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More water, more soap, increased cost to environment, etc. it’s ok because the offset was less sanitation for your family. Solid move
I hand wash cause I have no choice >

Only legitimate argument for hand-washing right here. A lack of choice. >

Nay.
I hand wash because I like knowing my dishes are clean and don’t have a soap film on them.
I have an excellent dishwasher apparently.
Still don’t like using it. >

Unless you scald your hands every time you wash dishes they are not at all as clean as they would be in  a dishwasher (as long as you haven't overfilled it). Also if you use powder instead of pods there won't be a soap film on everything as pods contain way too much soap.
I'm not all all opposed to washing by hand as I've done it a lot while moving around but the dishwasher objectively wins on all but a few points (like living alone and barely using a plate and a fork per day). >

Gloves >

I don't use the dishwasher, but I think it gets hotter and is objectively superior in that respect.
You can run it without it being full. >

This is a comment stealing bot, downvote and report for spam >

Your argument that it is superior has only 1 real argument, about handwashing nice plates which is usually not recommended for dishwashers.
The rest do not make great argument. Anything over 6 dishes, you’re not saving money by the amount of water or electric used. Cycles are longer for a reason. 
You say you like clean dishes, but dishwashers clean better which you admit in another comment is true but argue that it cleans too well. Which is it? 
Last of all, filling it up is not needed. Modern dishwashers are highly efficient and does not need to fully be filled. 
Still you like it more, have the upvote! >

Anything over 6 dishes?  How does that work? >

The amount of water needed to hand wash vs what a dishwasher uses. >

Energy Star (a US efficiency standard) is 3.5 gal per cycle. You use more than three gallons of water to wash and rinse 7 dishes? Do you just like, leave the faucet running full blast while you're scrubbing and still while you're drying? >

I definitely do no turn the water off between each thing I’m washing when I do it by hand lol. Who does that >

Why are you switching between rinsing and washing? Wash everything (or a large batch) first, then rinse what you washed. Constantly switching between washing and rinsing is a huge waste of both time and water. >

I’m not sure what you mean, I just scrub the food off and then when it’s all gone and the plate is clean i rinse the soap off of it and then dry it off. I’m not turning off the water at any time during these steps >

So if you wash three plates, you scrub one plate, rinse it, dry it; then scrub another plate, rinse it, dry it; then scrub the third plate, rinse it, dry it?
Or do you scrub all three plates first, then rinse all three, then dry all three?
If you do the first, that's a waste of both time and water. If you do the latter, are you running the water on while you're scrubbing or drying? Do you run the water while you're brushing your teeth too? >

I do the first one so that I don’t get water all over my counter tops by leaving wet dishes sitting on them. I don’t hand wash enough dishes to justify taking up counter space with racks solely for drying a couple of dishes. If you rinse all of your dishes at the same time after scrubbing then what do you have two racks or are you mixing soapy unrinsed dishes with clean rinsed dishes then? Like what >


get water all over my counter tops by leaving wet dishes sitting on them.

Just like... set down a hand towel for 2 minutes. I don't know why you're trying so hard to justify wasting resources. >

Unpopular opinion indeed. Take my upvote.
I literally chose my appartment for it's dishwasher. But that's after living with my bf for over 2 years who makes WAY more dishes than necessary. He has eczema too, so I did the dishes 90% of the time. It drove me crazy. 
We went from agreeing with you (we also thought handwashing was superior.) To blessing all dishwashers in existence and all those who have invented and improved them. >

Fuck that - I have eczema too, and I hand wash (some) dishes. It's called dish gloves, ffs third-party anger >

cries in terminally undersized adult hands BUT THE GLOVES ARE TOO BIGGGGG >

Get small ones >


the heat from the dishwasher actually disinfects. with a rag you just rub the dirty plate with the sum of all the old dirty stuff on that rag
dishwashers save water. you use about 25% of the water w/ a dishwasher as you do by hand.
dirty dishes in a dishwasher don't matter since point 1 means they get clean. point 2 means you can run it early if you're antsy about point 1.
"it takes me few minutes" is true, but it takes even less time to put in the washer.
plates and glasses that aren't dishwasher safe are inferior to ones that are. it's like buying a "nice" toilet you can't shit in.

hand washing is done by people with mild OCD who can't stand the thought of a dirty dish existing in their house when they go to bed. there's no rational reason to handwash anymore. >

I always find handwashed dishes are so much more unclean and bitty because people don't actually check or can't scrub certain places. Dishwasher will always be supreme to me. >

Not to mention most people I've met who only hand wash keep reusing the same dirty brush or sponge. Eventually all their dishes smell like dirty dish soap. >

Ohhhh yeah. Atleast replace the sponge often but noooo keep using the same dirty thing. >

Hand washing is fine if that’s your choice, and yeah if you have a small family or live alone it can be beneficial if you don’t want to have a million dishes just for you.
But really there are very few things you can find that don’t have dishwasher safe versions (my husband and I always double check that new dishes can go in the dishwasher before purchase).  And the dishwasher uses less water while doing a better job, so I’ll stick with that as my choice. >

DISHWASHERS ARE MORE HYGIENIC
To kill most of the germs on your dirty dishes, you need water that's around 60°C or greater. This temperature is easily reached in 'super' and 'intensive' dishwasher cycles, but because of safety standards with most hot water systems, it's nearly impossible to reach via hand-washing. For clean plates, dishwashing wins. >

Would that mean: skip the eco mode? >

Do what you wish, but modern dishwashers are better and more efficient than hand washing. This isn't debatable. >

modern dishwashers are just redundant cupboards. when you need dish you always find it’s in there waiting to be handwashed >

Well yeah, if you don’t turn it on and use it. Who does that? Leaves them unwashed in the dishwasher for days. Do you want mice? That’s how you get mice. >

How the heck would mice get into the dishwasher? >

They wouldn’t. The food in there attracts them. >

Even if you did clean faster and better than a modern dishwasher (which you don't), the whole point is that you can shove your dishes in it and do something else with your time. I don't see the point of washing it by hand, unless you actually enjoy doing it. 
An unpopular opinion for sure. >

I can understand shove your dishes in it and turn it on but it's crazy to turn it on only with few dishes which means you need to wait. In essence you're storing dirty dishes until such time you can turn it on. On the other hand it takes only few minutes to wash the few plates/cups and put them away. >

I use a small dishwasher that goes on the countertop so it's not as bad. Also you'd be surprised at how little water a dishwasher actually uses, filling my sink takes more water than one load of my dishwasher... it's just that absurdly efficient.
Edit: Googling has been made, a modern full size dishwasher uses about 4 gallons of water per load on normal mode, an average sink holds about 5 gallons. So just filling up your sink takes more water than using the dishwasher. >

Even if you run a dishwasher early before it is full you will still use less time, energy, materials, and money than if you washed by hand. Hand wash only people are stubborn and ignorant. Congratulations on an unpopular and completely objectively wrong opinion. >

As a handwasher, disagree lmao. I only handwash because i don't own a dishwasher >

Dish washers use less water, and heat then you standing there.
It also frees up your time.
Dish washer detergents also do a better job washing because it doesn't need to be gentle in your hands.
Basically. If you wash by hand vs using a dishwasher, you are losing money, time, and cleanlyness. >

Dish rags are full of batería >

I use new clean dish rag daily >

wasteful >

I use the dishwasher for sanitizing. >

Me too >

If this person wants to spend their life washing dishes by hand and I presume taking clothes down to the river instead of using machine then leave them to it. >

Since they love washing dishes so much, they can come wash mine. >

You didn't even mention using soap, just a rag 🤢
A dishwasher is way superior than that. >

I'd say it varies. For a single person, you may not have enough dishes to really be able to fill it. But as a family, you'll fill it every other day probably. My family growing up was 5, so 5 bowls per breakfast, 5 plates from dinner, more on weekend when we'd have lunch. 2-3 cups per day from each person. So that's a lot of things each day, the dishwasher definitely ran every 1-3 days. 
But as a house of 1-2, it'll take like a week to fill, may not even have that many dishes. So handwash away. >

We can fill ours at least once a day and sometimes twice a day. Idk how entire families can run it only every other day >

Lol days to fill a dishwasher.
I just filled ours for the third time today >

How many people do you have in your house and what are you putting in there? Dishwashers are more water efficient but not when you're running it 3 times per day. >

5 people. 3 kids that will get a new glass every time they want to drink.
On school holidays at the moment which means 3 meals a day at home. >

That's 5 plates, 5 cups and 5-10 utensils. That shouldn't be filling your dishwasher. And teach your kids to reuse their glasses. It's a huge waste of water to be running that dishwasher all the time. >

We don't do 3 a day every day. Just happened yesterday. They had some friends over etc. Once a day everyday it's filled completely. Might even have to wash a couple by hand even putting it on. 
15 plates plus utensils plus pots go in as well. Serving spoons, cutting board etc etc >

Your only argumentation is based on "I don't want to keep things in the dishwasher!" without explaining why. Whats the matter keeping your dishes for a few days in the dishwasher? Because they are not available to use? Consider buying more dishes then. >

Why would I buy more dishes when I can just wash them? >

Because the dish cleaner will do the job with less effort? That's the whole point of that mashine. Lmao >

I feel like this comes up frequently.
It’s situation dependent. We’re a family of four and our dishwasher runs every night. >

Ewww you should get your dishrag swabbed. >

Clean one is used daily >

Wasteful, and still nasty. Test it halfway through the dishes. It'll be nasty af. >


With a dishwasher you need to fill it up with dirty dishes, depending how big the family is it might be take days.

lmao what? I've a family of 4, it's like 2/3 minutes tops. >

Tell me you live alone and don't cook without telling me you live alone and don't cook >

There are unpopular opinions and uninformed opinions, this one is uniformed.
An unpopular opinion would have been i like washing dishes by hand. >

dishwasher is best machine in my kitchen. I wont cook so much if i dont have any. If you have problems with yours, try better tablets, check salts and rinse if fill up. Learn how to spread dishes to be effectively cleaned. Dont overfill your dishwasher. Dont let dishes 5 days before start, run program every other day. I rarely have problems with dirt after, do inspect when unloading.
I hate plastic boxes in dishwasher, and some materials are worth cleaning oldway in sink - aluminium, silicone and some things that hold water on top or in after cyclus or are obviously incompatible with dishwasher.
If you cook solo once a week in onepot yes you dont need dishwasher >


tablets

Actually tablets are likely the problem. Tablets are an inferior product, and an example of the power of marketing to an uniformed public. Use a powder from a box and be sure to fill the pre wash compartment. >

I have bosch dishwasher, theres no pre-wash compartment. - any tips?
Do you just use regular programs with boxed powder? I mean, my tablets has obviously just powder in some transparent box, and 2 or 3 colored gels on top...which are prewash i guess? Do i just add pre-wash to powder and good to go? >

My dishwasher died during the winter storm last week. I have been handwashing for a week now and I can say 100% that I disagree with you. I cannot wait till my dishwasher is fixed. Handwashing is the WORST! >

Upvoted because yet it’s an unpopular one.
How does it take DAYS to fill up your dish washer? Do you just order out a bunch? >

My dishwasher died… bought a new one the next day. >

Dishwashers are godsent >

Dishwasher is better... I wouldn't be able to wash in the temperatures the dishwasher washes my dishes in >

Hand-washing dishes just never seems as sanitary.  Most folks use rags or sponges, which are just breeding grounds for all sorts of nastiness if you don't throw them out or disinfect them after every use.  People say run them through the washer or put them in the microwave.  The former I can see being more practical because they would remove the particles and debris, but then you have these bins full of funky, nasty rags until wash day.  The microwave would not remove the particles of food and would not really even disinfect them properly.   So the only other option (which I would tend to do) would be using paper towels...which is sanitary, but much more wasteful in addition to the water usage.  
So no...I will never not prefer a dishwasher. >

Most Asian families I know use their American dish washers as storage. They absolutely do not trust them to get dishes clean. >

Why is this hidden, it is mostly true. I think it is more to water usage for most, but as the child I always assumed it just sucked at cleaning. Also who wants to put dirty dishes in their storage wrack.... >

