MaggieMae
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- Apr 3, 2009
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The dry heat kills bacteria and germs Maggie.
We've been oversold on household bacteria, in my opinion. I own a diswasher that I run once a week; the rest of the time I do up what few dirty dishes I accumulate daily and let them air dry on the countertop, just as I've done for several decades. And I'm still alive, rarely even catching a cold, even.
Intense . . . I never use the dry heat. I run it at night in off-peak hours and let it air dry overnight in the machine. Works just fine.
Maggie . . . Good for you. I've got a household of five and run it daily. I use more energy and water washing by hand than using a dishwasher.
My point had more to do with air drying than the choice.
If I had one major complaint about dishwashers, it's still the claim by retailers that "our product even gets off burned on food," which is horseshit.