Does Using a Dishwasher Actually Decrease Water Use?, dish washer or hand washing? Options

[karmakiller]

Then you aren't using some type of rinse aid, in my opinion. Or you're using powder dishwasher detergent. Either way, that seems like a pretty atypical result, but to each their own.

Ugh, my mom used to buy the powder stuff because it was cheap, but it never cleaned the dishes. I like using the Electrisol/Finish ones with the ball in the middle.

[emberfly]

But it's so wasteful.

at least the paper ones are bio-degradable.

[iExquisite]

We always use paper plates and plastic utensils. And when we use proper stuff, we always use the dishwasher. Not cause it saves water but cause we are lazy!

Not cause it saves water but cause we are lazy!
So True. Most of the time it is because i am lazy to hand wash and a lot of time goes into hand washing, when i could put it in the dishwater while i do something else
But i also care about how much water it consumes