Dishwashers vs. Hand Washing

[Georgiana]

I don't like dishwashers. Maybe it's because I've seen dishes washed in a dishwasher that were.... er... not so clean; I don't like having my last night dinner on my fork, let alone someone else's. Or maybe it's because, when I cook, I wash as I go and I never get to have a pile of dishes to clean.

What do you prefer (and why): using the dishwasher or hand washing?

PS: I'm not sure this is the right forum for this thread...

[OzLover]

Hand washing for me. I had a dishwasher in a previous house & it was horrible.

[JulieB]

There is no choice in the poll for "both"...I pretty much have to rinse my dishes before I put them in the DW

[Georgiana]

I'll add that choice, Julie.

[kmuldrow]

I pre-wash by hand usually with bleach and anti-bacterial soap and then run them through the dishwasher.

[mizski]

I have a good Bosch dishwasher so I'm comfortable with the cleanliness of the dishes. I use it for regular plates, glasses, flatware and stainless steel cookware.

Handwashing for wooden utensils, plastics, non-stick cookware, crystal and delicate things like teapots.

[sallyseachange]

I like dishwashers when I entertain. I don't think they're a time saver by the time you've loaded, programmed, unloaded and put away... but they do delay the work when you have guests, and avoid a whole heap to be done after guests leave or in the morning!

[PeteinVA]

I've been washing by hand forever and am satisfied with that. I find it uhhh "therapeutic" hehh I've had dishwashers in the past and like Sally said thought they were great for loading after company and a big MESS in the kitchen.

I also am in the habit of washing as I go (all those tupperwares I use everyday!). It's just part of my makeup. On another note I have a lot of lawn to mow and use a (self propelled) push mower as opposed to a riding mower. I also rake leaves instead of using a blower and love shoveling snow.

Go figure.

[EverLosing]

I hand wash all of my dishes and long for the day when I can graduate!! I sooooo miss my dishwasher.

[Whatsername]

I do both but will say I use my dishwasher a lot. I have 3 boys and go through a lot of dishes. It is just so much easier to use the dishwasher (at most once a day). I handwash the obvious things that can't go in the dishwasher, pots and pans, etc. My old house didn't have a dishwasher so I have been down that road of hand washing everything. The dishwasher really does save time for me.