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Dishwasher- How often do you use it?

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  1. Anvitaa

    Anvitaa Junior IL'ite

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    Hi all!

    How often do you guys use your dishwasher? I run mine twice a day, mostly :|... and I have friends who run it once in 2 days!! :shock: I know it depends on everyone's personal needs..I have 2 kids and make breakfast (usually different for both of them), lunch n dinner everyday. So by the time lunch gets over, my sink is piled up to the top with glasses, cups, bowls and plates in all sizes, and a lot of pots and pans...and then I need almost all of the same set for evening snacks and dinner..so that makes another cycle! I dont do anything by hand..everything goes in the DW..

    How do you guys manage it...? Do you do some things by hand and some in the DW? Also, how do you load the dishwasher? Do you pre-rinse the dishes with the scrubber or just stack them like that taking out any leftovers? I usually dont scrub dishes, cups, bowls, etc much after taking out the leftovers but definitely do the pans thoroughly or they dont come out clean.

    Thanks, Anvita
     
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    Mehana Platinum IL'ite

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    I usually run once a day, I wont put any non-stick pan or rice cooker in the DW.
     
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    RagaPrasanna Platinum IL'ite

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    I run it every night and its just two of us at home. With two kids I am not surprised you run it twice a day. I like to put everything in the dishwasher - all kinds of pots and pans but when DH does the dishes he prefers cleaning some by hand like non stick and other.

    I prewash the vessels roughly before putting them in.
     
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    lathaviswa IL Hall of Fame

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    Hi Anvita,

    I use them rarely like once in a week that too during weekends
    before placing them i pre-rinse everything
     
  5. Anvitaa

    Anvitaa Junior IL'ite

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    Thanks for the replies guys!
    Lathaviswa- Do you keep piling the dishes till then or you do them by hand?

    Thanks, Anvita
     
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    Chailover Junior IL'ite

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    I usually run it once in a day every night. I wash non stick pans by hand.
    And Sometimes twice when there are guests.
     
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    eandian IL Hall of Fame

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    Twice a day.......rinse with scrubber before loading....pretty much everything in kitchen goes into dishwasher.......Dirty vessels never left in sink....but rinsed and placed in a big plastic tub waiting to be loaded in DW. So kitchen sink and counter top clean always and no smell or insects.
     
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    kanaka Raghavan IL Hall of Fame

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    I use it in the night,just rinse and put it,it is very useful as I have the habit of using lot of vessels,practically everything goes inside,excepting non stick pans .
     
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    what ever I use in the day time is rinsed and put in the machine and I run it at night.It does not stink as my kitchen faces east and there is sunlight falling right on the dishwasher,and i keep it open.
     
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