villasv

villasv, 1 year ago (edited 1 year ago)

My biggest tip is to not be stingy with dishwasher usage. If you already have one, use it always.

• The cheapest store brand powder detergent works fine and its way cheaper than liquid dishwashing detergent for manual usage
  • PS: Pods are unnecessarily expensive and you’d need two of them to make good use of pre-washing cycles making it even more wasteful.
• Some people like to think they’re super water-efficient doing the dishes, but they’re not; dishwasher saves water.
• The only extra cost is electricity, but it’s easily offset by the savings brought by cooking more often caused by the reduced hassle of doing the dishes. It’s like 1-2 dollars of electricity per use (YMMV but it’s that order of magnitude: less than a tenth of a dine out).

villasv, 1 year ago

Very true. Love my plastic spatula but they don’t have scraping power, so when using one you get the impression everything is sticking.

villasv, 1 year ago (edited 1 year ago)

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.