Silly Question - How Many People Do And

[debmidge]

A friend and I were talking and we were wondering overall in USA and Canada how

many households have Dishwashers ....she thought it was 50/50 I thought it was more don't have

them than do.

So if your game, let me know then if you do or don't have a dishwasher.....then I'll let

my friend know the outcome and we'll know one way or the other.

D.

[psawyer]

We do.

[Darn210]

We do.

I can give a rundown of my family, too . . . those that I know anyway . . .

Mom & Dad . . . No

Bro1 . . . No

Bro2 . . . Yes

MIL . . . Yes

FIL . . . Yes

BIL . . . Yes

[blueeyedmanda]

We do--we rent...

I can point out that many of the homes we have toured to buy in the last few weeks did not....and some of the homes were not that old. I couldn't live without my dishwasher.

[missy'smom]

We bought a house a year ago do now and I couldn't live without it. For 8 years however, we rented and either didn't have one or it was not in good working order so we didn't use it. I used to cook alot even before gluten-free so was always up to my ear in dishes that had to be washed by hand! Even with the dishwasher in use everyday, I still was quite a few dishes by hand because they are not dishwasher safe of because the dishes are backed up.

[debmidge]

That's our problem too...I was not complaining but taking to my friend about

how many dishes we have to wash by hand and that it's not just the washing

that is a problem, but it's the length of time it takes. We put dinner on, eat and then spend about another hour just washing dishes. My friend couldn't understand that multiply that 3 times a day every day

why I said what I said. She has a dishwasher and perhaps forgot about the days before

she had one and how great it feels to just be able to put the stuff in the machine and walk

away from it while "it" works,unlike having to stand in one spot and keep manually washing

and rinsing over and over and over.....she couldn't understand why I couldn't "run" somewhere

right after dinner and that by the time I could get out of the house the particular store

would be closed......the password is "logistics."

So I was wondering what the split was among "dishwasher" or "no dishwasher"

We bought a house a year ago do now and I couldn't live without it. For 8 years however, we rented and either didn't have one or it was not in good working order so we didn't use it. I used to cook alot even before gluten-free so was always up to my ear in dishes that had to be washed by hand! Even with the dishwasher in use everyday, I still was quite a few dishes by hand because they are not dishwasher safe of because the dishes are backed up.

[MNBeth]

We have one. All five extended family households also have them. I tend to come across a home w/o a dishwasher only rarely.

[home-based-mom]

We currently don't have one, but have had in the past and I do miss the convenience.

Several of my husband's relatives do not have one.

One SIL and one cousin choose to wash by hand because they don't like the job the dishwashers do! (BTW - neither household has kids!)

If the amount of hand dish washing detergent available on the store shelves is any indication, I'd say there is still a LOT of hand washing going on in households across the land.

[jerseyangel]

We have one.

My parents and both sisters do, as well as one of my husband's sisters. His other sister and his mom do not and never have.

[Katester]

We have one. All four extended families have one too.

[*lee-lee*]

i have one. my parents do not and say they will never have one.

i have lived in many apartments so one of my requirements when i'm looking at new places is a dishwasher! (and a washer/dryer hookup - i hate lugging my clothes to the laundromat.)

here's a few more i know of off hand:

grandparents - YES

aunt/uncle - YES

grandma - NO

BF's bro & SIL - YES

BF's parents - YES

[MNBeth]

If the amount of hand dish washing detergent available on the store shelves is any indication, I'd say there is still a LOT of hand washing going on in households across the land.

I don't know that that relates to having a dishwasher or not. Even having a dishwasher, we don't have many meals that don't require some hand washing, too.

[missy'smom]

So I was wondering what the split was among "dishwasher" or "no dishwasher"

amoung the things I wash by hand are: knives, wooden utensils with or wooden handles(including knives, spatulas, rubber scraper, sesame grinder, lemon juicer), some plastics( icees for lunch boxes, lunchbox utensils, other lunchbox accessories), plastic cutting board-used to wash in the dishwasher but it's warped now , I rewash some pots because our dishwasher doesn't get them clean enough sometimes , mesh strainers, colander, baking sheets and pans, casserole dishes that have been baked in the oven and have baked on stuff on them, nonstick pans, rice cooker pot

it doesn't have to do with gluten, it's a matter of strength of materials and cleansability for me

but sometimes the dishwasher is full and the sink is full, I need to get it done so I can do MORE cooking, so I wash everything in the sink by hand

I completely understand what you said, also when you don't eat alot of convenience foods and make and take cooked luches, and do alot of baking, the dishes pile up

[jerseyangel]

when you don't eat alot of convenience foods and make and take cooked luches, and do alot of baking, the dishes pile up

Boy, this is so true!

[Erica94]

we have one although i'm weird and wash lotsa dishes by hand... and my family thinks i'm crazy

[purple]

I don't have one and the dishes sure stack up when you bake/cook from scratch!

[plantime]

I have one, but no one else in my family does.

