Washing Up!

We hand-wash our dishes rather than use a dishwasher for many reasons:

• Dishwashers are too destructive on vintage dishes and cutlery
• It's another machine to breakdown or need maintenance
• I don't like the chemicals in the dishwasher detergents

I have lots of arguments with people about how environmentally friendly dishwashers are.  I maintain the actual creation of a machine, the waste when they are disposed of and the harsh chemicals going into our water system all outweigh the fact that they often use less water than hand washing.