We were talking at work the other day about....dishwashers. Are you sitting down? I've never owned one!!!
When I had three kids at home, I might have liked one, but it really was never in the budget. Then when I could afford one...it was just the two of us and we really didn't dirty all that many dishes.
I asked my co-workers if they had to rinse their dishes before putting them in the dishwasher and everyone said they didn't have to, but they did. I really don't see the point in that. If I'm going to rinse them, I might as well add a bit of soap and wash them....and save some water.
Then someone said that she liked it because it washes at such a high temperature that it kills germs. When I wash and rinse my dishes by hand....do they still have germs lurking on them? I don't think so. I will add that our manual dish washing family gets sick less than most of the families I know. (Knock on wood....I don't want to jinx us)
I remember when we use to eat over at Irv's parent's house years and years ago...if someone in the house was sick, his mom would throw a big pot of water on the stove and bring it to a nice boil. Then she would wash the glasses and silverware, hold each piece with tongs and give it a nice dip into the boiling water to kill the germs!
I tried that a couple of times when the kids were little and decided I would take my chances with the mean old germs.
The only time I kind of wish we had a dishwasher is on holidays, but that's really it. We've been offered used ones when our kids have upgraded and have always declined....besides, Irv does a darn good job on those dishes. Right Honey?
Am I the only woman out there without a dishwasher?
When I had three kids at home, I might have liked one, but it really was never in the budget. Then when I could afford one...it was just the two of us and we really didn't dirty all that many dishes.
I asked my co-workers if they had to rinse their dishes before putting them in the dishwasher and everyone said they didn't have to, but they did. I really don't see the point in that. If I'm going to rinse them, I might as well add a bit of soap and wash them....and save some water.
Then someone said that she liked it because it washes at such a high temperature that it kills germs. When I wash and rinse my dishes by hand....do they still have germs lurking on them? I don't think so. I will add that our manual dish washing family gets sick less than most of the families I know. (Knock on wood....I don't want to jinx us)
I remember when we use to eat over at Irv's parent's house years and years ago...if someone in the house was sick, his mom would throw a big pot of water on the stove and bring it to a nice boil. Then she would wash the glasses and silverware, hold each piece with tongs and give it a nice dip into the boiling water to kill the germs!
I tried that a couple of times when the kids were little and decided I would take my chances with the mean old germs.
The only time I kind of wish we had a dishwasher is on holidays, but that's really it. We've been offered used ones when our kids have upgraded and have always declined....besides, Irv does a darn good job on those dishes. Right Honey?
Am I the only woman out there without a dishwasher?
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