Has anyone got a commercial dishwasher in their kitchen?

[IlanaK]

We are buying a place and will be redoing the kitchen. My husband is keen to get a commercial dishwasher as they do a load in 2-4 minutes so they use less water, energy etc and the noise of them is on for a tiny amount of time. In theory, it sounds great, but I am just wondering if anyone has one? If they are so great, why aren't domestic dishwashers the same?

Has he ever seen the size of them? I asked DH as they have them at work and he says that they are huge,run on a conveyor belt system and require a room of there own.They are quicker,but cost around £6000.Dh was a bit nonplussed as to why anyone would want one in a domestic property.

My parents had one in there old house, same size as a domestic and indeed did the job very well and quickly, however, they only have a plate tray so you either had to risk cutlery and glasses or do them by hadn. They have now got a miele which does everything in 30 minutes.

The ones we have looked at online look around the same size as a domestic one and cost from about £700 upwards - though most are well over £1000. So I think the one your husband described is different.

I did wonder about the glasses, but I figured that since they only take 2 - 4 minutes to run a load, that you would run the glasses separately to the plates. And then run the pans separate too.

Does anyone know if they dry dishes too?

But .... why???

I know you've given your dh's reasons but they seem really flimsy to me.

Why isn't a normal domestic dishwasher good enough? It does the job well for the vast majority of us.

I don't think you have a particularly large family?

I can honestly say, hand on heart, that having a dishwasher that takes an hour+ to do a load has ever inconvenienced me in any way whatsoever.

I am happy with a normal one. But my husband absolutely hates how long they take. In particular, he hates the noise of it running for so long. Our family is not huge - there are 5 of us.

I use a village hall for work regularly. They have recently refitted the kitchen and have a commercial dishwasher which is the same size as a normal dishwasher. It is brilliant for glasses and plates etc. I would love one as it is done in much less than 20 minutes. The glasses come out dry - hot but dry.

ilana
you are being a ponce
how much do you eat?!!

put it on at night

I have not tried cleaning pans etc only glasses and plates as soon as they have been used.

Thanks shopalot. That sounds just like what we want. But they are soooooo expensive.

They smell really horrible after a while, don't ask me why.

If he doesn't like the noise, I know a great dishwasher for him - professional grade, too.

thy don't dry and you need to rinse the crockery first - the cutlery you need to saok in a solutuin then pop them in and they will come out clean.

Why not get a domestic dishwasher?