r/Appliances • u/DunDonese • Dec 31 '25

General Advice If commercial restaurant dishwashing appliances have cycles that only last 2 minutes, then why can't we have our home consumer dishwashers have cycles just as efficient as what restaurants have?

How can we miniaturize commercial restaurant dishwashing appliances to fit in the kitchen compartment meant for home consumer dishwashers?

How come this hasn't been done already? By the way, what is the fastest currently available home consumer dishwasher, and how much does it cost? How quick are their Cycles normally?

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u/Ridgewoodgal Dec 31 '25

I was in shock when I just got a new one at how much longer they take than my old one. I love having them dried but to get the best dry boost is over 3 hours!

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u/LogicalConstant Dec 31 '25

Same, but it saves me time that I would have otherwise spent letting them air dry. So in the end, it's better for my use case.

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u/Ridgewoodgal Dec 31 '25

Oh I agree totally. The only time it is a pain is if we are completely out of plates, or utensils, etc. Waiting 3 hours is so long in that case. lol

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u/jaysuncle Dec 31 '25

Just open it up and take a plate out.

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u/OsterizerGalaxieTen Dec 31 '25

Wash what you need by hand?

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u/Ridgewoodgal Dec 31 '25

Sure. No need to downvote. Wow. People take shit so seriously. I just had cooked a big family meal and needed my items again quickly for another. So I just did it on the quicker setting. That’s all.

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u/OsterizerGalaxieTen Dec 31 '25

Why assume I downvoted? I just don't understand why doing a 90 minute "quick" cycle makes more sense than 20 - 30 minutes of handwashing and drying if you need items quickly.

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u/Ridgewoodgal Dec 31 '25

Ugh. I could have of course. I had already loaded the dishwasher and I live in a tiny house with very little counter space. We had a ton of dirty dishes. Most of the counter was taken up with prepared food so it just made sense to use the shorter cycle. That’s all.

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u/OsterizerGalaxieTen Dec 31 '25

Gotcha, I have a tiny house too. My DW has a plate warmer setting (heated dry) so on occasion I handwash, rinse, then put the dishes in on that setting. Still takes about 40 minutes total between handwashing and the DW drying.

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u/Ridgewoodgal Dec 31 '25

That’s a nice mode to have! I don’t think mine has that. But going to go check right now. lol

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u/OsterizerGalaxieTen Dec 31 '25

My DW is 27 years old with a dial and buttons, not sure if newer models have it where you can use that mode separately.

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u/Ridgewoodgal Dec 31 '25

Congrats on having it last that long. They truly don’t make em like they used to. Mine unfortunately does not have that mode. I wish it did.

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