What now? >

Your comment was minimized for me (like it was getting downvotes). Not sure why. >

Unpopular opinion indeed.
As a single person family living in an apartment, I'm wondering what the hell you're eating that makes you think it takes multiple days to fill up a dishwasher with dirty dishes.
Sure, if you eat a ton of fast food straight out of the package, or cup noodles where you eat from the package and throw it away afterwards, you're going to struggle to gather dishes. But people who eat only that shouldn't even consider getting a dish washer.
However, if you cook on a regular basis and eat trice a day, you usually have enough dishes by the end of the day to fill up the machine.
Not to mention that most modern dishwashers have a mode for a half-loaded machine.
And I'd like to point out that, unless you're putting your dishes in the machine with food scraps on them, your dish washer isn't going to stink up the area due to spoiling food. With some common sense and hygiene, you clear scraps off your plate in the trash, give your plate a quick rinse to get any food from it and plop it in the dishwasher.
But yes, if you're gonna load up the dishwasher with plates still covered in mash potatoes, gravy and bits of meat, it's gonna stink. >

It usually takes me around 3 days for a full dishwasher. I cook regularly. 
Nobody is making a 4 course meal for breakfast and lunch, and most of us are at work for lunch (or at least one meal). >

dish washers are pretty smart ... not like, they useless connect to the internet and require firmware updates, but like they are designed and engineered in a very smart way that makes them highly effective and efficient at what they do.
but hey, if you want that tactile sensation of scrubbing dried goop out of a bowl, there's nothing better than hand washing!!
i do agree though that, as a single guy, i just don't fill a dishwasher often enough to make it practical. i would always be running it with only 2-3 things in it, OR i would never have clean dishes when i need them because i'm waiting for the machine to fill.
but this is a moot point because i haven't had an apartment with a dishwasher in 10+ years >

Every apartment I was ever in had a garbage dishwasher, so it always became a large drying rack. Now that I have a good one, I love having it. Never a dirty dish. >

Well this is very debatable.
Some reports actually show dishwashing to be more efficient than actual dishwashing. Modern dishwashers are so good now.
But for a few things yes , superiority though that's debatable >

I do say if u don’t fill ur dishwasher up or mostly up it just a waste of water and just better to handwash imo. >

Got four kids.  I don't know how we would live without a dishwasher.  We run it 2-3 times a day. >

Your kids would have dishwashing chores >

Trust me my kids have plenty of chores, including loading and unloading the dishwasher. >



You can load up dozens of dishes and silverware and glassware in a dishwasher and it will only use about 3 to 7 gallons in the whole cycle, far more efficient water-wise and time-wise (although granted it will need electricity).


“The dishwasher” it too broad. They aren’t all created equal. The apartment I’m in now has an absolutely killer dishwasher. It gets dried egg off of plates, leaves glassware without spots, and I don’t even rinse stuff beforehand. Feels like I could throw a birthday cake in there and it would spit out a clean plate. >

I’m with you. Most dishwashers suck and leave residue so what is the point? I was a dishwasher so guessing I’m a lot better at hand washing than most though. Sure modern dishwashers are better, if you can afford one. >

Hand washing always seems to go by faster but people don’t do it because they think it’s too much work >

Don't have many dishes if you're just eating chicken tendies. >

Buy more dishes >

Why, when I can just handwash dishes that I have? >

Because it saves you time, money and energy. >

I can totally see what you mean and understand you but I’m lazy😂 >

Lol "take days to fill up a dishwasher". Only if you're living solo and don't cook your own food. A family of 4 easily needs a full load a day, especially with smaller models. Throw in things like holiday meals and guests and you'll never go back to hand washing. >

Dishwashers save my life, I am in a family of 6 and I would be absolutely overwhelmed if I couldn’t put dishes in the dishwasher >

That's why you give your kids chores to wash dishes >

I am the kid here 😂😭 >

I read the title and assumed we were talking about like, for washing your hands haha >

I own an appliance parts shop, and some of the most HATEFUL people to deal with are those who need parts for a dishwasher or an ice maker and have to wait for it to come in.... which I just absolutely cannot understand. It's not a freezer part and all of their meat has gone bad, that I would get. It's as if hand washing dishes or having to purchase one bag of ice is just the WORST THING anyone could EVER ask of them. I'm literally being hounded right now because I had one shipment get delayed and this woman's dishwasher control is in that shipment. 
Guys, it's soap and water. You can even wear gloves. Just. Hand. Wash. The. Dishes. 
Anyway. I agree. We generally hand wash the dishes in our house as well. >

Have you not been doing this long? The dishwasher is one of the worlds greatest inventions >

It uses more water than using the dishwasher >

Use dishwasher every day it uses less water than running the faucet and hand washing. Upvoted because you’re wrong. >

As someone who vastly prefers hand washing, it cannot be denied that they probably save more water. I use extremely hot water when I hand wash so I never feel like it’s not clean enough, but if you have a lot of fishes to clean it probably conserves more water to run them in a cycle >

If you cook proper meals you’re gonna use enough pots and pans in a day to run the machine daily anyway. >

Part of the benefit is that the dishwasher can heat up the dishes to sanitize them, which you’re not going to achieve with handwashing >

I agree with this. Dishes are only a pain in the ass if you don’t rinse the dishes and/or let them pile up. I typically always wash and dry as soon as I’m done using them. >

Happy cake day! >


I refuse to use dishwasher and find that hand washing with a dish rag is all that is needed to get my dishes clean

your filthy petri dish rag is just spreading bacteria across all your "clean" plates    

With a dishwasher you need to fill it up with dirty dishes, depending how big the family is it might be take days.

where did you get that idea?  put dishes in, run it.  it doesn't have to be filled completely.  same way your sink doesn't have to be filled with dirty dishes to handwash them.  weird take.
you're just making bad excuses for being very water and energy wasteful and pretending it's a virtue. >

