We're thinking about getting a dishwasher. Husband believes it will be the answer to all dish problems but I have heard otherwise....any thoughts and comments appreciated.

well my 14 yo son thinks they do.... me, i tell him i am thinking of his future and want to be green. so start bloody washing kiddo

Love them,

Once you have a dishwasher you won't go back.

It's on the same level as a washing machine... once you have one you cannot not have one...

Put another way, if ours died and was unrepairable I would buy another one the next day. There are so many other things that I could be doing with my time, whether productive or leisure...

cheekydog said...
Once you have a dishwasher you won't go back.

Not true!! We had one, and we have 5 kidz. All it did was shift the arguments from one place to another. In the end, with 7 people we had 1 day per week each. ie if it's your day you do 'em all for that day.

Most of the really grubby stuff (pots, baking trays etc) have to be washed by hand first and plates etc should be rinsed off first as well. Even then some stuff won't be washed properly.

Sold it after about 18 months and won't entertain another one ever again.

We only use ours if we've had people over for dinner. For 2 people it would take 2-3 days to fill it, you still have to wash pots and pans and unloading it is a PITA.

dinsdale said...
Most of the really grubby stuff (pots, baking trays etc) have to be washed by hand first and plates etc should be rinsed off first as well. Even then some stuff won't be washed properly.

I have had mine for over 8 years and don't have to rinse anything...
There is a pot cycle if you need it
and the only reason food will not come off the plate is if the filter is gross
or the spinny thing inside the washer has it's holes blocked up, like every thing you need to keep it clean and use a dishwasher cleaner once in a while..
The cycle you have selected has to be the correct cycle for what you are trying to clean and you can't use cheap washing power.

MissTral said...

We're thinking about getting a dishwasher. Husband believes it will be the answer to all dish problems but I have heard otherwise....any thoughts and comments appreciated.

Them dishwashers can be quite expensive
I had one and it cost me 1/2 of everything

:-0

GypsyDrifter said...

dinsdale said...
Most of the really grubby stuff (pots, baking trays etc) have to be washed by hand first and plates etc should be rinsed off first as well. Even then some stuff won't be washed properly.

I have had mine for over 8 years and don't have to rinse anything...
There is a pot cycle if you need it
and the only reason food will not come off the plate is if the filter is gross
or the spinny thing inside the washer has it's holes blocked up, like every thing you need to keep it clean and use a dishwasher cleaner once in a while..
The cycle you have selected has to be the correct cycle for what you are trying to clean and you can't use cheap washing power.

yeah It just gets another run if there is stuff still on it.

Went to buy one about 7 years ago from the local appliances shop & asked the owner who I'd known for years which one's the best...he told me that he had a 'Bosch' & swore by it...but didn't sell them. He managed to get one for me, but I had to write out a cheque directly to Bosch. Very happy with it, no rinsing, quiet & economical.

gazza said...
Stick with Bosch or Miele can beat German technology

If you can afford it get one. It'll last longer too, making it actually cheaper overall.
(PS This is a reason life is more expensive for poor people/off topic)

Our Miele is silent. As in you can't hear it. Nothing. I sometimes open it to put something dirty in and it's already running. Dishes are spotless and dry every time. Also it has a separate tray/level for cutlery, that rocks.
10/10.

evlPanda said...
a separate tray/level for cutlery, that rocks.

Our Smeg has that and yes great feature. Our Smeg's been good but then we paid less than a 1/3rd for it, unwanted prize on FleaBay.

As for rinsing, the instructions say don't do it and we don't (I think the idea is to save water), everything's always cleaned spot on every time. Just stack as you go and when full hit go. Use a quality dishwasher tab, we use Finish Quantum.

gazza said...
You get what you pay for ours was over 2grand everything goes in it we don't even rinse the plates. always comes out spotless if you stack it right.

We stick ours on at night as its so quiet you can hardly hear it

Stick with Bosch or Miele can beat German technology

Takes 2 mins to unload and load as you use the items. I even stick it on twice a days when needed and there's only 2 of us.

Why wash up when you don't need to.......I don't get it!!!

Had one for years, agree with what you said and also will add my 2cents! Buy good powder to use in it........... no Coles or Woolies expensive crap, was working for a manufacturer of commercial cleaning products and was told that in the domestic dish washer powder there is up to 50% salt (same for laundry powder) to dissolve grease you need a strong caustic content. Go to a place that sells to restaurants and pubs, can give you names if you need! You will save big time, it cost me about $ 50 a year for powder and drying aid!

Sailhack said...

kiteboy dave said...
Don't get a F&P dishdrawer thingo they are too small, break all the time and cost a fortune to fix.

I installed a few dishdrawers over the years ...

So you're to blame I admit it's great not bending so far. But bending down a bit once a day won't kill you either.

We moved into a house with a dishdrawer. Almost kept up with 2 of us, no kids, but still washing quite often. Then it broke. Got F&P to come fix. "Oh there was a recall, for the same issue as yours has, funny that. Not sure if yours was involved in the recall. Anyway, that'll be the best part of a grand to fix thanks." Anyway, argue argue argue and eventually after a few calls to the boss they only charged me for parts & service call, still over $500. Guy left, worked once, broke again the next day. Came to fix, wanted another $200 for parts and over $200 for the service call. Told them to shove that one, I'd pay for the other parts but not another service call.

Since then I've talked with heaps of people that have taken them out, even after replacing seals, too many ongoing issues.

Had the asko for 2 years now, never missed a beat, everything clean first time.

kiteboy dave said...

So you're to blame I admit it's great not bending so far. But bending down a bit once a day won't kill you either.

Sorry, I meant that I installed them into kitchens that I designed and built...the clients chose the appliances and their plumbers did the hooking up.