For many of us, washing up by hand has always felt like the environmentally responsible choice. Certainly in my household, it has been a serious point of contention, with me arguing that hand washing was the more sustainable option and my wife always wanting to fill the dishwasher. (As a point of order, it is me who does most of the washing up!) For those of us trying to live more sustainably, it seems like a perfectly reasonable question. Why use an electrical appliance when