COTTP wrote:
>
> In article >,
> says...
> >
> >
> > zxcvbob wrote:
> > >
> > > Jack Schidt® wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Let's back up a moment and discuss this bachelor thang....
> > > >
> > > > Paper plates are for peons. They're for situations where a buncha drunks
> > > > are around and you don't want to sweep up fragments of gramma's chinelle,
> > > > chinette, chinous, whatever. A real stud has a dishwasher. Doesn't hafta
> > > > be anything fancy, just something that you can wash real dishes in. I'm
> > > > sure we'll get chided for this appliance minded thing but just let that roll
> > > > off your back; this is the bachelor hour and we don't need a buncha
> > > > handwringing over handwashing. Handwashing dishes sucks, not to mention
> > > > dishwashers get dishes cleaner and use less water and electricity.
> > >
> > > Dishwasher? That's what the *dog* is for...
> >
> > ROFL!!!
> > I was amazed one day when the "princess" at work admitted that she used
> > her dogs as the initial cleaning for her roasting pans. :-) I do too. It
> > makes final washup much easier if you did not deglaze your pan for some
> > reason. <G>
> >
> > And the dogs enjoy it immensely.
>
> Around here there aren't any dogs, but there are cats. Yes, cat in
> plural form.
>
> The measure of whether or not a dish is good is if the cats hound you
> while you're cooking it. If there isn't' a cat wrapping itself around
> your ankles and meowing loudly you can be relatively sure the dish is
> going to suck.
>
> And clean up - lick, lick, lick. Then into 170F hot water to wash.
>
> > > You've got me curious though, how you can say a dishwasher uses less
> > > electricity than washing by hand.
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > > Bob
> >
> > I wonder about that too.
> > I have a "dish washer", it's called a sink, sink drainer and a pair of
> > hands. :-)
>
> A dishwasher does NOT save energy per se. In it's case there is the
> energy necessary to heat the water, and the energy necessary to run the
> mechanicals of the machine.
And your proof???
I can use the excersize frankly. :-)
>
> But then washing dishes by hand requires the energy to heat the water to
> the temperature you desire as well as work on your part.
I use Dawn in the sink water and cold to rinse.
Energy waste??? Only mine, and I need it. <G>
>
> The work on your part is nourished by the food you eat. There's energy
> necessary on your part (more work!) to prepare and eat the food as well
> as digest it. But then take into account all the energy that went into
> getting the food to you. (Growing it, packing, shipping, etc.)
>
> So in the long run - maybe the dishwasher is more energy efficient.
Ungh, no, I think not. Humans are getting fatter and fatter.
We need to "burn" all the energy we can. <G>
K.
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