Proper use of dishwashers

[ColdNoMore]

Rinsing most of the food off before loading the dishwasher, has been a life-long hard habit...for me to break. :oops:

Stop rinsing your dishes before putting them in the dishwasher, experts say (https://www.yahoo.com/news/stop-rinsing-dishes-putting-them-173810533.html)

“Believe it or not, it’s actually more beneficial to not rinse your dishes before putting them into the dishwasher,” Morgan Brashear, a Cascade scientist with Procter and Gamble, told Today Home.

That’s because most modern-day dishwashers have sensors that help the machine determine how long of a cycle to run, based on how dirty the dishes are.

[CFrance]

Also, the enzymes in dishwasher soap are designed to latch onto food particles in order to do their job. With dishes that are pre-rinsed, they have nothing to latch on to.

Pre-rinsing also uses water needlessly.

[Two Bills]

Our dishwasher still cannot seem to cope with rib and chicken bones! :ohdear:

[ColdNoMore]

Also, the enzymes in dishwasher soap are designed to latch onto food particles in order to do their job. With dishes that are pre-rinsed, they have nothing to latch on to.

Pre-rinsing also uses water needlessly.

It's taken me a long time...but I finally get it.

I guess my reluctance was based on too many years of "don't put that plate in there with all of that food on it"...still ringing in my ears. :D

[CFrance]

It's taken me a long time...but I finally get it.

I guess my reluctance was based on too many years of "don't put that plate in there with all of that food on it"...still ringing in my ears. :D
Yep... Our boys are now saying nanner-nanner-nanner!:girlneener:

[Madelaine Amee]

I know someone who actually washes her dishes and the saucepans in the sink before she uses the dish washer - she says the dish washer sanitizes them, she washes them!

My otherhalf needs smelling salts:rant-rave: when he sees all that water going down the drain!

[l2ridehd]

I think our problem is different then most. When there is a big family, the dishwasher is run daily so pre rinsing is not necessary. Because we use many less dishes, eat out, we run ours maybe once a week. Without pre-rinsing, they stuff dries on and the dishwasher doesn't get it clean.

At least that is what I think, because I tried it.

[CFrance]

I think our problem is different then most. When there is a big family, the dishwasher is run daily so pre rinsing is not necessary. Because we use many less dishes, eat out, we run ours maybe once a week. Without pre-rinsing, they stuff dries on and the dishwasher doesn't get it clean.

At least that is what I think, because I tried it.
I wonder if you need a newer dishwasher, or something is wrong with it. We also are only two and only run the dishwasher when it is filled--once every five days or so. Our 2011 Whirlpool does a bang-up job on the dishes.


We use the Finish Powerballs. The only thing I pre-wash is silverware with mayonnaise or peanut butter on it.

[tomwed]

If the house is around 5 years old do we all have the same dishwashers? Or do the more expensive homes have batter appliances.

[thetruth]

You can try it. The risk is if it doesn't work you will need to go back to what you were doing before.

BEWARE-your dishwasher has a screen to stop large food particles. It is in the bottom of the machine. You need to regularly empty it-easy- If, it getts stuffed water will flow on to your floor.

[tomwed]

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I know there are a lot of Costco Fans.

[Brandigirl]

We only run our dishwasher once every 3-4 days. If we don't rinse the dishes off, when you open the dishwasher, it will smell bad, especially with milk residue on glasses. I always rinse and have no problems with my dishes coming out sparkly clean!

[retiredguy123]

I never use the dishwasher. When you turn it on, it seems to take forever to complete a cycle. I just use paper plates and plasticware. Very easy and cheap.

[justjim]

I never use the dishwasher. When you turn it on, it seems to take forever to complete a cycle. I just use paper plates and plasticware. Very easy and cheap.

I know a person who “Never” used the dishwasher except once or twice a year and it turned out the dishwasher was ruined for lack of use. To each his own......:oops:

[Henryk]

I know a person who “Never” used the dishwasher except once or twice a year and it turned out the dishwasher was ruined for lack of use. To each his own......:oops:

That can happen. The bottom of the dishwasher needs water so gaskets don’t dry and become brittle.

[photo1902]

I never use the dishwasher. When you turn it on, it seems to take forever to complete a cycle. I just use paper plates and plasticware. Very easy and cheap.

The newer energy efficient models have longer run times. Most will also include a "1 Hour" wash cycle, as well as a "Sensor" cycle, which can sometimes dramatically shorten the run time.

[Aw Man]

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[ColdNoMore]

I know a person who “Never” used the dishwasher except once or twice a year and it turned out the dishwasher was ruined for lack of use. To each his own......:oops:

That can happen. The bottom of the dishwasher needs water so gaskets don’t dry and become brittle.

Yep!

[Toymeister]

There is no need to run the water to get hot water either, the DW heats it for you. I see the preheat on my energy usage app. Hot water is just over 1.25 cents a gallon with an electric water heater (SECO) if washing or prewashing by hand. This is your savings over hand washing.

A months use of the dishwasher costs 65 cents if you eat out fairly often. That is .45 for drying and the heater in the DW It is .25 to operate the pump and controls. The DW uses 5-6 gallons per cycle.

[queasy27]

You should still scrape, shouldn't you?

[CFrance]

You should still scrape, shouldn't you?
I do, but not rinse.