More Hindrance Than Help

[sunny-dave]

Some appliances are effectively indispensable (eg fridges), some are very useful (eg washing machines) ... but a few are just a waste of white metal and space.

Tumble Driers - they gobble electrickery like you own a power station and basically just shrink stuff whilst generating industrial quantities of fluff

Dish Washers should be consigned to the skip - they do the easy things well enough (although even then you have to rinse everything first) but they leave you to do all the heavy lifting yourself - never come across one that would actually do the pots and pans to any satisfactory degree.

[wolf63]

Have you heard of paper plates and plastic cutlery?
I am considering buying two of these: Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation

If only I knew if they would be used

[mazie]

We don't have a tumble drier, we have a drying cupboard and a dehumidifier for drying the washing on rainy days. It works amazingly well and no ironing. We don't have a dishwasher, there's just the two of us. I'd rather not be without the washer and fridge but other than that I could cope.

[New Judge]

Wouldn't be without a dishwasher, dave.

They do all my pots and pans very well (very often better than I can do them myself). Thinks that have burnt on food can usually benefit from a soak (just as they would if you were washing them by hand). No rinsing is needed. Most machines have a rinse programme on them anyway but I rarely use mine unless I put anything into the machine that is likely to become a bit smelly if left.

[Zacs-Master]

Love our tumble but try not to use it too much. Dishwasher.....indispensable when you have a busy life.

[gness]

Oh poppycock!!! You're doing the hokey cokey with your knickers then looking at them on the radiators or airer for days......
I'm sticking mine in the tumbler then doing really interesting things.....
They don't shrink if you do it properly.......
I have nice, soft, fluffy towels.......you exfoliate with yours....
The birds appreciate the fluff gathered...
I save on electrickery by not using the cooker.....
And you could have your nose pecked off by a black bird!

Come over and cook for me tomorrow then use my dishwasher........it does the pots and pans beautifully....... I think...... :-)

[naomi24]

Wouldn't be without a dishwasher or a tumble dryer.

[Toorak]

Dishwasher has been amazing - always balked at the idea until i got one - wouldn' t be without it

[ummmm]

Why are they a hindrance?

[sherrardk]

I have recently been reintroduced to my dishwasher and I love it (but I wash everything on quick wash as it's still being washed better than if himself does it). I rarely use my tumble dryer as I am too tight - I will air underwear in it but I wouldn't put most of the school uniform in it for fear of it shrinking (and that's the only stuff that has to be dry).

[tonyav]

I know not what these things are, Dave.
Are they kept in that room where the big White thing is that I keep my beer in.

[gness]

Oh I so want MrsAV to move the white things around and have Tony tumble dry his beer..... :-)

[Mamyalynne]

I've never owned a Tumble Drier or a Dishwasher, have brought up a family and had a man with a very messy job at times - no problem.

[Buenchico]

>>> Some appliances are effectively indispensable (eg fridges)

I've not had a fridge for over a decade!

I've also not got a washing machine, a tumble drier or a dishwasher (unless you count my cat, Chequers, who is always happy to lick any plate clean for me!)

[RobNorth]

Couldn't agree with tumble driers or dishwashers, I think they are great - with all the weather we get how else do we dry laundry without having the house like a sauna? The modern ones are quite economical.
Dishwashers do the job if you use decent tablets and the right programme.
Where I do agree is with that forlorn heap of small kitchen appliances that live down in the back of the corner cupboard - peelers, squeezers, beaters, mashers and mincers abandoned after one go and the discovery that it takes 40 minutes to disassemble, clean and reassemble - so you just use the one sharp knife you've always used...

[tonyav]

Oh I so want MrsAV to move the white things around and have Tony tumble dry his beer..... :-)


Ohhhhhhh cruel ;-)

[Cloverjo]

I only use the tumble dryer for OH's shirts to avoid ironing.
I use the dishwasher at work as I have to cook for quite a few people sometimes, and it's nice to shut its drawer and walk away.

[Cloverjo]

That's true, RobNorth but a colleague tidied up the kitchen the other day, and I can't find some things I need. We work different shifts so I can't see her to ask her. Grrr:)

[campbellking]

I don't own a dishwasher or a tumble dryer, not worth it as there's only me and the cats at home. i am, however, a prolific user of energy according to British Gas who last week sent me an estimated gas bill of £42,806.84. Good news is that I can save £6028.54 if I switch to a cheaper tariff.

[Old_Geezer]

Tumble driers are vital in the winter (or particularly wet summers). I'm unsure how much they cost running on the cold op option. Probably less than rumoured, and worth it anyway.

[Cloverjo]

Dare I say this? I'd love to have two dishwashers. One to fill as things get dirty, one to slowly empty as and when we need clean plates etc.