"Lobster" wrote in message
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On 17 Jul 2015, David grunted:

So - my dishwasher has various options including a fast low
temperature 35C wash. We are currently using the "daily" program which
goes to 65C and takes over two hours.

Killing germs on food items is probably more important thank killing
germs in your woolly jumper. However in the old hand wash days the
water was probably not much higher than 35-40C unless you were dead
'ard and/or wearing thick Marigolds.

So - what does the team think about low temperature washes in a
dishwasher?

Ours has three settings - 55C 'standard'; 65C 'standard' and 65C 'for
really, really dirty pans'. When I switch it on, I use the 55C every
time;
SWMBO[1] goes for the top-end 65C one. The results of both washes are of
course completely indistinguishable, but she won't have it. Nearly drives
me insane; probably the biggest single cause of marital disharmony in our
house!

[1] Of course everyone knows that no women know how to load a dishwasher
properly anyway; but that's a whole different discussion...


It's amazing what a woman can teach you, I didn't even know there was a
wrong way to put milk back in the fridge.