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On Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 3:48:30 PM UTC-4, Michael Trew wrote:
> On 3/23/2021 3:42 PM, Bruce wrote:
> > On Tue, 23 Mar 2021 15:37:35 -0400, Michael >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On 3/23/2021 3:13 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >>> On Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 3:08:57 PM UTC-4, Michael Trew wrote:
> >>>> On 3/23/2021 11:01 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >>>>> On Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 10:50:58 AM UTC-4, S Viemeister wrote:
> >>>>>> On 23/03/2021 14:37, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >>>>>>> On Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 10:28:08 AM UTC-4, notbob wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> I bought a "Mainstays(WW house-brand)" 6" skillet (which usta be
> >>>>>>>> non-stick, which it is no longer) to replace my "ceramic" skillets.
> >>>>>>>> I'm taking it back (egg stuck)!
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> WTF? We've got nonstick pans that are _years_ old and eggs don't stick
> >>>>>>> to them. I assume WW is WallyWorld, aka WalMart ?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>> I have a couple of old, well-seasoned, cast iron pans which I only use
> >>>>>> for eggs and crepes. Stuff slides right out of them.
> >>>>>> Oh, and I sometimes use them for cornbread, too.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> If it can't go in the dishwasher, I don't want to own it.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Except sharp knives.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Cindy Hamilton
> >>>> Dish washer? Shucks... that's what they call me around here. Do ya
> >>>> have two hands, soap, and a rag? Hopefully a sink too - and you're set.
> >>>
> >>> Why should I stand there with my hands in hot dishwater when I can stick
> >>> everything in the dishwasher, get it cleaner, and use less water, while
> >>> simultaneously doing something I actually enjoy?
> >>>
> >>> Do you pound your laundry on a rock in the river to get it clean?
> >>>
> >>> Cindy Hamilton
> >> Less water, but lets look at the cost of electricity, as well as wasted
> >> cabinet space. I doubt it saves water either.


Less _hot_ water. It costs to heat water for dishwashing.

You can doubt anything you like:

<https://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=dishwash.pr_handwash_dishwash.>

My kitchen is pretty small, and the one cupboard that is lost to the dishwasher
is well worth it.

> >> Sometimes the newest method isn't the best method. No, I do not wash my
> >> clothes in a river, but I've used an automatic washer and a wringer
> >> washer, and the wringer wins hands-down if you want efficiency and clean
> >> laundry.

> >
> > If I had to do our dishes by hand, I'd stop eating.
> >

> Damn... that's some dedicated laziness. Perhaps that'll be the new diet.
>
> Standing over hot dishwater feels amazing on cold winter mornings when
> I'm freezing.


Our house is 71 F year-round. Perhaps you need to have your furnace serviced.

Cindy Hamilton