https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 27 May 2026 20:26:08 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-a-day-do-you-spend-washing-dishes#post-494895 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:33:42 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 494895@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: That is a lot!! I suspect it is because you guys are cooking a lot from scratch (and maybe using a lot of different cooking utensils/pots and pans?) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-a-day-do-you-spend-washing-dishes#post-494881 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 18:25:34 +0000 Alivoo01 494881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: Nice!</p> <p>Less than an hour and if there's a lot of dishes, we put it in the dishwasher. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-a-day-do-you-spend-washing-dishes#post-494762 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:13:27 +0000 Running Elley 494762@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: It sounds like we have the same system!</p> <p>I also cook basically everything from scratch and spend at the most half an hour doing dishes every day. And I run the dishwasher once a day on average. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-a-day-do-you-spend-washing-dishes#post-494751 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:07:09 +0000 prettylizy 494751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Between DH and I we spend about 30-45 minutes a day on dishes between emptying the dishwasher, washing pots, putting things away etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-a-day-do-you-spend-washing-dishes#post-494704 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:51:12 +0000 autumnlove 494704@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lawbee11: same here! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-a-day-do-you-spend-washing-dishes#post-494525 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:54:57 +0000 lawbee11 494525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>0--DH does the dishes :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-a-day-do-you-spend-washing-dishes#post-494519 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:52:50 +0000 purrpletulips 494519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>10min max and that is to wash my pump parts; dishes are DH's chore and we are trying really hard not to do each other's chores (mainly because I end up doing his but don't get the favor returned and get angry) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-a-day-do-you-spend-washing-dishes#post-494491 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:45:38 +0000 blackbird 494491@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mr. bee, there are 2 of us and we eat most meals at home (you know, besides lunch, because we eat that at work)! I cook large portions, so I easily cook 4 servings at once so we have lunch. If I make something 'big' on the weekends, there are more pans, depending on how fancy I get.</p> <p>A lot of the stuff I cook is in one pan, maybe two pans. I roast or steam veggies (and the steamer rinses out easily) and cook chicken in one pan. Aside from the extra dinner dishes (which go in the dishwasher), I don't see how I'd use extra pots and pans to cook more food. There'd be extra plates+utensils+cups. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-a-day-do-you-spend-washing-dishes#post-494269 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:49:02 +0000 red_seattle 494269@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmm... I think between my husband and I, we spend an hour doing dishes every day. (It was even more when I was pumping-- I'd only pump once or twice a day, and still would spend 20 minutes daily just on washing pump parts and bottles by hand.) </p> <p>The dishes have become so awful since having a kid. I don't understand why people complain about the laundry with babies and kids, because in terms of time spent doing chores, the time we spend doing dishes daily has changed the most and has become just such a pain since having a kid. But the time we spend doing laundry has barely changed at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-a-day-do-you-spend-washing-dishes#post-494121 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:12:29 +0000 808love 494121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We spend around 10 mins. We cook from scratch half the time. Here are our dishwasher secrets-every morning unload... sort in stacks as you unload first, then put away. Soak dishes in half of sink all day. Use small saucer size plates and same cup as much as possible. They fit in top rack. Slice, prep food for the day all one time. Load dishwasher at night. If there is a large pot, wash it so it doesn't take much space. Those are my best secrets. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-a-day-do-you-spend-washing-dishes#post-494077 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:04:32 +0000 ValentineMommy 494077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As of right now - none. I literally haven't washed a dish in several years, DH does them.</p> <p>Ask me again when LO is here in a few weeks. I'm sure I will be doing all the dishes then. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-a-day-do-you-spend-washing-dishes#post-494025 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:49:41 +0000 mrbee 494025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sarac: Yup I clean as I go! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-a-day-do-you-spend-washing-dishes#post-493988 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:35:27 +0000 sunny 493988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: wow that's a lot of dishes! We run the dishwasher 2-3x a week and spend 20 min hand washing pots and pans and pump parts and bottles. We are 2 adults and one baby who mostly BFs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-a-day-do-you-spend-washing-dishes#post-493917 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:10:48 +0000 sarac 493917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Oh, I see. And you both work from home, right? I can see how that would build up. Are you a clean-as-you-go type? I am, and that makes it feel a ton easier. I probably spend more time than I think doing dishes, but at two or three minutes here and there it rarely feels like much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-a-day-do-you-spend-washing-dishes#post-493885 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:02:01 +0000 Bao 493885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just throw them all in the dishwasher unless it's a non-stick pan, then I wash that by hand and it takes 2 minutes. So maybe 2 minutes? lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-a-day-do-you-spend-washing-dishes#post-493876 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:59:45 +0000 yin 493876@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I probably spend 2 hours a day washing dishes (if not more). I cook everyday, and the sink gets full pretty fast. I would love for DH to help more, but it's a battle. It's much easier just to do it myself. We don't have a dishwasher &amp; prefer to hand wash. