I made a very good friend while stationed in Germany, yes we were both US military at the time. Our platoon had informal monthly dinners at various restaurants in the area. One night when discussing our meal choices from the menu, Chief (he had a dry sense of humor) said he couldn't have the pork schnitzel, it wasn't kosher, he would have the shrimp instead. I nearly choked on my drink when I started laughing. I was the only one at the table to catch the contradiction, and thought he was serious at the time. The same night, I ordered brat hirn (sp) from the menu, one of the German spouses asked me if I knew what I ordered, I told her "It does not matter as long as it wasn't brains or something, If it was on the menu, someone must like it, whatever it was".
I guess Chief and I were both a couple of sick puppies with our senses of humor.
If you're referring to having two conventional dishwashers, then I'm all
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As it is, some things simply remain in the sink until the first load is
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-- Wayne Boatwright *¿*
I am with you all the way Wayne. I am in the early stages of planning a new kitchen and laundry room. Two dishwashers are a requirement even though I live alone. I am astounded at the cost of this project and will have to make some cuts, but the 2 dishwashers will remain a priority.
On Mon 05 Dec 2005 03:06:20a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Dan Abel?
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Of course, this is all really academic for me. I quit my job in August, and any kind of kitchen upgrade isn't going to happen.
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Did you retire, Dan, or just get fed up?
Exactly. I got fed up, and retired. I'm amazed at how much I'm getting paid to post to rfc.
:-)
I got my first full check a few days ago. I had two months of vacation time accrued, so I ran through that. My official retirement date was October 21.
-- Dan Abel [email hidden] Petaluma, California, USA
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> Anybody have any experience thoughts on theses? Is it worth being able > to > split loads? > >
I have a double dishwasher... It's two stainless steel sinks and a pair of hands. ;-)
I wash dishes twice per day and each time it only takes 5 minutes, including putting away the clean dry ones.
IMHO dishwashers are a waste of space, water and electricity, especially since there are only two of us. -- Om.
"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson
Dishwashers do a better job of washing dishes than hand washing and generally use less water doing it.
Disagree. Not when there are only TWO of us! Might be different with a family of teenagers.
I used to think that too. But no more... after going dishwasherless all my life finally I now see the light. Modern dishwashers definitely save, save on everything. I still hand wash knives and pots, and fancy stuff, but I have six cats, who use far more dishes each day than I do each week. I'm very happy not having to wash all those little dishes by hand. I run my dishwasher twice a week. Dishwashers are also great at washing plastic cutting boards, and stove grates and drip pans... wire meat racks too, all sorts of oddly configured stuff I used to spend inordinate amounts of time and energy scrubbing by hand... even my hands say think you, no more bleeding chapped hands all winter, even with the rubber gloves my hands suffered... guess there were too many times I said it's only a few dishes and didn't bother, now the few dishes get popped into the machine. And with softened water I can use half the dishwashing compound, I slice all those tablets in half, dishwashers save the sceptic tank too. Rethink your priorities.
I used to think that too. But no more... after going dishwasherless all my life finally I now see the light. Modern dishwashers definitely save, save on everything. I still hand wash knives and pots, and fancy stuff, but I have six cats, who use far more dishes each day than I do each week. I'm very happy not having to wash all those little dishes by hand.
Sheldon
Can't your furbabies eat out of the same dish twice? I know 6 of them would dirty a lot of dishes, but just wondering.
I used to think that too. But no more... after going dishwasherless all my life finally I now see the light. Modern dishwashers definitely save, save on everything. I still hand wash knives and pots, and fancy stuff, but I have six cats, who use far more dishes each day than I do each week. I'm very happy not having to wash all those little dishes by hand.
Sheldon
Can't your furbabies eat out of the same dish twice? I know 6 of them would dirty a lot of dishes, but just wondering.
Huh? What makes you think felines are italian, joanna?
On Mon 05 Dec 2005 11:10:26a, itsjoannotjoann wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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I saw a show on HGTV several years ago hosted by Joan Cohn (I believe that was her last name, not sure about the spelling). She was in Chicago and was touring a woman's spectacular kosher kitchen in a highrise ($$$$) apartment. The lady was Orthodox Jew and this kitchen was enormous!! She had two dishwashers and one was for dairy products only and the other was for meats. Two separate refrigerators for the same reason plus dairy and non-dairy dishware. Needless to say she had upper and lower cabinet space galore. For some reason I've always remembered that episode.
I remember that episode. IIRC, she basically had back-to-back mirror image kitchens.
And unless she had back - to - back rebbes to certify that she had a kosher kitchen hers wasn't really a "kosher" kitchen :-)
OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote: > > In article <[email hidden]>, > "So'n'so" <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > Anybody have any experience thoughts on theses? Is it worth being > > able > > to > > split loads? > > > > > > I have a double dishwasher... > It's two stainless steel sinks and a pair of hands. ;-) > > I wash dishes twice per day and each time it only takes 5 minutes, > including putting away the clean dry ones. > > IMHO dishwashers are a waste of space, water and electricity, > especially since there are only two of us. > -- > Om. > > "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack > Nicholson
Dishwashers do a better job of washing dishes than hand washing and generally use less water doing it.
Disagree. Not when there are only TWO of us! Might be different with a family of teenagers.
