EditorialShae Reim with her son Luke, 2, as she fills the dishwasher after dinner at their home in Rio Verde Foothills, a neighborhood of Rio verde, Arizona, on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. The family uses paper plates to lower their water usage. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)
EditorialThe dishwasher, one of the many machines in the kitchen that may be costly to repair if not maintained, at Good Food on Montford in Charlotte, N.C., July 1, 2022. (Logan R. Cyrus/The New York Times)