"TheAlligator" > wrote in message
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> Arri London > wrote:
> >We don't have a dishwasher other than yours truly
> >The other thing my (urban) Chinese friends thought was funny was my use
> >of bamboo steamers. They thought that was very 'rural'. But I like the
> >scent and the flavour the bamboo imparts.
> We seem to have always had a dishwasher - but I have to tell you, I
> really don't see the point and seriously wouldn't miss it if it died.
> You have to basically prewash everything that goes in there, so what's
> the point?

I don't prewash anything that goes into my dishwasher. It has a built in
garbage disposal and will even grind up small bones. Everything comes out
sparkling clean and thoroughly sterilized every time. I would NOT like being
dishwasherless.

Charlie