[Rachel--24]

I have a dishwasher. Every home I've ever lived in has had a dishwasher. My mom has a dishwasher and I'm pretty sure most people I know have a dishwasher (I never really payed much attention).

I wash the dishes by hand before putting them in the dishwasher though....it looks like most people dont do that ....I guess I'm in the minority there.

[psawyer]

Okay, folks, I posted about us at the beginning. Now, let's look at the extended family.

My parents have a dishwasher.

My two brothers both have dishwashers. Jacquie's three siblings all have them, as do her parents. So, it is 100% dishwashers in our extended family.

We have a gluten-free house, but we usually rinse dishes before putting them in the dishwasher.

It seems to be the norm around here, but that may not be the case everywhere.

[blueeyedmanda]

My parents do- had one in our old kitchen- a very old kitchenaid model--which sometimes the water didnt come in and you had to knock around the underneath and then the water would magically come in.

Jen has one in her new house

My inlaws have one

My SIL has one

My sister and BIL have one

We also have to wash our dishes before putting them in the dishwasher, the one we have in the apartment is a GE model from about 5 years ago and it never cleans good and it sounds like heck--it has been serviced many times and its just begging to be replaced.....On a funny note- I tell people that if the 20 year old Caloric stove in our kitchen outlives the 5 yr old GE dishwasher something is wrong.

[debmidge]

I don't think they make the Caloric brand stoves any longer. My parents had one

and it constantly needed repair when it was still new. Everytime my Mom cleaned it

(it was self-cleaning) it needed a new thermostat. A repair service installed it and back in let's say 1975 it cost $150 for the job. My father then learned how to buy the part and install it himself because it broke again the next time my Mom used the "self-cleaning" function. They had one problem or another with

that brand of stove. My mother was thrilled when it finally busted and got to get a new stove NOT CALORIC!

My sister had big problems just over the past few years with a Whirlpool washer & dryer and she too was

happy when they finally broke down and needed to be replaced.

In the area of NJ where I live there's a lot of very old construction - houses and apartment buildings. The houses were never set up with dishwashers when they were built in the 1940's and 1950's but I am sure that many people upgraded their kitchens as the years went on. But the apartments are a separate thing.

Many landlords will not upgrade anything unless the City/County/State building codes make them

have to do it: for example, upgrade the fuse boxes to cut-off breakers - wasn't done until the law

made them do it. The apartment complex was built in about 1945 right after World War 2 for the returning servicemen who needed apartments. Rumor has it that my landllord will eventually sell this very large complex to a developer and they will probably build luxury condos on this land; so the landlord isn't about

to make any improvements to the apartments unless it's mandated by law to do so. I can move to something newer but that'll about double my monthly rent costs.....

My parents do- had one in our old kitchen- a very old kitchenaid model--which sometimes the water didnt come in and you had to knock around the underneath and then the water would magically come in.

Jen has one in her new house

My inlaws have one

My SIL has one

My sister and BIL have one

We also have to wash our dishes before putting them in the dishwasher, the one we have in the apartment is a GE model from about 5 years ago and it never cleans good and it sounds like heck--it has been serviced many times and its just begging to be replaced.....On a funny note- I tell people that if the 20 year old Caloric stove in our kitchen outlives the 5 yr old GE dishwasher something is wrong.

[blueeyedmanda]

I don't think they make the Caloric brand stoves any longer. My parents had one

and it constantly needed repair when it was still new. Everytime my Mom cleaned it

(it was self-cleaning) it needed a new thermostat. A repair service installed it and back in let's say 1975 it cost $150 for the job. My father then learned how to buy the part and install it himself because it broke again the next time my Mom used the "self-cleaning" function. They had one problem or another with

that brand of stove. My mother was thrilled when it finally busted and got to get a new stove NOT CALORIC!

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Hi Deb- They don't make that brand anymore. Ours is the opposite, we had 1 problem with it and I figured maybe they will replace the stove since we are in a rental and when things break if it is unrepairable they will replace them...Maytag/Amana owns the Caloric name now and you can still buy parts. With a new part the thing works like brand new. Ours is not a self-cleaning though--very basic model...No frills something you would find in a rental. It must have been a popular brand I have seen quite a few of their appliances in homes I am looking at.

The rental place we are at is huge and they are slowly converting all appliances to Whirlpool. Our washer and dryer was brand new when we moved in. Jen who lives below me has all whirpool appliances.

[darlindeb25]

I had 5 kids, and didn't have one for years and years, then I had one for about 5 yrs, and haven't had one since.

My parents--no

daughter--no

1 son-yes

3 sons-no

sister--no

I honestly believe it probably is about 50/50. Many, many people do not have them.

[MyMississippi]

Yes for me (I can't think of anyone who doesn't have a dishwasher)

[ravenwoodglass]

I have but I don't now. I find handwashing them kind of relaxing and it give the ADD me something to do while I cook. When I had a houseful of kids it was nice though.