I used to think that too. But no more... after going dishwasherless all my life finally I now see the light. Modern dishwashers definitely save, save on everything. I still hand wash knives and pots, and fancy stuff, but I have six cats, who use far more dishes each day than I do each week. I'm very happy not having to wash all those little dishes by hand. I run my dishwasher twice a week. Dishwashers are also great at washing plastic cutting boards, and stove grates and drip pans... wire meat racks too, all sorts of oddly configured stuff I used to spend inordinate amounts of time and energy scrubbing by hand... even my hands say think you, no more bleeding chapped hands all winter, even with the rubber gloves my hands suffered... guess there were too many times I said it's only a few dishes and didn't bother, now the few dishes get popped into the machine. And with softened water I can use half the dishwashing compound, I slice all those tablets in half, dishwashers save the sceptic tank too. Rethink your priorities.
Sheldon
Wonder how it'd work on BBQ grates. ;-)
I don't really have anyplace to put one at the moment. There is a set of drawers installed where it was supposed to go.
Maybe someday. <shrugs> -- Om.
"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson
I used to think that too. But no more... after going dishwasherless all my life finally I now see the light. Modern dishwashers definitely save, save on everything. I still hand wash knives and pots, and fancy stuff, but I have six cats, who use far more dishes each day than I do each week. I'm very happy not having to wash all those little dishes by hand.
Sheldon
Can't your furbabies eat out of the same dish twice? I know 6 of them would dirty a lot of dishes, but just wondering.
I was wondering that too. ;-) I have quite a few more than 6 and they all eat out of large, "community" plates and do quite well.
Only the two most elderly get fed separately. -- Om.
"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson
On Mon 05 Dec 2005 06:24:10p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Charles Gifford?
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If you're referring to having two conventional dishwashers, then I'm all for it. I absolutely refuse to wash anything by hand that could be washed in the dishwasher. Most nights I could easily fill or nearly fill two dishwashers. As it is, some things simply remain in the sink until the first load is done. Then I reload and wash again. That's a PITA, but less of one than washing by hand, IMHO.
-- Wayne Boatwright *¿*
I am with you all the way Wayne. I am in the early stages of planning a new kitchen and laundry room. Two dishwashers are a requirement even though I live alone. I am astounded at the cost of this project and will have to make some cuts, but the 2 dishwashers will remain a priority.
Hang in there for those 2 dishwashers, Charlie. You won't regret it! And good luck with your new kitchen.
-- Wayne Boatwright *¿* _____________________________________________
On Mon 05 Dec 2005 06:26:42p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Dan Abel?
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On Mon 05 Dec 2005 03:06:20a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Dan Abel?
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Of course, this is all really academic for me. I quit my job in August, and any kind of kitchen upgrade isn't going to happen.
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Did you retire, Dan, or just get fed up?
Exactly. I got fed up, and retired. I'm amazed at how much I'm getting paid to post to rfc.
:-)
I got my first full check a few days ago. I had two months of vacation time accrued, so I ran through that. My official retirement date was October 21.
CONGRATULATIONS! Enjoy a wonderful retirement!
-- Wayne Boatwright *¿* _____________________________________________
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On Mon 05 Dec 2005 11:10:26a, itsjoannotjoann wrote in rec.food.cooking:
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I saw a show on HGTV several years ago hosted by Joan Cohn (I believe that was her last name, not sure about the spelling). She was in Chicago and was touring a woman's spectacular kosher kitchen in a highrise ($$$$) apartment. The lady was Orthodox Jew and this kitchen was enormous!! She had two dishwashers and one was for dairy products only and the other was for meats. Two separate refrigerators for the same reason plus dairy and non-dairy dishware. Needless to say she had upper and lower cabinet space galore. For some reason I've always remembered that episode.
I remember that episode. IIRC, she basically had back-to-back mirror image kitchens.
And unless she had back - to - back rebbes to certify that she had a kosher kitchen hers wasn't really a "kosher" kitchen :-)
I doubt an Orthodox Jew would skip that step.
-- Wayne Boatwright *¿* _____________________________________________
Can't your furbabies eat out of the same dish twice? I know 6 of them would dirty a lot of dishes, but just wondering.
I was wondering that too. ;-) I have quite a few more than 6 and they all eat out of large, "community" plates and do quite well.
Only the two most elderly get fed separately. -- Om.
My 'only child' eats out of one of those drop feeders. I layer about 2 inches each of 4 or 5 different flavors of dry catfood in it. Prevents that whining "I'm tired of this flavor."
Can't your furbabies eat out of the same dish twice? I know 6 of them would dirty a lot of dishes, but just wondering.
I was wondering that too. ;-) I have quite a few more than 6 and they all eat out of large, "community" plates and do quite well.
Only the two most elderly get fed separately. -- Om.
My 'only child' eats out of one of those drop feeders. I layer about 2 inches each of 4 or 5 different flavors of dry catfood in it. Prevents that whining "I'm tired of this flavor."
I can't feed dry food to our oldest. ;-) Jasmine has no teeth.
She gets canned food twice per day and dry available, but she does not eat it. She's got a belly and is still active and healthy at about 16 years of age!
Orchid is 17, and is dying. :-( Special care, I'm amazed as skinny as she is that she has this much energy. I'm surprised she has survived this long. -- Om.
"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson
