Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Dishwashers etc

[Naomi Anderegg (naomi_anderegg]

I may be a bit of a back-woods weirdo for bringing this up--but I've always 
just 
washed dishes by hand myself, and have worked in two small restaurants where 
the 
same was done--no dishwasher at all. Are there any communities out there where 
each individual just washes his dishes & utensils when he's done eating, and 
once the meal and all that post-meal discussion is done, only the pots and pans 
are left? Is there evidence that the dishwashers & sanitizers are a more 
environmentally responsible option? 


Just wondering...

Naomi Anderegg





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From: Karen Carlson <kcarlson2 [at] wisc.edu>
To: Cohousing-L <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
Sent: Thu, November 11, 2010 10:49:58 PM
Subject: Re: [C-L]_ Dishwashers etc


We bought a splendid cart with study wheels and 3 solid shelves  
(meaning no openings for water to drip).  While we need to lift trays  
in and out of the sanitizer, the cart does the rest of the heavy work.

I, too, would prefer a typical dish washer if the number of diners  
were small enough but for our crowd (35-45) it would take many loads.  
And that would take all night.  For us, it wasn't a matter of either a  
dishwasher or a sanitizer.

Karen C


On Nov 11, 2010, at 9:17 PM, Ruth Hirsch wrote:

>
> Hi,
>
> We have the 'quick/sanitize ' type.
> It requires load after load after load.
> Also requires lifting/carrying full trays/racks of dishware.
>
> Some folks like it--- it is sort of a team building thing, using it
> long after everyone else has gone home.  I think there are better ways
> to do team building and to use volunteer time.
> With a homestyle type, the last person pushes a button.  That is it.
> At some communities, the cooks cleanup as they go,  so there is no
> clean up crew, saving on the need for more volunteer time.
> During most meal prep, there is a lull while water boils, something
> bakes, etc, a good time to empty homestyle dishwasher.
> Ours also had a $450 repair, and is only a few years old.
>
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> On Nov 11, 2010, at 4:40 PM, cohousing-l-request [at] cohousing.org wrote:
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:33:31 -0500
> From: Sharon Villines <sharon [at] sharonvillines.com>
> Subject: [C-L]_ Dishwashers & Santitizers
> To: Cohousing-L Cohousing-L <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
> Message-ID: <7648FAF6-3053-44FB-AFF3-41E31C859A4A [at] sharonvillines.com>
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> What is the current state of practice in terms of residential-type
> dishwashers? Sanitizers?
>
> Do people do pans in them?
>
> How many loads do you do?
>
> Are you sorry you switched to them?
>
> Of did anyone switch?
>
> What kind do you have?
>
> We are facing $1600 motor replacement in our commercial freestanding
> style sanitizer and not all of us want to replace it.
>
> Some people love it.
>
> Sharon
> ----
> Sharon Villines
> Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
> http://www.takomavillage.org
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