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  • From: David Muhl <dmuhl65@yahoo.com>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] washing dishes: by hand vs. dishwasher
  • Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 10:20:37 -0700 (PDT)

Yep, that's where the pre-scrub and perhaps just finishing the job by hand
get my vote. I suppose I should confess that I'm only washing for one.

--- On Tue, 5/11/10, paul wheaton <paul@richsoil.com> wrote:

> From: paul wheaton <paul@richsoil.com>
> Subject: Re: [permaculture] washing dishes: by hand vs. dishwasher
> To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Date: Tuesday, May 11, 2010, 8:47 AM
> I think part of it is that you have
> to first fill the dishwasher
> before you run it, which could take a few days, which gives
> food time
> to get petrified to the dishes.
>
> On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 8:37 PM, David Muhl <dmuhl65@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > I prefer the hand wash method myself.  In addition to
> the 15 gallons used by the dishwasher, let's not forget that
> most people rinse things before they even go into the
> washer...and if they don't, they should!  Ever go to get a
> glass or a bowl at a friends house and it still has
> something stuck to it?  If they're dishwasher folk, it's
> usually because they didn't pre-rinse.  Dishwashers just
> can't get to every nook and cranny, and if you're
> pre-rinsing anyway, it only takes a few extra scrubs to
> finish the job.  Sanitizing?  Never got sick once from a
> hand washed cup or plate.  Then there's always the energy
> used to run the dishwasher.  Can't forget that.
> >
> >
> > --- On Mon, 5/10/10, paul wheaton <paul@richsoil.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> From: paul wheaton <paul@richsoil.com>
> >> Subject: [permaculture] washing dishes: by hand
> vs. dishwasher
> >> To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
> >> Date: Monday, May 10, 2010, 6:19 PM
> >> I'm not sure how permie this video
> >> is, but I made it recently in
> >> response to a discussion about dishes on
> permies.com
> >>
> >> Some folks still think that a dishwasher is more
> efficient
> >> than
> >> washing dishes by hand.  I would like to think
> that
> >> this video proves
> >> that washing dishes by hand can be more
> efficient.
> >>
> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9kVsnTQh-g
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