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I just got my first ever dishwasher and it's a game changer.
It doesnt really save anytime in my experience. You can’t just throw stuff in there covered in food or it will just dry up and cement itself to the dishes/silverware in the day or two until it’s next time to run a cycle. I guess if you have a family and are running it every night, it might let you skip the initial rinse off but idk.
It took me years of living on my own to learn my parents were doing it wrong:
The dishwasher doesn't need to be full to run it. You can chuck everything in after a meal and start it immediately.
Detergent and water are cheap, and even if it's only a few dishes the machine uses less water than doing them by hand. Also, use liquid or powder detergent and make sure to fill the pre-wash detergent holder -- detergent pods are a rip off.
I have a family and we make a LOT of dirty dishes. The real value is that I don't have to wash them all by hand, even if it takes a couple hours who cares at least I ain't doing it
When I cook, I am extremely strategic about what I use, and clean as I go. The dishwasher wouldn't really save me any time based on how I operate in the kitchen.
When my wife cooks, it appears to be her goal to use every fucking dish and utensil we own in the process.
But I don't care. Hell, I'm proud of how successful she is at reaching this apparent goal... because MOST of it can go right in the dishwasher. Now I don't even bother to ask how we have 10 greasy teaspoons after she made chicken.
Mine does a fine job washing off crusty dishes. Mainly need to make sure the temperature is high enough, 50 or ideally 60°C. Also helps against grease build-up in the internals which will make it last longer.
Or maybe your dishwasher just went so hard on the water saving it no longer does its job, which is a real issue sadly
Use normal powder detergent so you can fill the pre wash and run the kitchen sink hot before you start the dishwasher so that the water starts hot. For me it gets even the dishes with dry cement clean most of the time.
The dishwashers I've seen don't use the common hot water. They only have a cold water hose and heat the water themselves, so running the hot water doesn't really do anything.
I’ll have to try that hot water trick! I do use powder detergent, and someone else told me recently that I guess you’re supposed to fill not only the closable compartment thing with it, but also the little open depression/pit if you want to clean stuff better. Is that true?
Yes. https://youtu.be/Ll6-eGDpimU?si=eUF9FFWPd51qxGtk
Explains everything and made me change my use of dishwashing. Now, even my crap one in my apartment works great!
Is your dishwasher like 30 miles away? Why would it take you multiple days to run a cycle?
I usually fill it up before running it. With just two of us, it can take a few days to fill it up. It would be silly to run it with like 2 plates, 2 forks and a cup or two.
They sell smaller ones btw
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I'm talking about a dishwasher bro