiping down the sink at the end, taking up the sink with soaking dishes if anything's been baked on, you just open the door of the dishwasher, put in the dirty dishes and close the door again.

They really aren't comparable in terms of labour.

CeeceeBloomingdale · 21/03/2021 07:26

Not the perfect analogy at all @Seagal. You and @Aposterhasnoname seem to be under the impression that people without one are living in a bubble of ignorance. While I've never had one, I've stayed in cottages with them, used them, and still don't rate them. You are implying people are stuck in their ways and resistant to technology and will be amazed if only they tried

LST · 21/03/2021 07:52

Essential to you. Not everyone. I have got rid of the one that was here when we moved in as it was just an unused waste of space

DaisyWaldron · 21/03/2021 08:01

I guess if you don't spend much time washing up, they don't make a big difference. But I usually cook a lot, and washing up took a lot of time and effort and getting a dishwasher was genuinely life-changing and gave me a significant amount of additional free time and better health.

yikesanotherbooboo · 21/03/2021 08:13

When we didn't have one and I had two small children I felt stuck to the kitchen sink. We had a space in the run of cupboards that housed a microwave that I never used so got one put in there. I think they are essential .

Baconking · 21/03/2021 08:34

I wish you'd turned the voting option on.

YABU

user1471538283 · 21/03/2021 08:39

I didn't have a dishwasher ever! I washed dishes all day every day because I couldnt stand the mess. We have had a dishwasher for 4 months and honestly it is life changing! I love it!

HeronLanyon · 21/03/2021 08:55

Can I say that the constant drip drip () of posts extolling the virtues of a dishwasher is actually having an effect on me.

MN alert - very rare post content about to be read - shield eyes if feeling delicate etc.

After a life without one and never thinking I want one I have changed my mind. I now do want one and can imagine using it and loving it. I have totally been swayed.

Nith · 21/03/2021 09:06

@CeeceeBloomingdale

Not the perfect analogy at all *@Seagal. You and @Aposterhasnoname* seem to be under the impression that people without one are living in a bubble of ignorance. While I've never had one, I've stayed in cottages with them, used them, and still don't rate them. You are implying people are stuck in their ways and resistant to technology and will be amazed if only they tried

I don't think that's really comparable, unless your behaviour on holiday is exactly the same as it is at home. When I'm in a holiday cottage I don't do any heavy duty cooking and baking because, well, I'm on holiday: we eat out a lot, and when we're eating in the cottage, it tends to be takeaways or really easy meals that need minimal cooking. It therefore takes quite a long time to fill the dishwasher, what we put in is often only a little bit dirty because it just has something like crumbs from pasties on it. I can see how you'd form the view that it's just as easy to hand wash. It's a whole different story at home.

MaryIsA · 21/03/2021 09:34

@HeronLanyon. Do it ....you know you want to.

EiffelPower · 21/03/2021 09:38

I haven't had a dishwasher for 15 years, no regrets. I always foundm clogging up, having to clear filters, buying salt, rinse aid etc., never got stuff clean, always got bits caked onto them. I'm happy with fairy liquid and hot water.

TheKeatingFive · 21/03/2021 09:45

A holiday experience isn’t comparable at all. You have limited crockery, you’re out of your routine, you’re spending time figuring out how everything work. It doesn’t replicate the home DW experience.

TheKeatingFive · 21/03/2021 09:46

I always foundm clogging up, having to clear filters, buying salt, rinse aid etc., never got stuff clean, always got bits caked onto them.

The most basic of dishwasher care ensures none of that is an issue.

CeeceeBloomingdale · 21/03/2021 09:47

@Nith For YOU. Maybe I don't bake as we eat healthily. Maybe we can't afford to eat out a lot or have takeaways which are full of lard anyway. Maybe we do behave similarly on holiday as at home. Maybe not everyone is like you

It's perfectly quick and easy to hand wash, especially if you don't leave things for hours to go hard. I wash up as I cook so nothing is welded on, then it's only the plates and cutlery to take care of after the meal. Fuck knows what you all are eating if it needs sandblasting off. I'm bored of the too posh to wash attitude.

Seagal · 21/03/2021 09:50

@CeeceeBloomingdale

Not the perfect analogy at all *@Seagal. You and *@Aposterhasnoname** seem to be under the impression that people without one are living in a bubble of ignorance. While I've never had one, I've stayed in cottages with them, used them, and still don't rate them. You are implying people are stuck in their ways and resistant to technology and will be amazed if only they tried

I genuinely thought *@Aposterhasnoname* analogy was a really good one. As I remember using a washing board as a youngster. Then washing machines gradually became an essential kitchen appliance.

