tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post2035958825910696966..comments2024-03-29T21:11:37.724+10:00Comments on down to earth: Going back to washing up by handUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-290274734472814042015-11-16T12:04:37.941+10:002015-11-16T12:04:37.941+10:00Can anyone give me a simple natural recipe for a d...Can anyone give me a simple natural recipe for a dishwasher to clean the dishes?<br />thanks , Maree.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08582054807982118208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-75655283477589909342015-09-30T23:42:26.811+10:002015-09-30T23:42:26.811+10:00You brought up some interesting thoughts here, and...You brought up some interesting thoughts here, and the comments are interesting too. I have a dishwasher and I'm glad of it! I've read that it takes more water to hand wash, although I don't really see how they've figured that one out... at any rate, after I've stood for over an hour cooking and then cleaning up the kitchen, I'm thankful to have a machine to put my dishes in and do them for me. As the dishwasher runs, I do other tasks or I sit and visit with my husband. As there is just my husband and I here, I run the dishwasher perhaps once every day and a half. My Aunt never used her dishwasher for dishes, she stored snacks in there instead. Thankfully, the Kitchen Police do not yet exist, so we are free to use or not use a dishwasher. ;) Joy from the U.S.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15471639876072617577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-66410814914066123072013-07-04T00:40:50.521+10:002013-07-04T00:40:50.521+10:00Here I am again with another comment, years after ...Here I am again with another comment, years after the original post - wondering if anybody will ever read it?<br />I've never had a dishwasher and never wanted one, but given there is only two of us, I don't think it is necessary in our household. On occasions when we have guests, my girlfriends love congregating in the kitchen fighting over who is going to wash or dry ;-)<br /> My husband gave me a choice years ago for a birthday gift - microwave or dish washer? We could only afford one. I took the microwave without thinking twice. I probably don't use it every day, but it is very handy for certain tasks - not just thawing out frozen food!Gina E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07532527261977368083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-35803277169013280952012-09-27T03:28:12.346+10:002012-09-27T03:28:12.346+10:00A fascinating discussion is worth comment. I belie...A fascinating discussion is worth comment. I believe that you need <br />to write more on this topic, it might not be a <br />taboo matter but usually people do not talk about such topics.<br />To the next! Many thanks!!<br /><i>My site</i> :: <b><a href="http://www.antiquesandespresso.com/page13.php" rel="nofollow">weight loss</a></b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-12219348769589114812012-02-29T04:27:22.601+10:002012-02-29T04:27:22.601+10:00We moved from a house to a 30' Travel Trailer ...We moved from a house to a 30' Travel Trailer and hand washing is my only choice. <br />We plan on buying a mini-farm when we retire in a couple years and I DO NOT want a dishwasher or microwave. BACK TO BASICS is our theme.Glendahttp://wenchcracters.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-7240411352537190932011-11-16T05:28:26.091+10:002011-11-16T05:28:26.091+10:00I too wash dishes by hand and don't even own a...I too wash dishes by hand and don't even own a dishwasher. Even after a great big feast with lots of people, it takes less time than using a dishwasher. Once I'm done w/the dishes - I'm DONE! There is no waiting around for a dry cycle, etc. My dishes are put away while others still need to unload the dishwasher. No thanks!<br /><br />Besides that - some of my favorite memories are of my mom and me cleaning up the kitchen and doing dishes . ..singing and dancing to Patsy Cline!Vera @ Cozy Little Cabinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03102674708676130771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-63016156513292228932011-03-31T01:33:32.999+10:002011-03-31T01:33:32.999+10:00I've never had a dishwasher and I've never...I've never had a dishwasher and I've never wanted one. Apart from my environmental objections, if I had one I would have one less cupboard in my modest sized kitchen. I wash up by hand twice a day, using Ecover liquid which I find very good. I enjoy standing at my sink looking out at the garden and the bird table.<br />We have a dishwasher at work and the cost of the detergent for that is horrendous. I've yet to convince my workmates to do without it. Thay all have dishwashers at home and think I'm completely eccentric! Can you believe that one morning I emptied the dishwasher to find that the contents amounted to 3 mugs! Someone had put it on for that. As you can imagine, I'm a bit of a lone voice crying in the widerness.Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11528862706641857167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-8189165754256318642011-03-30T22:47:05.998+10:002011-03-30T22:47:05.998+10:00I have a dishwasher but I do a lot of hand washing...I have a dishwasher but I do a lot of hand washing as well. One of the reasons I love using my grandmother's china is that it has to be hand washed and I use that time to think about the meal and the people I love who were there and dream away with my hands immersed in warm water. Also, when my boys are with their dad and I'm the only one here to make dirty dishes, I usually wash up by hand.jlthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01293720624466655384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-60769289441969604472011-03-30T08:39:39.718+10:002011-03-30T08:39:39.718+10:00I HATE washing the dishes!
