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Mysteries of Life Revealed Part I: What Goes on Inside Your Dishwasher
Having lived in vintage Minneapolis apartments for a good chunk of my adult life, I had gotten used to not having a dishwasher. I grew accustomed to telling myself that it was okay —a dishwasher was just one appliance that I didn’t need and could surely live without. And besides, hand washing dishes is so retro, so gloriously shabby chic, so green. Clearly, I only said this because I didn’t have one and I wanted one so effing bad.
And then one day, my domestic dishwasher dreams came true. But I do not forget my hand washing roots and often find myself thanking the gods that I have one of these modern appliances. It makes washing so easy, so user friendly, so prune-hands free. And as I load ‘er up, poor in the detergent, turn the dial to the desired wash setting and walk away to watch reality TV, I often wonder what goes on behind my washer’s closed door. I mean, don’t you? Well now we all can find out our dishwashers’ dirty little secrets. Learn where to load what and why (drinking glasses on the top shelf, butter knives ‘business end’ down… that sort of thing) and then click further to discover the mysterious mechanics behind your automated helper’s dish washing process.
And if you are like the old me and don’t yet have the convenience of a dishwasher, it’s okay. Just keep appreciating the small things in life, and then get out and buy yourself a nice pair of these. One day, you’ll find your own dishwasher in shining stainless steel or white linoleum. And then you too can forget that you ever pretended you didn’t need one.