If Forced To Choose Only One Modern Major Appliance

[panasonicvac]

To me

It kinda depends honestly. If I lived somewhere and had a laundromat nearby, then I would choose to have a dishwasher. If I lived somewhere with no laundromat nearby, then I would choose to have a washing machine. And if I lived somewhere that had a HUGE sink to easily wash clothes and dishes off completely clean, then I would choose to have a dryer. But if I overall had to choose only one appliance no matter where I would live at, then I would certainly go for a washer. I could have a high pressure flow faucet and strong detergent to easily clean dishes to where I wouldn't need a dishwasher but it is always nice to have. And I could hang my laundry up to dry like what my grandparents in Utah used to do. I had a neighbor of ours who owned a log cabin and a ranch up in the mountains, but they didn't had any of the three appliances and with no laundromat nearby. At least the last time I was there which would've been almost 11 years ago so I'm not sure if they since added any or not until the time of their passing. And I have a friend of ours that also owns a log cabin up in the mountains and they have a stackable top load washer and dryer but no dishwasher. Makes me wonder now if they ever regretted not putting one in when they first built the place. Thank goodness though that we have stackable washers and dryers. If my grandfather up in Montana only had a washer up at his log cabin instead of his stackable set, he would've had a harder time drying off his clothes cause his place is one of the coldest areas in the country. Especially with his age and health declining.

 

[askolover]

I'd have to choose a washing machine.  As much as I love having a DW (since I was 3 years old) I can't do laundry by hand.

 

[foraloysius]

For me it would definitely be the washing machine. I have a covered balcony where I can hang laundry and otherwise a drying rack in the bathroom would work, it's big enough.

If I wouldn't have a dishwasher, I would do less cooking I suppose, take more short cuts. And I would think twice about baking a cake that causes a mess.

But doing laundry by hand would be the worst. I have a separate spin dryer that would come in handy, but it still would be a lot of work compared to the other household tasks.

 

[tolivac]

For me-the washer.Don't think its practical to do clothes manually.I can do my dishes manually-since I don't use too many at a time.

 

[mrsalvo]

I’d have a washer.
I wash a lot of dishes by hand, it’s just myself here at the house, unless I’m doing a lot of cooking or not feeling well.

 

[vacerator]

A central Vac system

I have one, but it's great! No bags, less dust in the house because what gets past the filter all gets exhausted outside. I empry it and clean the filter witha dry brush twice per year.
Otherwise a Miele S8 unique.

 

[gizmo]

I've already made the choice...

I don't own a dryer or dishwasher. (Though I have spare parts ones in the shed for fixing other people's appliances.)

 

I have a Miele washing machine in the house and will in future set up working "collection" washing machines in the new shed. We don't need a dryer here and I'm not interested in dishwashers. I'd have to sacrifice a cupboard or two pot drawers to install a dishwasher, a compromise I'm not prepared to accept.

My partner often washes the dishes, or starts them and I finish them.

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

I can’t stand washing dishes by hand so the dishwasher seeing as how mine holds a lot of kitchenware dependably doing a great job…

So what if either of my laundry equipment, washer or dryer or BOTH fail in the middle of a load, I go out and replace with another GE or Whirlpool from days of old…

I’ll cook with a coil-top electric range just to get self-cleaning more likely than on a gas stove or get a gas range that I hope is as reliable as any new…

As for the fridge—I’m dieting in the face of rising food prices and I have all that ice cream I take a few spoonfuls of then wondering how I’ll finish or why I bought, so if anything that’s a fridge/freezer combo not too far from when they made ice and not kept cool with a block of ice, our homeowners
Insurance covers us for the loss and I put a box of remnants of spoiled food out on the lawn which my ten-year-old Whirlpool ice and water dispensing side by side could one day become…

(There!)

— Dave