Definitely unpopular opinion.
> With a dishwasher you need to fill it up with dirty dishes, depending how big the family is it might be take days.
Maybe you don't cook and eat at home (and in that case - yeah, don't need a dishwasher for cups and glasses) - I have a family of two, and I fill up one load per day, easy.
Dishwashers use less water that washing by hand, and do a far better job at it, especially with the really dirty cookware you use for cooking - so glad I don't have to wash pots or splatter guards by hand. While we're at it, I can also throw the plastic meat cutting board in, and set the dishwasher to high temperature, and get it clean without worrying about splattering bacteria-prone chicken juice all over my sink, sponges and kitchen while washing it in the sink.
I used to think I don't need a dishwasher, and I was wrong, just like you. Nowadays, I only wash wood, pans and cast iron by hand, and would not have it any other way. >

Gotta agree with OP. I just wash dishes when I'm finished using them and it takes under a minute if you don't let them sit there for the food/sauce residue to become hard and stuck to the plate. I even wash up as I'm cooking, eg once I'm finished with a particular knife or bowl or whatever I'll just wash it then and there. 
I don't know enough about the cost difference in water between that and the dishwasher but I certainly know it takes under a minute rather than pre-rinsing, loading, the cycle itself, unloading. >

Honestly, i don't know how people are cleaning off their dishes so fast. I'd say that takes 5-10 seconds to JUST rinse off a smaller dish after washing it, the same amount of time it takes to load AND unload that dish from the dishwasher.
You dont have to prerinse, though. Anything you scrape off before cleaning in the sink is good enough for the dishwasher too. >



If your dishwasher takes days, get a new one.


Ofcourse handwashing is more practical, the dishwasher was designed for lazy people, it's faster and easier to clean dishes yourself but nobody wants to spend their time washing the dirty dishes, especially when a dishwasher can do it for you and all you need to do is empty and refill it.


Machines like dishwashers are designed so that you can do other things while it washes the dishes, if youd rather wash the dishes yourself go ahead, it's much more practical >

He's saying it takes days to fill it with dishes, not days for it to clean the dishes >

It usually is, yes. What’s the point of a dishwasher that requires you to hand wash your dishes first, anyway, as most dishwashers seem to? >

Most people don't know how to use a dishwasher properly i don't think.
They arent like washing machines where you just kinda gotta learn how to do things the way you usually(the way you learned) do on a different interface, there's things you sometimes have to do depending on the dishwasher or it wont work great.
Use liquid detergent. Put some in the pre wash. adjust how much you use in the main compartment depending on your water hardness. Too much will leave residue. Some dishwashers combo their heaters with the hot water line, in those cases you'll have to run the hot water from the tap before starting the dishwasher so the water immediately going in is hot too. Load dishes so that they get sprayed, not just so they can drain.
It really depends on the washer. If you can, read the instruction manual, that'll tell you how to use yours effectively. >

My husband and I both read all our manuals and follow their directions. I stand by what I said. >

Idk. I never really bother rinsing, the most cleaning i do is scraping off the stuff i dont want in the sink into the trash, and 95% of the time everything comes out perfectly clean. >

You have better dishwashers than I’ve ever had. 😆 Good to know they exist. >

And I thought FB was bad. >

I tried 2 dishwashers (one Bosch and the other Toshiba) and decided hand washing is superior. Unless I can get myself a commercial dishwasher, I'm not going back to using any dishwasher.
The reasons:
1. The temperature doesn't get high enough unlike commercial dishwashers.

Grooves in dishwashers allow the inevitable accumulation of grease and biofilms, causing rancid oils and bacteria problems, which is impossible to fully clean after every cycle. These rancidity and bacteria are not always visible nor can one always smell it.

At this point of technological advancement, I don't think that home dishwashers are hygienic.
What made me realize the problem was not that my dishwasher started to smell or anything. What happened was that when I poured oil into a glass, I saw a film of holographic "other" oil that could not have been detected otherwise. 
Secondly, my glasses only smelled bad when I poured acidic drinks into it. Other than that, there was no other way that I would have known that there was something on my glass wear since it smells clean and feels clean otherwise.
The problem went away when I hand washed my dishes with antibacterial dish soap.
So in my conclusion, there is residual (rancid) oil or bacteria in my dishwasher which I was unable to truly get rid of. There are also studies showing higher bacteria counts in dishwashers. >

I stand by this, but for very different reasons. I struggle with executive dysfunction, so washing my plates and cutlery immediately after eating helps me stay on top of things. >

I feel heard!
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I clean my dishes more or less the same way I was taught in Scouts, minus the final bleach rinse. As long as people scrape the remains of their meal into the trash or compost, I can get the dishes cleaned, dried, and put away before a dishwasher completes its cycle. >

So you skip the safety step? Lmfao >

This is the first I have heard of people washing dishes with bleach. Is this really common? >

If I cut chicken, I will spray my cutting board and knife down with a bleach spray before I wash it. But I don’t bleach all my dishes. It jus makes me feel better because I know that the water isn’t hot enough to sanitize if I am hand washing. >

Agree, I prefer to use hand washing. I believe it's pretty lazy to use a dishwasher anyway. >

I hope you wash all your clothes by hand in the sink using a washboard as it's pretty lazy to use a washing machine... >

I don't own a washing machine thank you. >

So you actually wash all your clothes by hand? >

I don't understand how it's much faster to use a dishwasher rather than hand wash. I wash dishes as I cook so I don't have much to wash at the end. When I do wash it doesn't take much more than five minutes and then I'm done. I don't have to go back to the kitchen again, I can just forget about it all.
Loading and unloading just seems like equally as much work because you still have to rinse a lot of the time and you have to put it in a specific way, the washer gets crowded so you have to find creative ways to get things in. Also I do a better job at washing.
Unless you frequently host large house parties or have a large family I don't really see the need to have one. >

You could probablt put less in there, and run it more often. Overcrowding it will reduce its effectiveneesmmss IMO.
I dont know how people can wash everything in 5 minutes. Maybe to clean a pot/pan/cutting board, but take call the plates/dishes/cups/mugs into account and the 8 total seconds active time per dish i spend handling between putting it in the dishwasher and taking it out can't be beat >

