I ordered the dishwasher, since I live alone, but not always would like to constantly rinse by hand (especially cutlery and glasses). The dishwasher is easy to join, and after having poured salt and rinse aid, it can actually even go. In my most fit 3-4 small cereal bowls, 2 - 3 glasses / cups, 6 - 8 plates in (depending on how good you are in space-saving stacks of dishes). For me as a single household definitely enough, but I have some things still clean before hand briefly, because the machine has not just the washing power of a large dishwasher.