Experts weigh in on what’s better for the environment and your wallet.
Plus, four smart dish-washing tips.
They were so much fun, but the clean-up was not.
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Experts Weigh In on Hand Washing vs. (Appliances with the Energy Star seal must meetstrict energy-efficiency requirementsset by the EPA.)
Theres no way I can do a full load of dishes in three to four minutes.
4 Tips For Saving Energy, Water, and Time Washing Dishes
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Fill it as fully as you’re free to before running it.
But even if its a little underloaded it will be more efficient than hand washing, says Vukovich.
Some models have a mode where the dishwasher uses room temperature instead of heating air to dry dishes.
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