I think that if you have a family of 4 and more than it is suitable to use a dishwasher. Couples should hand wash. I'm staying with my brother and SIL and they only use the dishwasher. I find that they waste more water rising out the dishes and cutleries before placing it in the dishwasher, when they could have just hand wash it. >

The manual for my dishwasher advised against pre rinsing dishes >

A dishwasher is cheaper than washing the dishes by hand. It uses way less water and is way more energy efficient than using the heated water from your system. 
I also dont get the argument about it taking days to fill it up. We are a 2 person household. We cook 1-2 times a day. If you put the 6 plates, 2-4 cups, 2-4 glasses, all the cutlery and everything you need to prepare a meal (plastic cutting boards, pans, pots, etc) in the dishwasher its easily filled in 1-2 days. We run ours nearly daily. 
It saves energy and therefor money and it saves time and work. >

If we're talking about how soon you can get your plates back again, yes hand washing is superior. But if we're talking about efficiency of washing and cleanliness, dishwashers win 99% of the time. >

You never had the issue where you have so many dishes it just takes 30+ minutes to clean and put back? That’s when the dishwasher is nice because they it’s just a button press after loading it for 5 minutes and then you can go and do something else. Also it’s more water efficient if it’s filled up >

I prefer hand washing but I think that’s because of the hassle of using the dishwasher when growing up. 
My brother would always refuse to load/empty it when it was his turn to do it. Then you had to essentially wash things clean by hand anyways because if you left the smallest stain on a plate then it would come out of the dishwasher dirty. 
I now live with my partner, his mum and my baby and there’s no room for a dishwasher so I wash everything by hand since I don’t cook. It’s much less stressful >

I’m pretty sure you’re supposed to use both if you’re gonna do a dishwasher, you don’t just put your dry ass, dirty ass plates right in there and let the machine scrub it off or some shit for you
Edit: always cringey how some people on Reddit only say something if it’s not exactly what their google answer says lol. I just meant there shouldn’t be food on the plate, scrape it if you want >

Most of the dishwashers say you don't have to rinse the plates first >

Yeah I’m just now realizing that, my main point is the gunk needs to be gone, >

I have a double dishwasher. I think that's what they are called. So it's like two half size dishwashers so I don't need to wait to fill in a full-size dishwasher and can have two loads going at the same time or not. It's pretty awesome. >

It greatly depends on the situation. You seems to be living on your own or at least only wash your dishes, just like me. For us I agree its more convenient. I would never turn on a dish washer for my bowl, a plate, a pot and a few cutlery items.  
But thats simply not the case for everyone. Do you want a parent of 3 kids to really stand in the kitchen for 1 hour every night to wash the dishes? (My mom did this) Lots of cutlery, kitchen boards, pots, glasses, cups, plates and what else...   
Not everyones Situation is the same >

Sir I am a single person who cooks I run my dishwasher daily.
Why use a gross germy kitchen sponge when I could sanatize my dishes with steam? >

I definitely don't disagree with this. Every time I've eaten a meal at the house of someone with a dishwasher, there's always something left on the dishes; most commonly between the tines of the forks, but quite often just a huge chunk of something stuck on a plate or whatever. >

I just learned that forks have anatomy parts >

I lived in a place that had a dishwasher once, and didn't approve of its performance.   I often found food particles and odd films on the silverware, glasses, and dishes.  As long as we have to do a prewash, we might as well wash them ourselves.  Right?
My granddaughter made me a natural clay coffee cup that isn't dishwasher or microwave safe, so they still exist.  Plus, I recall my brother's dishwasher leaked and wrecked his flooring once.  Mmm ... no thanks for me too. >

nice unpopular and reasonable opinion. here have an upvote. but personally I disagree though. >

I agree if you live alone or dont cook a lot.  It can be way less headache to just wash a dish when you're done with it.  But for a family, or anyone who cooks a lot w pots, pans etc. I think its inarguably more convenient. >

It's definitely less "clean" to hand wash. My not even that new dishwasher makes sure everything if fully disinfected. >

Between several muscular and neurological issues, and a deep-seated hatred for doing dishes, I would literally sell my soul to never have to handwash a dish again. >

YES!!!! Finally someone who agrees!!!!!!!!!!!! >

Trust me, it doesn’t take long for even 2 people to fill up a dishwasher. Back when I lived with 2 friends it was run daily >

Finally an actual unpopular opinion. >

It is categorically wrong, as it gets to temperatures you can't handle by hand, it is more efficient, you may have things sat in there while it fills up but handwashing everything is being cleaned in a soup of leftovers rather than blasted off so that is irrelevant. If you like washing up, or like to feel it is cleaner and have fragile stuff - that is fine. But you are still wrong. >

I hand washed my dishes for years but since I have a dishwasher I will never do that every again. It’s easier and saves time, energy, and water >

I prefer using the dishwasher, but I hate how long it takes. Sometimes I hand wash a couple dishes just because it’s so much faster. >

Do people wash their hands in the dishwasher? >

My dishwasher has hands though >

I hate washing the pots. I'd have a dishwasher in a heartbeat, but I don't have room. >

You’re actually using way more water than you think. It’s better to just scrape off food, rinse off for a second (or don’t) and put it in the dishwasher. Sometimes I’ll half the load the dishwasher and run a short cycle with no dishwashing detergent just to clean them off. >

I agree. Im on team handwash. I never had a dishwasher until i brought a house last year. It came with one. I have used it exactly zero times 😂 also don't you have to clean the dishes before plopping in the dishwasher anyhow? So instead of just rinsing add a touch of soap to it... But also there's just two of us maybe if more people in house a dishwasher is more convenient. I guess maybe situational but i love handwashing. I zone out into my bubble world >

With modern dishwashers you don't need to rinse. But I agree, as a person I cannot see myself just sticking dirty dishes in it.
It is much cleaner and faster, but I don't use mine either. >

It's unpopular, yes... But I also think it's quite uninformed and stupid. 
You're unwilling to accept any alternate outlooks (or... facts...) in replies, too. >

I run my dishwasher every night. It doesn’t need to be, and shouldn’t be, packed full. It is more efficient to wash even a small load in the dishwasher. You waste more water washing by hand. 
But to be fair this is an unpopular opinion. Most people hate washing by hand. Just wanted to point out one flaw in your argument. There’s no reason to leave dirty dishes in there for days. >

