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Plastic/SS pots-pans in dishwasher vs. handwashing in sink
Comments (5)We have Teflon lined pots and pans and never put them in the dishwasher because it destroys the non-stick properties, especially in the frying pans. I know for sure this happens because it has happened to us, even with expensive Cuisenart sets. We just wash them immedialty after the meal. The rest goes into the dishwasher. Also we wash all good sharp cutlery by hand. We have an old Maytag heated dry washer and use heated wash and dry all the time. To the poster that said they never use the heated dry on their dishwasher: when you set to sanitize the heater comes on to raise the temperature of the wash water sufficiently to do this. Not sure if it is safe to put plastic ware too close to the heating element when water is present. Do you know?...See MoreHappy with my LG FL's Handwash cycle!
Comments (5)Hello izeve I read most of your post and I know you have LG 2301 for quite sometime now, is it still as good as new. I am from Europe too, living in states trying to find washing machine with hot wash ...very difficult here... But I am going with LG for sure I found your model WM 2301HR at local scratch and dent appliances for 1300$ in red.for both washer and dryer. It is supposedly brand new, but discontinued model. How much did you pay for it when you bought it? Are you still happy with it? Which cycle do you use the most?...See MoreHand-washing single-bowl converts, How's it goin' for ya?
Comments (14)We're pre-reno so we handwash everything right now with a small single-bowl sink, but I imagine our system will stay roughly the same with the new bigger sink and d/w (except less washing, yay!) - Dirty dishes on counter to left of sink; drainer to right, and always out. I really don't mind having a dish drainer out---they make some teeny tiny fold-up ones now!---but with a bigger sink it would be easy enough to put it in there, too. - Sponge and brushes on little plastic tray-thingy sitting behind sink (but likely switching to an in-sink solution once we have a bigger sink---lots of handy ones out there). - To wash dishes, we wet a sponge and add a little soap; wash dish; place in bottom of sink and repeat until there are enough clean soapy dishes in sink to rinse. Rinse and put in drying rack. For a lot of dishes (dinner party, etc.) it's basically the same process, but with someone drying or with a towel laid out on clean counter to add extra drying space. Main disadvantage: Dirty dishes pile up on counter if no one's washed recently. (We tend to wash either just after dinner or before breakfast, so if we miss a day we end up with extra dishes.) Dishwasher and a bigger sink would probably solve this, though. Also recently saw a wall-mounted dish drainer from IKEA at some friends' home. Very awesome---just folds up flat against the wall when it's not in use. I'm going to explore this as a solution post-reno (although you would still need an area of counter underneath it that could take some drips)....See Moredo you have a handwashing station?
Comments (9)judy, i am so not a saint! but this is work i love, my husband and i are good at it, and our guys are very happy with us. i've been fascinated by intentional communities even before i heard the term, and here i am creating one of my own! we have our two guys, plus our assistant lives with us in her own apartment. it works really well for us all, i'm thankful to say. now, back to my handwashing station. it does seem best to incorporate it into a coffee bar, which we'll want anyway, and this way it will be seperate just slightly from the rest of the working area....See MoreFeathers11
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