How do you do your dishes?

We don't have a dishwasher, and it's really not much used here in our country. We are used to just manual dish washing, and I don't think people really mind. Hehehehe. I have been washing dishes since I was a little kid, so I don't really mind, and it's not that much effort at all.

We do our dishes manually, i think there will be very few homes in the Philippines where you will find dishwahers. I used to not like the chore because we used detergent and that gives me allergies on my hands if I use it for a long time. But now we have liquid dishwashing soap that are more delicate and very effective too.

By hand!. I don't have the funds to purchase a dishwasher although I really would love one of those contraptions in my flat! I don't think there's anyone that really loves or enjoys washing dishes, it's such a mundane task but sadly it has to be done otherwise there won't be any dishes left to consume our food on! When I cook a meal I make sure that I fill a washing up bowl with boiling hot water and by the time I have eaten my meal the water has become just lukewarm and then I can do the dishes right away, there's no leaving dishes overnight with me!. Maybe when my finances improve, if they ever improve, I will then purchase a dishwasher and catch up with the modern times! Andrew

I wash mine manually.I do have a dish washer,but don't use it because it a big deal the rinse the dishes then put them in it,so I think instead of rinsing the dishes,I should just wash them.It's alot quicker.

I've never had a dishwasher, nor did my parents ever have one, even though they could have afforded one. Washing them by hand seems so much better because you can see whether or not you have washed off all of the dirt, instead of just relying on some machine

The dishwasher failed to reach our home thats why I wash the dishes with my hands. Even though it makes my hand feel sick, it only takes a few minutes to wash plates. It is somewhat confidence building to wash own dishes and I just feel proud of my thorough cleaning lol.

At my house we use our dishwasher for just about everything. Last year our old dishwasher broke and we were going insane for a month having to wash all of the dishes by hand, and then we finally bought a new dishwasher. Never take your dishwasher for granted!

I hate using a dishwasher...it comes from my childhood. My stepfather used to make us load the dishwasher after dinner and the person assigned to dishes that night had to sit and wait for it to wash and dry before doing other things...like playing. It used to drive me crazy and I could never figure out why we couldn't just wash and dry them and be done with it. Then he wouldn't even let us dry them from the dishwasher...so we had to wait while it dried them. I still at 49 think he was just being mean and exercising his "control" over us. I still use the dishwasher but would much rather just wash them, dry them and put them away.

i got to do the dishes the old fashioned way, by hand. it's not that bad, i only will do them either once a day, or when i fill up the sink. to try and save water.

Before moving into my new apartment I would only wash my dishes manually. Now that I have a dishwasher that is all I use. It got addicting pretty fast. Not sure if that could be do to the fact that I do not have enough counter space in my kitchen for my microwave and dish drainer and it gets frustrating washing dishes and continuously bending to place them in the washer to dry. I personally like to wash them manually because I know they are clean once dry but when using the dishwasher I must check each dish after its dried. I hate the water spots also.

I have a dishwasher i have had a dish washer for the last 8 years as i have lots of children that make me lots of work,so i got it to save me alot of time.At christmas it is soo easy to cook knowing that there is not going to be all that washing up after eating.There have been times where as the dish washer has broken down so then i had to do the washing up which i hated doing.

Hello Biomechanoid. I dont have a dishwasher and dont really need one as theres only me and my husband. I think Id need way too much dishes to be able to fill it all up haha. I wash it manually and I use a great soap that doesnt damage my hands. I also like once in a while to add vinegar to sanitize it all. If you find that water damages your hands, maybe you could wear rubber gloves?

We don't have a dishwasher so we have to wash the dishes manually. However, I seldom wash the dishes since we have a Nanny who does it for us. I want the dishes to be washed as soon as all of us are done eating. I don't want to leave it unwashed on the sink. Good thing our Nanny washes it as soon as all of us are done eating.

hi! I do my dishes manually because I don't have a dishwasher, and I also don't need any, because I have no wife no kids, and a whole dishwasher for 3-4 dishes it really doesn't worth

Hi, Biomechanoid. I wash dishes by hand. I don't have an dishwasher in my apartment. I would rather just wash dishes by my hand. The dishwasher never seems to get the dishes clean enough.