Using a half empty dishwasher is wasteful >

Actually studies show that with newer dishwashers are far more water efficient than hand washing. 
CNET >

Your main issue seems to be that your dishwasher is too big. With that in mind, you can get a smaller dishwasher that still runs with the same water hookup as your big one. We have one designed for two people. We fill and load it every day :) >

Why would I spend more money when I can I just wash it by hand ? >

So your soap, water, and time are all worth no money? >

i just don't trust myself to wash thoroughly lol >

Dishwashers have been proven to be more efficient for water usage than handwashing. If you're an average joe with regular ceramic and glass dishes, you'd be better off using the machine. But if you've cursed yourself with only Fine China then that's your bed to lay in.
Opinion I'd like to inject: dishwasher detergent pods are trash and don't work as well as regular liquid detergent. You can't put a pod into the prewash, which is an important step. And what time are you really saving? They just don't make sense from a utility perspective. >

If it is something that you value (fine china, crystal stemware, cast iron skillet, etc.) then you should handwash it. If it is designed to be cleaned in the dishwasher, then it should be thrown in the dishwasher. >

especially with genitals. >

I hand wash because you have to pretty much hand wash before you put them in the DW anyway >

Yeah, there are some items you can't put in the dishwasher. But they're superior at everything else. They use less on average water, sanitize your dishes, and make cleaning awkward items like graters and splatter screens far easier. >

I hand wash them and then run them through the dishwasher to sanitize them. >

Absolutely. Dish washers are a waste of time, water, and energy. I've seen dishes come out of dishwashers still dirty because the unit itself has never been cleaned. >

To each their own, I suppose.
I used to handwash. Dishes had a lackluster look to them. Now, everything comes out sparkly clean. I know everything has been sanitized as well with temperatures and soap.
Handwashing takes a while for me, and I'd rather let the machine do it. >

I’m a hand washer. I grew up without a dishwasher then spent years living in apartments without dishwashers. My parents have a dishwasher now and no one uses it. Whenever I do use their dishwasher it seems like there is a lot of stuff that’s still dirty when it’s done. It seems like every time I try to ‘get into’ using a dishwasher I always feel like I’m doing the same job twice. I’m rinsing stuff and pretty much cleaning it before putting it in and at that point I could have just washed it and been done with it. I do like it for the sanitizing aspect, but I’m not sure that for me it is worth the extra work of cleaning something all the way and then loading it somewhere only to unload it when I can just put it away instead. I respect the dishwasher users out there, and I’m sure they are using ones that are much better than the ones I’ve used, but I’ll just stick to the old school method of my ancestors. >

Uh, with four people in my house it gets run daily, sometimes twice a day if we're cooking multiple meals at home for all four people. >

yeaa im sure as hell not gonna spend an hour and a half hand washing dishes when i can put all of them in the dishwasher in 15 minutes- >

Definitely downvoted!
Hand washing will always be superior since water doesn't do nearly as good of a job and it's so inefficient. I end up hand washing things and sticking it in the dishwasher just to disinfect. But from an efficiency standpoint it's a complete waste of time and money. We should stop making dishwashers and start making dish disinfecters. >

It isn't. There is a sanitation process that the dishes in the dishwasher go through with the high heat/steam that is not going to be achieved with handwashing. A dishrag or sponge also harbors bacteria the minute it is used on a dish, as well, and that will be spread to all the other dishes. 
A dirty, bacteria-laden plate can look clean by eyeballing it. I can lick a plate to the point of it looking clean. A dog can do the same. That doesn't equal clean. >

Agreed. Dishwashers break, use more water to wash dishes, and take up more space in the kitchen. 
Hand washing is way faster. 
You also have to hand wash your dishes before even putting them in the "dishwasher" 
I like to call it the dish sanitizer. If you leave any food on your plates before you put them in your dishwasher you ruin it even faster. >

Getting fat out of glasses that need to be clear of fat (anything that wants to hold bubbles) is greatly inferior by way of handwashing compared to the very low-pH chemicals that would rinse out a milked beerglass in no time. So no, handwashing is a bandaid on a pistol wound in terms of grease removal. >

Upvoted because you're 100% wrong lol >

Okay, somewhat tangential, but I’ve come to despise the dishwasher because it doesn’t do jack. Every night, we still hand wash pots and pans, cooking utensils, water bottles (because kids can be three feet away from one at all times during the school day), kids’ lunch boxes, coffee mugs, etc. Meanwhile, the dishwasher kinda cleans the four plates, four glasses (but not if we have wine), and silverware we use.
Fuck your, dishwasher. If my washing machine only washed socks and underwear (and did a poor job at that), I’d throw it’s ass on the curb. Yet you somehow get a pass. >

Agree, for quality of wash. But I was trained by my mother, who is Anne.
Anyone who was not trained by Anne is best off using a dishwasher... >

When I send my glass plates and glass cups through the dishwasher, they come out sparkling clean.  When I hand wash them, they're just clean.
Don't know what it is about the dishwasher that makes glassware sparkle but it's enough for me to use the dishwasher if I have more than a few plates or glasses that need to be cleaned. >

I live alone and I have enough dishes to wait until my dishwasher is full before I use it. I wipe pieces food off the dishes before I put them in and I use the machine maybe every 5 days. The dishwasher has a seal around the door and I’ve never noticed any smell or had a problem with insects.
The only thing I wash by hand is the pots and pans. Now I use Dawn Powerwash on them. It’s like foaming dish soap that you spray on and wait a little while and it will work through the grease etc. It works great, better than filling the pan with water, and it also soaks the rim of the pan that water doesn’t reach, so that doesn’t need to be scrubbed. And I guess it saves some water if pots and pans don’t need to be filled to soak them. >

Nope. I've got 2 kids and a husband... I have no time to stand there and wash dishes >

Your kids do. It's good for eyes and hands coordination >

Lol not yet. They're 2 and 5 months >

I agree, but only for one reason; washing by hand is way more effective. I have Stainless Steel pans that will always have some kind of residue left in them after being in the dishwasher. Doesn’t matter what program or the detergent used.
I will hand wash these and my frying pans. Nice glasses will also get a handwash. >

