Yesterday I posted a photo on Facebook and Instagram and asked,
"Do you rinse your dishes before putting them in the dishwasher? Or do you put them in without rinsing?"
A loaded question, indeed!
The responses varied, but were overwhelmingly in favor of rinsing first. The most popular reason offered was to avoid rewashing dishes after food gets stuck on them. Many households, such as my own, do not have enough occupants to fill a dishwasher quickly. It can take several days to fill mine, and in that time anything I may have eaten would be very difficult if not impossible for a dishwashing machine to remove. Do we want to rewash the dishes after washing them? I don't!
Aside from saving time avoiding rewashing dishes, pre-rinsing can also protect the machine from damage.
"Our dishwasher clogged recently and the repair guy told us that we have to remove all food bits before washing, our machine can't grind them up." said Marina Salume of Portland in response to my question on Facebook.
Good to know, but I'm a lifelong rinser. My gorgeous Miele dishwasher, which doesn't have a built-in garbage disposal or scrubber brushes, will last a long time.
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