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Favorite secrets, tips & tricks in the kitchen?
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I never got this. Maybe it's because we don't have or want children, and are only us two. But dishes take me ten minutes every day. And I have a bunch of higher quality things that can't go into a dishwasher anyway. If I had the space, is probably still get one, but I just don't see how saving 7 minutes a day is a big thing.
I live alone and cook one time per day. Dishes takes me like 2 minutes since I just shove everything in the machine and come back two hours later not just to everything being clean, but also heat sanitized. The only things you can't put in there are knives, as well as nonstick and wooden items. I would personally hate cooking if I had to scrub every item by hand afterwards...
Also, both ceramic and carbon steel pans, and my SS bowls would IIRC lose their shine if machine washed.
I guess I don’t mind 10 minutes of cleanup instead of ~4 that much when cooking itself is a 30-60 minute thing.
Absolutely, this is a personal thing. I've found myself not buying things that are incompatible with the machine as much as possible so I don't really have that issue
And some things I just toss in there anyway. My Wusthof knifes for instance are not carbons steel and don't have wooden handles, and my machine has a neat spot that secures it perfectly upright so the edge isn't touching anything. I have been doing this for years and observed no noticeable downside.
If it's worth to purchase a dishwasher... it varies a lot given each ones own priorities and situation.
If saving X minutes a day is a big thing or a small thing... it also varies a lot given how you value your time and how much you enjoy dishwashing by hand. I know a few people who love to do it; no need to take away that joy for the sake of efficiency.
But for the vast majority, if you have a dishwasher idle, those are some minutes you get back practically* for free.
I also cook only for two, but I do it three times a day, and I have a lot to do so I value each minute saved in chores immensely. My dishwasher has been a blessing, without it I would be eating out or ordering delivery MUCH more frequently.
I don't enjoy it, but I guess I also don't mind it that much. And I only cook once a day. Mornings are usually cold, evenings only my wife eats and that's warned up. So dishes are just those 10 minutes, once a day. That's about 2-4 songs playing on the kitchen speaker ;) if I had to do the dishes middle time a day, I'd probably like it less as well ;)