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-a-day-do-you-spend-washing-dishes#post-493859 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:55:07 +0000 keiki_mama 493859@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I spend 30 minutes - 1 hour on dishes every night. Sometimes DH will help out ^_^ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-a-day-do-you-spend-washing-dishes#post-493822 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:44:45 +0000 Meridian 493822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Wow, that sounds like a lot!! Of course we are currently still a family of 2... </p> <p>We usually wash dishes while we cook, which saves time. And then spend about 15 minutes doing dishes after the meal. DH will usually wash the dishes while I wipe down surfaces, put away leftovers and tidy up. Team effort! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-a-day-do-you-spend-washing-dishes#post-493816 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:42:43 +0000 mrbee 493816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@blackbird: Maybe we're doing it wrong!!!</p> <p>How big is your family, and how many meals do you guys eat at home? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-a-day-do-you-spend-washing-dishes#post-493806 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:40:51 +0000 blackbird 493806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hours?! Maybe....half an hour? And I cook from scratch, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-a-day-do-you-spend-washing-dishes#post-493738 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:22:14 +0000 mrbee 493738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: I think it's the from scratch part that's a lot of washing! I'll try out your tips though!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-a-day-do-you-spend-washing-dishes#post-493729 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:18:52 +0000 mrs. wagon 493729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: I wish I could offer more helpful tips but I'm pretty much the opposite of you guys as a cook...!!! I make almost nothing from scratch. But maybe paper plates can help at least a little bit?? Maybe with food prep. It's nice to not wash cutting boards that often if you use paper plates instead (and rinse with water between foods... not raw meats obviously). I hate washing cutting boards! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-a-day-do-you-spend-washing-dishes#post-493721 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:16:42 +0000 mrskc 493721@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe 30 min a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-a-day-do-you-spend-washing-dishes#post-493716 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:14:18 +0000 mrbee 493716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sarac: We've been making everything from scratch lately, so I guess that's a lot of pots and pans and dishes? (And by we, I mean Mrs. Bee!)</p> <p>@mrs. wagon: Thanks for the tips! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-a-day-do-you-spend-washing-dishes#post-493695 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:10:02 +0000 skibobrown 493695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At least 1 I think. We're in a rental house that doesn't have a dishwasher. That is the absolute worst thing about the house. We're looking to buy in a year or so, and DH and I both can't wait until we are back in a house with a dishwasher again! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-a-day-do-you-spend-washing-dishes#post-493681 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:05:52 +0000 mrs. wagon 493681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: My secret? I don't cook every day. We use a lot of paper plates (and re-use them... for instance, cut up apples on one, then rinse it off to warm something up in the microwave.) And when I do cook, it's usually one or two pot cooking at the most. When I'm home all day and I'm cooking more than once a day, I wash as I go. But that sure sounds like a lot of dishwashing...!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-a-day-do-you-spend-washing-dishes#post-493674 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:03:50 +0000 sarac 493674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: Woah, how does that work? What do you have to wash so often? I spend 5-10 minutes, depending on if I've done a big round of cooking and need to hand wash pots. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-a-day-do-you-spend-washing-dishes#post-493646 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:56:31 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 493646@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maybe 1. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-a-day-do-you-spend-washing-dishes#post-493640 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:55:47 +0000 yoursilverlining 493640@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't generally spend any time doing dishes because my husband does them; but it takes either of us no more than 1/2 an hour each night to clean up all the dishes and wipe down the counters, load the dishwasher and turn it on. We run the dishwasher every day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-a-day-do-you-spend-washing-dishes#post-493619 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:50:09 +0000 Springtime 493619@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We probably spend 30 minutes- 45 washing dishes and run the dishwasher every night. </p>