> The problem is that there are many things you can't wash in the dishwasher I have had a dishwasher for years. I either don't buy stuff you can't wash in the

> The problem is that there are many things you can't wash in the dishwasher I have had a dishwasher for years. I either don't buy stuff you can't wash in the dishwasher, or wash it in the dishwasher anyway because I have better things to do than pamper some random crockery. Except my chefs knives which never get put in there, but they are the exception. > you have to pre-rinse some things For me (and we cook every meal) it's the minority. It's a rarity that we ever pre-rinse. If I lived alone it might feel differently about having a dishwasher, but it was life changing when we got one after our second child was born. However, I wouldn't not get one for the reasons you listed.