dear gff: help me solve a crisis

Does anybody here know how to use a dishwasher? ;_;

I just moved into a new place and my roommates have gone away for the Easter break and left me with a whole bunch of messed up plates and cups.

There doesn't seem to be any dish drops so I can't do what I usually do and wash stuff in the sink.

I blame my mother for this technological stunting. She refused to buy a dishwasher and considered them items of pure indulgence for rich people. (possibly she was also considering the threat of machine uprising, terminator was serious zomg)

So... anybody? ;_;

Jam it back in, in the dark.

There should be a little compartment in the door. Some of them twist open and closed, and some are just a little hollowed-out place. First of all, you have to have dishwasher detergent - NOT the regular liquid kind that you handwash with. They also make pre-measured detergent ampules (for lack of a better word) that come in a bag and look sort of like huge gushy rectangular jellybeans...that's the kind I like.

Anyway, you squirt about 2 tablespoons of the detergent into the hollowed-out compartment, close it (if there's a lid), shut the door, slide the locking handle thingy over until it locks closed, and turn the dial to start.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Like mom up there said, don't use regular diswashing liquid. :'D

I find it easiest to use those pre-packaged thingers. Here, I'm bored so I took pictures. =D

Step 1 (Choosing detergent):


Step 2 (Placing detergent into the right spot):


Step 3 (Closing latch):


Step 4 (Setting the dishwasher):


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Haha, oops. I forgot to resize the last three images.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Oh, cool! Those are exactly what I was trying to describe. I buy the apple-cinnamon kind.

And please don't call me mom.

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Once you get a dishwasher, you'll NEVER go back to doing everything by hand.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Sir VG

Once you get a dishwasher, you'll NEVER go back to doing everything by hand.

Not always the case. My roommate thinks the dishwasher can clean off anything, even if it is caked on or stuck solid particles. Ours isn't some fancy powerful new dishwasher that shoots jets in all directions.

Needless to say, being the kitchen nazi I am, I tend to do a little precleaning to remove things like sauce residue or anything that is solid. Grease I leave alone. That way I don't end up with strange post-dishwashing things that are caked with crud.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Sir VG

Once you get a dishwasher, you'll NEVER go back to doing everything by hand.

Thats absolute bullshit.

I have a dishwasher here in my home. I never use the fucking thing. A.) It's wasteful with water B.) Washing them by hand ENSURES the cleanliness of the dishes.

I was raised doing dished for HUGE dinner parties - and I would rather do that today than to have to stick it in a dishwasher.

FELIPE NO

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Not always the case. My roommate thinks the dishwasher can clean off anything, even if it is caked on or stuck solid particles. Ours isn't some fancy powerful new dishwasher that shoots jets in all directions.

That's why you have to stop being lazy like me.

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I was raised doing dished for HUGE dinner parties - and I would rather do that today than to have to stick it in a dishwasher.

The only reason I liked doing dishes by hand as a kid was playing in the water.

I did it by hand for the entire time in my apartment. Now that I've got my own place (and a dishwasher)...never going back.

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This thread is amusing not because I know how to use a dishwasher and find the thread creator to be foolish, but because of the simple things I don't know how to do because I never needed to. I lived in a house with a dishwaser for four months and still could not tell someone how to use one.

I couldn't tell someone how to properly write a paper check, either, thanks to internet banking.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Simple tasks you never learned roll call!

Living in Oregon, I couldn't begin to figure out how to pump my own gas.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Dr. Uzuki

Simple tasks you never learned roll call!

Living in Oregon, I couldn't begin to figure out how to pump my own gas.

Seriously? I don't think there's been a petrol station with attendants over here for about 20 years now.

I will admit though that the process of acquiring a new tax disk for my car was an entirely alien one to me until a year ago. Dad always sorted it out for me in the past and I just gave him the money.

Also, we have an espresso maker in the kitchen and I'm not entirely sure how it works, despite having worked in several bars with plumbed in versions that I can use just fine.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Dishwashers use insanely harsh chemicals to clean things. When the latest brands of detergent boast how they now include an agent to stop your glass from literally being eaten away, that's quite disturbing, when a bit of boiling water and elbow grease can do the same thing in much less time.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?

Holy cow those pre-measured pouch things are cool. The container automatically dissolves?

Also, never ever ever even try to substitute normal dishwashing liquid in the dishwasher. My apartmentmate did it a few months ago and it was possibly the biggest mess ever. ;_;

Also, Idle, turn off your heated dry. Think of how much energy you're wasting.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by RacinReaver

Holy cow those pre-measured pouch things are cool. The container automatically dissolves?

Also, Idle, turn off your heated dry. Think of how much energy you're wasting.

Yes, they dissolve in the process. It's awesome. :]

Also, yeah, I should turn off heated dry. It's not like I am in any hurry to get the dishes out of the washer as soon as it's done, so it could just dry on its own.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?