So they just eliminated the cupboard? They must not have a whole lot of dishes!

Looking at the existence of caches in our CPUs and computers (and all CDNs), I conclude that the 80/20 rule apply to dish washing!

(/s)

But really, it might just be that people use 20% of their dish-washable objects 80% of the time. So having 2 dish washers eliminate 80% of the labor of putting them in the cupboard because 80% will be gone in the other machine by the time you really have to fill the cupboards.

Then again, that's lazyness and I suspect the higher humidity of the dishwasher is an health issue.

No, in fact they had two self-cleaning cupboards.

That seems like a fire hazard.

It’s literally full of water.

It was a joke.

Hell we've only ever had at most one dishwasher, and Mrs Funk is always treating the bloody thing like a cupboard.

Most major manufacturers offer this now, in a single washer form factor. Look for "drawer dishwasher" or "dual dishwasher" on any site that sells appliances.

I love this idea. My wife and I are terrible about unloading the dishwasher and usually end up using the dishes out of it and piling dirty dishes in the sink for a few days. Then when the sink is full, it's more work to unload the few remaining dishes and then load it with dirty dishes.

I'm now seriously contemplating putting this on a my list for when I renovate/build a house.

If I don't like it, it's also pretty easy to rip it out and replace it with a large cabinet, especially if you opt for the "built-in" door cover for the dishwasher.

Hah, I also know someone who did this. To make it work well you need to downsize the number of dishes you have (even without two dishwashers this is worth it) and train everyone to never leave dishes in the sink.

Perhaps it'd be possible to have a 24/7 washing cycle, with just-in-time drying when anyone reaches into get dishes.

Econo european models for washing/drying clothes take 6+ hours for a reason.

Brilliant. By being simple.

Reminds me of - and can be combined with - my father's "invention" when he got a bad back of installing the dishwasher at cupboard height.

This is genius! Perhaps they should split dishwashers in two, with an option to only clean one half at a time.

I can't tell if you are serious. But this has existed for a long time.

I am serious! I know what you mean about top and bottom drawer separation, but it's not the same. You don't want your dirty dishes above the clean ones, plus you still want access to clean dishes without interrupting a cycle. It's a subtle change, but the UX for me personally would improve quite significantly!

The parent said they already exist. Fisher makes DishDrawers: https://www.fisherpaykel.com/us/kitchen/dish-washers/dishdra...

Ah, I had honestly never seen/heard of them, so I thought the parent was referring to washing the top shelf vs the full DW. Now I know - it's something to add to the wish list :D