Comments on: More Dishwasher Stuff

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 16:32:52 +0000

I’ve read that the key is knowing how to load your specific dishwasher correctly, as detailed in the owner’s manual. A magical person named Joe Clark uploaded ALL the diagrams for EVERY BRAND in existence here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/joeclark/sets/72157647793041923/

By: ericka

ericka — Fri, 01 Jan 2016 15:37:55 +0000

Gotta recommend here the excellent home economics book Home Comforts by Cheryl Mendelson. It’s giant and thorough. She speaks at length about washing dishes by hand and by machine. I waited months to check it out from the library, and when it came it was eye-wideningly good! I asked everyone to buy it for me for my birthday or Christmas; no one did.
Because I live in NYC and am not in the 1%, I do not have a dishwasher. I use my dishwashing time to meditate, to do Kegels, to mentally run through my to-do list, and to grab some precious Introvert Time. Not all simultaneously.

By: dv

dv — Thu, 31 Dec 2015 07:08:37 +0000

Sometimes that happens, but not every time. I really do recommend the Cascade Platinum pacs, because the other ones left lots of food on things. You also get better at arranging the stuff for maximum cleaning as you learn the washer’s quirks.