That's why it's called a dishwasher, not a pan washer >

As a professional dishwasher, mechanical dishwashers are shit, always breaking down. Us professional dishwashers don't break down >

Eh, yeah I kinda agree. >

i thought i was the only one >

You gotta rinse before you put them in there and use the shine/rinse stuff also. Generally I agree with you tho. Overall the dishwasher (modern ones. Anyway) tend to use less water. That’s a pro on its own >

Incorrect.
Washing dishes in the sink is similar to taking a bath. Everything soaks in its own filth and doesn’t come out nearly as clean or sanitized as you think.
Here’s another secret - you don’t have to wait for the dishwasher to be full to run it. >

My dishwasher is something I couldn't live without. I HATE washing up. Family of three here, and there's always random cups/glasses/ plates knocking around, l  don't like the clutter of it. >

It depends on your dishwasher. First, I think washing things in the dishwasher sanitizes everything better than hand washing. I have one that has the sanitize function and it comes out perfect and clean every time. I run my dishwasher daily because it is super gross leaving it there. Also, people actually leave their dishes sitting in gross soapy water and then use the same gross sponge for weeks on end. I have a Bosch dishwasher we got as an open box on clearance and it’s literally life changing >

A dishwasher mean less work, and it's literally done within 2-3 hours. Yes, sometimes there are little specs of food on the dishes, but you can take those off easily. Hand washing might be superior when you live alone or with 2 people, not with a family of 5. >

The only argument for hand washing in my mind is the meditative aspect. >

Or you can run the dishwasher whenever there’s stuff in there you need and save a ton of water instead of taking the time to hand wash >

Dishwashers verifiably use far less water and energy than handwashing, so it is better for the environment and your wallet. It is also healthier because the temperature of said water gets far hotter than your hands can stand, even in gloves, to better sanitize those dishes. Any reasonably recent, energy-star-rated dishwasher will save you money and time over handwashing, no question. Plus us tall folk don't end up with a backache after bending over a sink. Oh, and no greasy, nasty, plastic, or cutting your finger on the knife somebody chucked in there without telling you...just me? >

Untill you turn around and spot that there is one more dirty pan,that you forgot to wash in the first batch.
All around hand washing is superior but can be very boring (utensils) and utensils can be very easily cleaned in a dishwasher. >

Diswasher do not clean dishes properly.You need pre soak them in water if you want good result.It nearly take same amount of time so I prefer handwashing. >

I throw down in the kitchen when I cook. I ain’t washing 5 pots & pans every single day for the rest of my life >

Depends on the volume, IMO.
If it's a giant feast, better off using the dishwasher. It's actually more efficient and uses less water. If it's not dishwasher safe or if it's a knife, then just handwash it.
If you're washing 2 bowls, it doesn't make sense to use a dishwasher. And it makes even less sense to let it pile up to create a filthy sink and then clean it.
The absolute worst thing is using a dishwasher to wash cast iron, carbon steel, and knives. People who do this are monsters who deserve to be under constant surveillance. >

Disagree because you’re supposed rub off the food and oils from kitchen appliances, cookware, plates and silverware so the dishwasher can sanitize everything >

I just use the washing machine >

to each their own.  my family hand washes currently (5  people), but we have done 'back in the day' when more of the kids were still home (13 kids in family).  washing that many dishes by hand is a bit tedious.  I've owned at least 5 dishwashers over the term, currently have a broken one that lasted like 13 months and went unrepairable as the part that went out (high pressure pump) is no longer replaceable by itself, it's part of some grandiose multi pump rube goldberg that costs 80% of the cost of a new entire dishwasher - even if I install it myself, as I have done over the years.  i did get an entire dishwasher for free once as using one several times a day easily exceeds planned obsolescence and it gave out long before the warranty was up. this time, short warranty, so no go.  generally tho, i'm just sick of the things.  of all the 'labor saving' devices in the home it's one i appreciate the least.  now washer/dryer's are a must, if possible.  as many can attest, taking an entire family's laundry to a laundromat once a week is a goodly piece of work. >

If your hands can take the consistent scalding hot water, have at it. 
Otherwise, with a family of 3 or 4 plus, fuggedaboutit 😉 >

That's what gloves are for >

Valid point, but they're not dishwasher water hot safe 🙌🏾 >

You prefer it, it’s factually not superior. >

I've never used a dishwasher in my life, I know it's a normal appliance but it seems so bougie lol. I probably would use it if I had one, but I would never wash my glasses in there. Dishwasher glasses feel so nasty to me >

You could always get a countertop dishwasher for smaller loads and daily use. It’s perfect for single people who don’t use many dishes. I think a dishwasher is always better for sanitary purposes bc dishrags and sponges harbor bacteria even if you change them out frequently >

Counterpoint: touching slimy dishes is gross. Also, it requires you to like hunch over the sink, which hurts. 
Fuck washin dishes by hand. I'm literally going to find a way to make a crank powered dishwasher for when I move off the grid. Because I sincerely hate hand washing dishes that much. 
But tbh it's good someone prefers it. You are the yin to someone's yang. >

I also hand-wash, despite having a dishwasher for years. I just use mine as a drying rack. I grew up washing dishes by hand, and my electric bill goes up when I don't, so whatever. >

If you are single than washing by hand is ok.
If you are family of 4 and mire, and you are only one cleaning, fuck that, no1 should clean 1h a day each day. >

I used to unpack moms dishwasher, and nothing fully got clean. I would throw them back in the sink. I live alone, I rent the place, and never used the dishwasher, it is not necessary. Hot water and cloths will clean your dirty dishes better. Plus, you save money by not using it. >

Well sure you get it visually clean but how much bacteria is actually still on it? 
You may like to hand wash more but that doesn’t mean it actually gets the dishes as clean as they get in the dishwasher. There’s also different sizes of dishwashers and they don’t absolutely have to be full to run them. I have to hand wash in lukewarm water. That’s not gonna do shit compared to the dishwasher. >

