Reasons To Use a Dishwasher
There has been an on-going debate over whether it is better to wash dishes by hand or with a machine. While there are many who believe that hand washing is better for the environment and for health, research and experience has shown evidence that commercial dishwashers are actually more beneficial in preventing health issues, protecting the environment and saving a time. The following reasons may have you rethinking your current dish washing habits, and why you should be using dishwasher in your home.
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1. Better Cleaners
You have likely heard that there are more germs in your kitchen than any other spot in your house, including your bathroom. Therefore, it is important to fully eliminate germs that have accumulated on kitchen items after each use. Ultimately, you cannot accomplish this in the sink with dish soap and water.
To truly kill the germs off of your dishware, you need to rinse them with extremely hot water that reaches a minimum of 145°F. If you attempted this using your hands and a sponge, you would likely be left with harsh burns all over your fingers. Instead, machines can easily reach these temperatures leaving your dishes sanitized and keeping you burn free.
2. Germ Prevention
There are several spots in your kitchen that collect and harbor germs. Your sink and garbage disposal is one of these dirty spots. Therefore, if you complete your dishes by collecting water and soap in the sink and then dipping and rinsing, you are merely giving them a germ bath. They will not only accumulate germs from those washed before them, but also the bacteria that have already settled in the sink.
Think about everything you threw into the sink while cooking: pieces of meat, old veggies and other miscellaneous items. The germs from all of these foods are going straight back onto the dishes that you think that you’re cleaning.
In addition, sponges are ideal breeding grounds for bacteria and quickly become contaminated after even the first use. They can harbor up to 10 million bacteria. Therefore, as you use your sponge to wipe, you are merely spreading around all of this bacteria. By running your dishes through the dishwasher, they likely never collect certain germs, and the bacteria that were collected are killed by the hot water.
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4. Economically-Friendly
Because machines are more energya and water efficient, you will likely save a large amount on your water and electricity bills. Extensive amounts of water are wasted as you hand wash your dishes and to become as efficient as your machine you would need to wash 8 place settings in less than 2 minutes. That seems far from possible. Therefore, you will conserve water with a new appliance, and your bill will be reduced.
In addition, energy efficient devices use substantially less electricity than older models and make very little impact on your monthly electrical bill.
5. Time Efficient
You are likely quite limited on your time throughout the day. Maybe you have had a long day at work, or perhaps you have had a lot of errands to run. You finally had a chance to make a healthy dinner for the family.
The last thing you want to do once the plates have been cleared is roll up your sleeves and dive into a sink of dirty pots and pans. Completing the task by hand could take an additional half hour to hour to complete after dinner has been finished, and unless you and your family have been cleaning throughout the day, you may be left with crusty and difficult breakfast and lunch items.
Modern appliances can save you even more time, as experts argue that pre-rinsing is entirely unnecessary. You could be using this wasted time for much more valuable things, like spending time with your spouse and kids.
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6. Stress Reducers
If you are like many other people, dishes are a primary source of procrastination, and you are prone to letting them pile up. Not only does this make them harder to clean, but it can also lead to a serious source of stress.