To think a dishwasher will change our lives?

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Never had a dishwasher before and never thought I needed one. But now, with two small DC, I think it would make a world of difference. DH, who does most of the washing up, disagrees.

So, does anyone have any input? Does having a dishwasher make life better? Is it worth the investment? Will it be so life changing that even my reluctant DH will be persuaded? 😄

Also, any brand suggestions? Is it better to spend more for a top brand? I’ve narrowed it down to two models, a Hisense and an AEG. It’s about £250 difference between them.

I never saw the need for a dishwasher until I got one (at my husband's suggestion) when my two were small. It really was quite transformational in our household. The only immediate issue was that we had to go out and purchase some extra crockery and cutlery! :) The convenience of a dishwasher cannot be overstated IMHO.

Definitely makes life better with DCs. Go for AEG

You do realise kids can pitch in with loading, unloading, putting away and a whole range of other household chores don’t you?

I also have collected all my crockery second hand and it all goes in the dishwasher. No problems at all.

Apparently rinsing stuff before putting in the dishwasher reduces the effectiveness of the dishwasher tablet, which contains enzymes that need food particles to clink too in order to work. You should just scrape off any leftovers.

Apparently Bosch SMV6ZCX10G at£750 or Bosch SMS6ZCI10G at £700 are good. Good cheap one is the Beko BDIN38440 at £400. Incidentally, I don't have one, never have had one nor a tumble dryer. My husband does the washing up too..

Well clearly not if it makes their kitchen look messy. I leave mine a few days

It defo makes life better 😂 we finally got one in our new house and it makes such a difference to me not having to wash a million glasses and the food dishes every single day

Ours is a slimline so it gets full quickly. There’s always stuff that has to be hand-washed such as cast iron pots and wooden utensils. I do hand-washing about twice a week.

A few days? Do you have a huge kitchen sink and work surface and a surplus of dishes or is there only you in the house and minimal washing up?

There is a difference in how different makes wash. And a cutlery draw is certainly better than a basket. Read the reviews is best way to decide

If the washing machine or drier breaks you can take your washing elsewhere, but once you've had a dishwasher you wont want to be without it for long

As others have said. if you have the space having 2 dishwasher makes even more sense once you experience it . Because most of the time you use the same items the majority of the time, you just load one, then take the clean items out of the washed one and rotate them back in the dirty one. Then reverse.

This saves time instead of unpacking the clean one and putting them away to only get them out again soon after. Also if space permits (and plumbing is practical in that location) when installing a new kitchen it doesn't even cost that more because where a dishwasher goes you don't then need to buy a cupboard carcase. Only a door front needed if built in (or nothing if not)

If its a more expensive kitchen the carcase saved is similar cost to a dishwasher too

Snap, just cat and I, love my dishwasher

I personally refuse to so much as rinse out a cup, I detest washing up and when our dishwasher packed in last year, I asked DP to go pick one up on his way home from work.