Out of the Box - two dishwashers (GSP)

Hello dear forum members,

please forgive me for the somewhat anecdotal style of this post at the beginning. The underlying question is meant seriously.

My partner and I just visited a kitchen specialist dealer. Apart from the fact that all warnings regarding the budget turned out to be true (15,000 EUR instead of 10,000 EUR), it was a nice experience.

During the consultation, the conversation eventually turned to the topic of dishwashers and that ours is actually always full, either with dirty or with clean dishes.
Then the kitchen specialist joked that we would need two. We laughed and continued planning, of course, just with one.

A few days later, I'm still thinking about it. There is something to it.
You fill the dishwasher, and when it finally finishes after 2 hours, you empty it just so that 15 minutes later the dishes are in use again and another 15 minutes later put back in.
Often, we take half the dishes directly from the dishwasher for use. When the dishwasher really needs to be emptied, it's usually only because there is new used dishes and there isn’t much left inside.

Could it even be really practical to have two dishwashers from this perspective? You save one unloading step into cabinets, where often only half the dishes the cabinet is meant for are stored anyway. Two drawers and a cutlery tray don’t actually take up that much more space in a dishwasher. And it’s not that much more expensive either...
This of course mostly applies to regularly used dishes and cutlery and "normal" pans and pots.
The asparagus pot and the crepe pan would still have to be put away normally.
Besides the fact that it contradicts any established custom...
Crazy idea or concept worth considering?

Best regards

Tolentino

If you have the space in the planning and the budget for it: why not? Having is better than needing, sometimes I wish I had a second one too, with us it goes about the same as it does with you in everyday life...

If you have the space in the plan and the budget: why not?

If I now base it on my offer, then I have a 120 cm pull-out cabinet for 780 EUR. I would replace that with the second dishwasher (one is already included) + a 60 cm base cabinet. Dishwasher costs 600 EUR including front. Now I don't have a 60 cm base cabinet in my plan, but a 30 cm one with pull-out and waste collector costs 645. I assume the 60 cm one won't cost more (considering the price of the 120 cm). So about 1250 - 780 = 470 EUR additional cost. Not little, but also not really much. If you only replaced a 60 cm cabinet, you would even save.

The question is whether it really offers added value in daily routine. Economically it certainly does not (there are also a bit more ongoing costs).

How many people are there? There are four of us, and we run the dishwasher daily, of course (sometimes even twice). So we don’t immediately reuse all the dishes we just unloaded. Even now, since we have all been at home since March. Even if I had the space and money, I wouldn’t think of getting a second one.

Unloading takes 10 minutes. One of us does it casually either in the morning or at noon.

I personally find that highly nonsensical. It’s at most something for extremely lazy people (although 10 minutes to unload is still an exaggeration) with too much space and money. Pure decadence. Besides, the kitchen looks really stupid when you have not only two dishwashers but also two ovens (one for the fries and the other for the chicken – for the kids). Then there’s the steamer you also need (or maybe even two of them). And the microwave for yesterday’s food. Since not everything fits in, also two of those. I also don’t want to always have to bend down to fully open the dishwasher, pull out a drawer, and then search for and take out what I need. Just go up to the cabinet and that’s it.

Just go to the cabinet and that's it.

Add a 3rd or 4th dishwasher and you won't need any more cabinets.