I seldom use dishes we have to wash. I have a cabinet full of disposable dishes, cups, glasses, bowels, and a lot of plastic flatware. I refuse to cook and then have a mess of dishes to clean up. I clean the pots and pans as soon as I use them and put them away. It equals out. I save gallons of hot water not washing dishes, save power not using the dishwasher, and the main thing is the freedom I have from not having to clean up after a meal. The good china and silver is there, way up on the shelf for the formal meals we may have one day. Yeah right. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: