Growing up, we threw everything in the dishwasher - if it was ‘dishwasher safe’ it was in there. So when I moved in with Husby, I was shocked at the number of items deemed ‘hand-wash only:’
- Aluminum bowls
- Pots and pans
- Cutting knives
- All large utensils - spatulas, slotted spoons, etc.
- Measuring cups - heck, anything baking related
After years of
being lazy convenience, my habits quickly changed.
Once married, we decided to save our registry items for whenever we moved into our new home, and this fall, for the first time in two and a half years, we finally used them. Opening all those boxes again was like Christmas morning but better because all of the presents were for
me us. There was only one problem.
Our dishwasher was too small.
Or, our place settings too large.
Either way, one wouldn’t fit into the other. We could only run a cycle with 4 dinner plates*. That’s alot of unnecessary loads and wasted water. So we began saving up for a new dishwasher.
And this weekend, we finally bought it.
It arrives on Friday and I couldn’t be more excited. We can actually load a
full table setting
and the top rack is adjustable so even our largest platter will fit!
With the move, my ‘new’ dishwasher habits haven’t changed much - the only dishes that go in are still place settings and glassware - but it sure will be nice to get back to weekly loads instead of daily ones. Wouldn’t you agree?
*Note: Technically speaking, we could fit more than 4 plates in at a time, but it would not have been the recommended load. The plates would have shifted during the wash cycle, the agitator would have constantly hit them, and in a matter of months we’d be dealing with cracked plates. Since our set is discontinued, it didn’t seem wise to take such a chance - dinnerware is expensive!