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If you have a dishwasher, do you use it?

MrsLeannaMrsLeanna member
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We have one and we've used it maybe 4 times since we've lived here.  There's a few reasons, first it was just the 2 of us so we didn't have that much stuff.  Also, we use paper plates and plastic cups so there definitely wasn't that much stuff to wash.  As for the baby's bottles and stuff, I just wash them after they are used. 

So, now I was to start using the dishwasher and not buying using the paper plates and plastic cups all the time.  

Anyway, how often do you use it?  What do you put in it? Do you pre-wash?  Help me - I am clueless about the dishwasher!! 

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  • FSUSammyFSUSammy
    Yes we use ours maybe 1-2x a week. I do prewash stuff before I put it in especially since I don't run it every day. Once its full I run it.
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  • cocojack10cocojack10 member

    I love the dishwasher.  LOL  I usually turn it on about 2x a wk.  It is just DH and I .  We use paper plates for breakfast and lunch (if we are home), and use the nice plates for dinner.  We sometimes use plastic cups for drinks, but mostly use nondisposable, so those too go in the washer.  I usually do a light cleaning before I place them in there, but I feel they are much cleaner once they are rinsed thoroughly. 

    MIL NEVER uses hers, and it acutally broke.  And now, after 20 yrs, she's realizing the amazing power of it... she she has to have hers replaced.

     

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  • cocojack10cocojack10 member
    I also put in there pots / pans!  If I'm cooking more during the wk, it gets used more often
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  • GenaAndJoshGenaAndJosh
    We use it everyday to every other day.  I cringe at the thought of using paper plates/plastic ware.  I'm a bit of a crunchy person and recycle everything and anything.  With the baby's bottles, I put them in the dishwasher and then use the steralizer for the nipples.  We use the Playtex drop-in system (and yes, I recycle the drop-ins).

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  • MellyMelBMellyMelB
    YES. We use it every other day. We put everything in it other than stuff that is not dishwasher safe/suitable (such as wooden cutting boards or teflon pans which the dishwasher wears down in time).
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  • MelanieJH1016MelanieJH1016
    i LOOOOVE my dishwasher! I used it about 2x a week. I pre-rinse everything before it goes in so food isn't stuck to it for days in there. I wash everything in there, plates, glasses, bowls, bottles, plastic containers (top shelf only) pots and pans. That thing is the bomb!
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  • doris03doris03

    We use ours about once or twice a week.  The only things I don't put in there are our pots (they're the Emeril brand and say that they are not dishwasher safe). It's DH's job to do the dishes and since he just lets them pile up in the sink we end up using the dishwasher.  If we washed as we used though, we prob wouldn't use the dishwasher much.

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  • britishbride05britishbride05

    imageGenaAndJosh:
    We use it everyday to every other day.  I cringe at the thought of using paper plates/plastic ware.  I'm a bit of a crunchy person and recycle everything and anything.  With the baby's bottles, I put them in the dishwasher and then use the steralizer for the nipples.  We use the Playtex drop-in system (and yes, I recycle the drop-ins).

    i am, too.  i can't imagine throwing out tons of paper plates and cups.

    however, there is that whole wasting water aspect that really bothers me, so I really want to save up for a high efficiency model.

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  • HaleakalaHaleakala
    Yes, we use it every other day and I love my dishwasher! (and I pre-wash)
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  • Mrs.HoneybunnyMrs.Honeybunny

    We use it all the time now because I just hate doing dishes and being on bedrest and all it's just easier to start filling it from the morning and by night time it's full and ready to run. only prewash when it's really crusty stuff but usually no. the little jetdry stuff bottle and then the stuff that comes in little pouches so you don' thave to pour anything out...those make a mess.

    anyway GL

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  • soontobemrs.rjdsoontobemrs.rjd
    We pre-rinse and run it at least once every other day if not, once a day. However, I cook basically EVERY meal at home for all three of us and a lot of the time. Ocassionally i cook for family like my MIL and SIL who love to eat my cooking, and/or lazy lol j/k so the days that i cook for a lot of people i may run even twice in a day.  Like Jen, and Gena said, i am a bit crunchy and HATE to waste, so i rarely use plastic ware.  I would also LOVE to get a more energy efficient one, but am NOT investing anymore $$$ in this house. Hoping to be out of here next year, when Richard is done with law school.
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  • YapYap0813YapYap0813 member

    I was JUST thinking about this today, how funny! I'm so tired of all the hand washing on a constant basis, but I wonder if it's cheaper than running the washer everyday? So I'm going to try it for a month, and then compare the new water bill to last months. :)

    Erin

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