I do wash up some items, and if our house didn't come with a dishwasher, we most probably wouldn't have bought one. However it's now an essential item for me, as its used daily.

I am certainly not implying that anyone is stuck in their ways, whether or not they have a dishwasher, microwave, blender, air fryer or tumble dryer etc. These appliances are useful but of course, one can manage without them. If you don't have a particular appliance, it doesn't mean that you are a technophobe. It's just a personal choice.

The Op asked about a dishwasher and after a lot of responses is now getting one :). Op please do report back in the future.

Robin233 · 21/03/2021 09:52

@CherryCherries

To me a dishwasher would seem more of a hindrance than anything. The reality would be, it would need to be loaded, meaning pre rinsed and stacked properly and be full to be switched on. Then great, it cleans it for you. But then it would need to be emptied and put away. Meanwhile more piles up to be put in the dishwasher..
Much quicker to just wash up, no need to make sure it's stacked properly etc and you can do smaller amounts as you go..

THIS ^^

Had one fir a short period when we moved into a new house.
Never worked properly
Didn't bother replacing in new kitchen and made better use of the space even though it was a big kitchen.
Years ago I had some limited experience with an industrial one.
Cleaning it after was far worse than washing the pots - yuck

carolinesbaby · 21/03/2021 10:00

Everyone seems to pre rinse before loading the dishwasher.
I don't bother, never have in 20+ years. Nor do I dry up after it finishes.
I empty it in the morning, load as I use pots through the day, and switch it on after tea. Done.

Likeandsubscribe · 21/03/2021 10:00

@EiffelPower

I haven't had a dishwasher for 15 years, no regrets. I always foundm clogging up, having to clear filters, buying salt, rinse aid etc., never got stuff clean, always got bits caked onto them. I'm happy with fairy liquid and hot water.

Things have moved on in the past 15 years! Dishwasher tablets come with all the correct dosage of salts and rinse aid already in them. It takes me two minutes to rinse the filter once a fortnight. I rarely have food caked on to plates and if I do, the item goes on in the next cycle , no problem.

Washing up is a prime example of a task that is such a waste of time that could be used for something much MUCH more interesting instead.

And op, in these current times, a dishwasher is much more hygienic too. Not to mention money-saving too.

CeeceeBloomingdale · 21/03/2021 10:01

@TheKeatingFive

A holiday experience isn’t comparable at all. You have limited crockery, you’re out of your routine, you’re spending time figuring out how everything work. It doesn’t replicate the home DW experience.

It's enough to see whether it's useful or not. I find cottages I book have plenty of crockery so it's not that. I don't need to be persuaded, I'm happy without but I don't appreciate the implication that I live off grid under a rock and if only I tried I'd be enlightened by the "experience".

CyberdyneSystems · 21/03/2021 10:05

We've had a slimline dishwasher for ten years as space was limited. It's good but there's still quite a few things I wash in the sink

Unless you have a lot of each item you'll find it will sit in the dishwasher until it's full and then you do the cycle so often you'll need to wash it by hand as you need it straightaway. I also wash slot of big items in the sink still

I like a dishwasher but I could live without it

Likeandsubscribe · 21/03/2021 10:07

To me a dishwasher would seem more of a hindrance than anything. The reality would be, it would need to be loaded, meaning pre rinsed and stacked properly and be full to be switched on. Then great, it cleans it for you. But then it would need to be emptied and put away. Meanwhile more piles up to be put in the dishwasher..
Much quicker to just wash up, no need to make sure it's stacked properly etc and you can do smaller amounts as you go..

Each to their own but I don't understand this at all. Stacking it takes minutes as does unloading it. Pressing a button ican hardly be counted as a separate process! . You just have to get in to the habit of always emptying it before you start to cook. . Things then go straight in after use without any need for stacking.

SomewhereInbetween1 · 21/03/2021 10:07

I'm really surprised at the amount of people that consider a dishwasher essential!

TheKeatingFive · 21/03/2021 10:10

It's enough to see whether it's useful or not.

I totally disagree with that

I find cottages I book have plenty of crockery so it's not that.

As much as your own house, seriously?

I don't need to be persuaded, I'm happy without but I don't appreciate the implication that I live off grid under a rock and if only I tried I'd be enlightened by the "experience".

Knock yourself out, it’s your life. I just find your reasoning odd. However if it boils down to it just don’t want one’ then that’s fair enough.

TheKeatingFive · 21/03/2021 10:11

I just don’t want one