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There was a mysterious box in the kitchen of my suburban Colorado childhood home. It was rumored to wash dishes, but I never witnessed it perform such a task. Grandma used it to store her handbags, ...

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SEATTLE — Nearly 70 percent of U.S. households have a dishwasher, but one out of five of those are rarely used. “Like many first-generation Americans, I grew up in a household where the dishwasher was ...

To machine wash or to hand wash the dishes? That is the question. It is the debate that divides households, has husbands and wives arguing, and sorts people into two very distinct categories (well, ...

Let’s say that somebody in your family has been sick. To make sure those germs are gone, would it be better to scrub your dishes by hand or put them in the dishwasher? If you used water from the ...

When the kitchen is clean, the home feels both pleasant and runs smoothly. It is hard to keep the kitchen tidy when dishes keep piling up throughout the day. If you organize dishwashing, it can really ...