My dishwasher is my mos...I HATE washing the dishes!<br />My dishwasher is my most favourite kitchen appliance.<br />I'd even put it ahead of the fridge!<br />I'd even be happy to cook on a ring attached to a gas bottle rather than let go of my dishwasher!<br />My husband is captain of the dishwasher, he re-organizes what I have loaded every night.<br /><br />Although... I do have many fond memories of washing dishes with my husband's Italian aunties and cousins after get-togethers. 10 people gathered around the kitchen sink, piles and piles of pots and pans and plates, rinsing and bumping into one another and chatting and laughing.freefallinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08863000229609701796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-85332003175044476302011-03-30T08:36:20.852+10:002011-03-30T08:36:20.852+10:00Hi,I grew up in a house with a dishwasher but my s...Hi,I grew up in a house with a dishwasher but my sister and I always hand washed the pots and pans.<br />When I had a home of my own we have never had a dishwasher.I sometimes thought "I f only I had a dishwasher"<br />The last few years Ive come to enjoy washing up I wash as soon as dishes are there I find it very theraputic.<br />Jenni.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-57925760671200997042011-03-30T08:10:20.131+10:002011-03-30T08:10:20.131+10:00I hand wash too, and I'm with Jenn...I use my ...I hand wash too, and I'm with Jenn...I use my dishwasher (came with the house) as a dish drainer, putting all the clean dishes in it to air dry.juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16351247097680979735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-43839207639850220972011-03-30T07:04:38.992+10:002011-03-30T07:04:38.992+10:00The one thing I really find a dishwasher handy for...The one thing I really find a dishwasher handy for is steralizing by canning jars and keeping them hot during the canning prep.bellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17097752291705050260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-64266153433068883352011-03-30T05:55:08.215+10:002011-03-30T05:55:08.215+10:00I use my dishwasher for the time being, with 5 chi...I use my dishwasher for the time being, with 5 children at home and all three meals cooked and eaten here. The pots and pans and various items are handwashed, of course. We may do things differently once there are only the two of us home again.<br /><br />For any fellow US readers, the Ecover dishwasher detergent is an eco-friendly brand that does actually do a good job on dishes.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00396716408304381802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-80290018732236501502011-03-30T04:30:34.039+10:002011-03-30T04:30:34.039+10:00I'm a hand washer too! :) I solved my 'd...I'm a hand washer too! :) I solved my 'dirty dishes in the sink' problem by mounting a pull out drawer on the shelf to the bottom left of my sink. Now we can put the dirty dishes in a tub on that slider until it's washing time.~Chris~https://www.blogger.com/profile/04739840976961042130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-87016487836914331092011-03-30T03:14:54.974+10:002011-03-30T03:14:54.974+10:00Hi ..never had a dishwasher at all..i love washing...Hi ..never had a dishwasher at all..i love washing by hand..i gaze out the kitchen window as i'm doing it..i find it relaxing..my son puts them away when they are dry..i have some very delicate china and wouldn't trust a DW not to ruin the pattern on it...<br />saraflowertotmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03498443996707884535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-31778720746299110972011-03-30T03:08:52.561+10:002011-03-30T03:08:52.561+10:00When she was still living with us, our youngest da...When she was still living with us, our youngest daughter liked to cook and to bake. Sometimes, she'd say, "Mom, will you clean up as I go?" :) And I always would.loves2spinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02072576848451758173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-11553241037154311732011-03-30T03:04:09.107+10:002011-03-30T03:04:09.107+10:00Hi Rhonda,
I gave up using my dishwasher about a y...Hi Rhonda,<br />I gave up using my dishwasher about a year ago when I started reading your blog. I crocheted some dish cloths and went to it! I saved $40.00 in gas and electricity the first month! Two months ago my husband removed our dishwasher and put shelves int the space and I made a cute curtain to cover it. I've refined my process and I only wash up once a day now, unless I bake, cook or can in the middle of the day. I start washing before dinner, then as I'm cooking/preparing, then finish off with the dinner dishes. After a couple of hours of air drying, I put everything away and have a clean counter and empty sink to greet me in the morning! <br />The only thing I miss my dishwaher for is sterilizing canning jars. As we kept our dishwasher, I may hook it up in one our outbuildings that I plan to use as a summer kitchen for canning, dehydrating, etc. <br />Debbie in Washington StateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-22981600139295023672011-03-30T02:10:15.733+10:002011-03-30T02:10:15.733+10:00I have always been a handwasher and very much enjo...I have always been a handwasher and very much enjoy it. Plus it gives me time to look out the window!Willohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03084939293467897155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-4260648774507263402011-03-30T01:34:31.772+10:002011-03-30T01:34:31.772+10:00I've been exclusively washing dishes by hand t...I've been exclusively washing dishes by hand the past six months and enjoy having all the needed utensils clean when needed .. instead of having to pick them clean or dirty from the dishwasher. Our d/w is broken and it's a hot topic of discussion in our home about whether or not to replace it.Mrs. Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06644129213141875138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-58459951920925223432011-03-29T23:50:02.294+10:002011-03-29T23:50:02.294+10:00When our dishwasher broke over a year ago, I too j...When our dishwasher broke over a year ago, I too just started handwashing the dishes. I need to have the hubby remove the old dishwasher though and make me some shelves like I see in your picture. Clever!! Our kitchen is not large and extra tuck-more-stuff-outta-sight space would be wonderful. Thanks for the post...Ms. Knitsalothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15376360527036013858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-75059514842378571392011-03-29T22:35:29.904+10:002011-03-29T22:35:29.904+10:00Hi Rhonda! We have one but always forget to use it...Hi Rhonda! We have one but always forget to use it. Always seems easier just to wash by hand!littlekarstarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18177535712034761585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-54259778882856115742011-03-29T16:54:05.896+10:002011-03-29T16:54:05.896+10:00I never had a dishwasher since I moved out from ho...I never had a dishwasher since I moved out from home and it is working for me, sometimes more sometimes less. I hate to have the dishes waiting in the sink and my boyfriend hates to have them on the counter, so maybe we should try Sarah's suggestion. I would not want to keep washing up by hand once we have a family though.<br /><br />Blangsam lebenhttp://langsamleben.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-43814691366429414372011-03-29T16:26:58.998+10:002011-03-29T16:26:58.998+10:00I have never had a dish-washer or any desire to ha...I have never had a dish-washer or any desire to have one. I do the morning/lunchtime washing up and my husband has always washed up after the evening meal for me. I agree with you that the figure of 63 litres of water seems extravagant - we use nothing like that! When baking of course, the trick is to wash up as you go along so you aren't faced with a daunting heap at the end : )Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-64353583368959327842011-03-29T16:01:02.180+10:002011-03-29T16:01:02.180+10:00We do both: dishwasher and hand-wash. Both have th...We do both: dishwasher and hand-wash. Both have their plusses and minuses. With our hot summers in Cape Town, can't leave dirty dishes, pots & pans etc around for too long or the insects find them (no screens on windows and no air con). So, either it's in the dishwasher once every 2 days and a push of the button. Or into the double sinks twice/day and air dry on dishrack. Husband can do either, but teenage kids seem 'allergic' to both! They love to cook, but hate to clean-up!Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122656833028913453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-32389797548915949862011-03-29T14:21:52.724+10:002011-03-29T14:21:52.724+10:00As Sarah above has said. I keep my dirty dishes af...As Sarah above has said. I keep my dirty dishes after scraping in a dish-pan that is kept under the sink. I follow Flylady's methods of cleaning and try to keep the sink shiny and clear. Rhonda I LOVE the tips on washing "as you go" when making dinner. I think I will be trying your way from now on. Never again will I spend my precious relaxation time, after dinner washing up!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03312786528520139578noreply@blogger.com