Do you mean the fact that washing dishes are better for kids?link >

No? I’m talking in general. Unless you’re washing in scalding hot water your dishes aren’t actually clean. >

i wash my dishes by hand and then put them in the dishwasher so they can get sanitized by burning hot water. i feel like there’s a common misconception that everyone puts their dishes in the dishwasher while they have food, grease, & crusty stuff on it. bc thats gross >

I'd hand wash myself but I haven't gotten the "wash dishes without getting shirt wet" trait on the adulting skill tree unlocked yet. >

That's what apron is for >

Clearly you underestimate how enthusiastically I hand wash dishes. It's like a wet t-shirt contest at hooters. >

Weird take: I like washing dishes by hand because I like how the hot water physically feels on my hands. Like I dunno about y'all but it actually gives me orgasm-level pleasure feeling warmth on the back of my hands. 
I'm wondering if I have some extremely rare genetic condition or "quirk"... >

My washer went out so we've been hand washing for months. Gotta say, I can see how it could be favorable. Especially if you've got one of those big country style kitchen sinks. Once you get into a routine it's not so bad, but I want my washer back. >

Modern dishwashers are superior in both water use, energy use and cleanliness. 
I’ve always found that people who say they prefer/like to wash by hand, never do it properly. >

I ahte washing dishes. When I'm done eating washing the dishes is the absolute last thing I wanna do. So I accumulate many dishes and then I spend like... more than an hour?... washing them. I despise it
A would ADORE having a dishwasher >

I think it really just depends on the situations. I agree and find a nice satisfaction with hand washing but I live in a big family and we go through about 2 full dishwasher loads a day but i get what your talking about >

For larger and awkwardly sized plates and trays, yes. But it does save water and lessen pollution to a certain extent by using the dishwasher >

Dishwasher gets hotter so could kill more bacteria. >

Agree. I'm always paranoid that a dishwasher wouldn't get clean it all the way >

To me, a dishwasher is more like a sanitizer lol it works alright for cups and what not, but I feel like you still end up having to semi wash everything before it went in anyway 🤷‍♀️ I don’t have a dishwasher at home, but I did have one in a previous apartment. >

So in general a dishwasher does not use more water than hand washing so even if you run a half full dishwasher it is apparently less.  Then there are the labor savings. 
I've done it both ways.  I think I will always be a dishwasher guy at heart.  Don't get me wrong, I'll certainly do the hand wash if it comes down to it but only on certain pots and pans and shit that my woman will yell at me for dishwashing. >

I don't understand how it can take you days to fill the dishwasher. Unless ur like one person or 2 but if you cook regularly than the dishwasher should be decently filled on day 3. And that's the latest >

I’ve been living without running water in my homestead for 6 months. I wash dishes by hand. I keep 10, 4 gallon water jugs stored in my kitchen. If both sides of my sink are full of dishes, it takes 4 gallons of water to wash and rinse. Wash and rinse in room temperature, then sanitize and rinse again in boiled (very hot) water. Dishes sparkle, have no soap scum and are sanitized. Dishes get done once a day, after dinner. Fill stock pot with about 2 gallons of water. Start to boil. Fill sink with 1” of water and soap. Wash/ scrub. Drain. Fill sink with 1” of water. Rinse. Inspect dishes, repeat step one if necessary. Drain. Dip small pot into big pot of boiling water, pour over dishes. Dry with clean tea towel, put away immediately. We don’t have a dish rack. 
Side note: each week we use more water flushing our toilet (3 gallons per flush) than doing dishes, generally cleaning the house and our personal hygiene combined. We take our clothes to a laundromat. >

Hand washing wastes a ton more water than using a dishwasher, so even if it’s not full and you run it you’re actually wasting less water than hand washing >

I agree,dishwasher's are nasty,noisy and steam spewing tool's of environmental destruction. >

My bf is the same way, we now use our dishwasher for extra kitchen appliance storage. >

It’s an objective fact that dishwashers when filled properly, use less water per item in there than washing and rinsing dishes, and they can clean with truly scalding water, something you aren’t doing with your hands. 
Not to mention it saves a ton of time. Maybe your time isn’t valuable to you, but it does save time. 
Don’t pat yourself on the back like somehow you have better character for washing dishes by hand when you don’t have to >

I don't like dishwasher machines because they break. I also don't like washing dishes, but my hands work even if the dishwasher machines break >

Most people don't utilize their dishwasher fully either by not filling the prewash/pre-rinse soap dispenser they are essentially missing out on half the cleaning and scrubbing power of your dishwasher while using the same amount of water. 
I whole heartedly disagree with you and think this is a perfect unpopular opinion >

I spend 29 years hand washing behind people who refused to even rinse their dishes. I will not hand wash. I will fucking not. Judge all you like. Say I’m lazy. I’ll run 5 things in a dishwasher rather than hand wash. The only thing cleaned by hand is the cast iron. >

I totally disagree, dishwasing is far superior considering its tar more efficient, and the water can actually be at a high enough temperature to sterilise the dishes. 
The way I look at it a dishwasher is almost as essential as a clothes washing machine. 
I do have 2 kids though so they are messy af. >

What is so bad about the dishes waiting in the dishwasher? It is not like they will mold or give off a bad smell.
It is about convivence of not repeating a task over, and over and over. Want to make an omelette ? Clean two or three dishes and two forks. Now do that 3 times a day, with 5 different people, every single day. Now make a full on meal. Of course a dishwasher would be more convenient. >

Very agree. Dishwasher is way less convenient.
Now, if they made a dishwashing cupboard for storing the dishes, then I might be interested. >

I totally agree. I have a small family. Only three of us at home now. Dishwashing liquids are really efficient now and antibacterial as well. I have the water super hot. I usually leave the dishes in to soak for a few minutes whilst I wipe down benches, put away leftovers etc. then wash. They dry quick because water is so hot. Easy to dry and stack away. After many years I am very fast at this. I never use the dishwasher. I am sure modern dishwashers are very efficient and if you have a large family, extremely useful. Each to their own. >

You cannot get the dishes so hot, that they evaporate dry that quickly. You would scald your hand. Let’s be real here.