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Serene Vannoy

wrote:
> On Jul 7, 9:42 am, Goomba > wrote:
>
>> I think the point is that if you are
>> letting the dishes sit a day or two before washing it *might* be a good
>> idea. But who does that?
>
> My wife, that's who.
>
> She will not run the dishwasher unless it is full, an energy saving
> initiative, sure, but a silly one if we end up having no clean cutlery
> or if some of my implements are tucked away in there.

The way I figure it, the dishwasher is for cleaning dishes, not for
storing dirty ones, so when I'm in a house with a dishwasher, I load and
run it after each meal. It uses less water than handwashing, and I don't
save up the handwashing until there's enough for a sink of water, so I
see no sense in waiting until the dishwasher is full.

Cheryl Mendelson, the author of _Home Comforts: The Art & Science of
Keeping House_ agrees with me. It's more sanitary and orderly to do the
dishes right away.

Serene
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