Dishwashers save on water and energy. They are convenient for bulk washing of dishes. Dishwashers need to be used correctly to be optimal, just like any other technology.
For a family of 4 with 2 preschoolers it is absolutely necessary to have a dishwasher.
Anyone who is sceptical of dishwashers and their merits needs to watch the Technology Connections video on dishwashers.
This is the part that takes 80% of the time, because you have to bring every dish to the garbage can that might not necessarily be next to a dishwasher.
> Dishwashers save on water and energy.
Both of which are negligible compared to the amount of water used for, say, heating and showering (not to mention the water that goes into agriculture for food you eat).
> Anyone who is sceptical of dishwashers and their merits needs to watch the Technology Connections video on dishwashers.
Or they just use very few dishes and figured out a method that works for them.
We did fine with two preschoolers and no dishwasher.
I maintain that a 'touch once' is always faster than 'pick up, drop, pick up again, drop'.
Furthermore: the second I see friends puzzle about 'where do I put this in this almost full dishwasher', I know they would have been faster doing it by hand.
> Dishwashers save on water and energy.
No, this is not true. I've measured and it depends. The dutch advisory site 'milieucentraal.nl' comes to the same conclusion: it depends.
No you don’t. You just empty the dishes and put them in the washer. That’s it.
> I've timing both and hand washing beats dishwashers by an significant amount every time
If you count the time the dishwasher is running, yeah sure. Otherwise it’s just pushing a button.
