daisychics Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 I can't not rinse the dishes before putting it in the dishwasher. Do you? My sister tells me that I can, but I just can't do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofkhm Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 they all get rinsed here too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamato3 all-boy boys Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 I only push chunks off the plates. Otherwise, in they go. I don't have time to rinse. Besides, I came from a house where my dm (dear mom) not only rinsed, but practically washed and sanitized the plates prior to putting them in the dishwasher, so I have "issues" with rinsing plates. If they come out dirty (rarely), then they get a quick soak while I pile more dishes into the dishwasher, then in they go again. Let it be known, however, that I do rinse out my baking dishes if i put them in the dishwasher. But, I usually don't put those in the dishwasher. I hand wash those. I hate baked on black gunk that doesn't come off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 I practically wash mine before I put them in. MyBlueLobsters is very strong. She just sorta scrapes them off and loads them up. I just stand there with my mouth open. I want her dishwasher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elisabeth in IL Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 I scrape off chuncks and in they go. The dishwasher does a good job. I only have a problem if the dishes have been sitting for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy loves Bud Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 I have a new Kitchenaid and I haven't rinsed a dish since we bought it. It's very freeing - try it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet in Toronto Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Nope...another scraper here. In fact, I've read that the dishwashing detergents these days are so powerful, that it's better for your dishes if there's a little "crud" on them. It protects the finish. Sounds wacky, but I've never needed to rinse. Now, if I could just get my boys (who do dinner dishes) to do a little better job scraping, I wouldn't have to clean out the trap so often. Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Besides, I came from a house where my dm (dear mom) not only rinsed, but practically washed and sanitized the plates prior to putting them in the dishwasher, so I have "issues" with rinsing plates. This is part of my problem, too. I'm rebelling. At 32 :001_huh:. I scrape the plates and put them in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SapphireStitch Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I have a Bosch and since getting it (about 5 years ago) I've found that I HAVE to leave some dirt on the plates or the detergent will etch my plates. Seriously! I don't know if it's because it has an on-board heater, or if the washing action is so strong, or what. But after ruining a few dishes right away I looked online for info and found out that I could use a lot less detergent than usual and also that it was best to not rinse the dishes too much. Convincing my husband not to pre-wash things, though, has been a battle. So now you know who the (COUGHanal-retentiveCOUGH) conscientious one is at our house. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in the Kootenays Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Neither can I. I just scrape the worst ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Every time someone else does my dishes they are dirty when they come out. Mine have to be rinsed. I got a new dishwasher. It worked great for the first load, but we tried piling stuff in after that and they don't get clean. Or one nasty dish put in at the last minute will get a bunch of nice rinsed dishes newly dirty with dried on gunk!! I have no idea how people get away with not rinsing. Makes me jealous! Do you run it twice a day?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tess in the Burbs Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I know my new machine has it's own food grinder and dh has proven to me it can have chunks on the plates but I can't do it. i rinse. But I do not make them spotless. so while the machine can do it...I rinse. I have to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Yes! Do it!! Don't you get bits of yesterday's food stuck in your coffee mugs and glasses if you don't? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Scrape-only here. Never have a problem. Drives my mom crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I hate my dishwasher. I thought I'd be able to skip rinsing once I bought a new one, but due to my horrible hard water, they absolutely must be rinsed or they won't be cleaned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 another scraper here. The breakfast bowls get a soak in the sink while they are waiting for miss 8 to empty the dishwasher. :001_rolleyes:all the rest just go straight in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisychics Posted September 24, 2008 Author Share Posted September 24, 2008 Okay. whew. I'm not alone. :D:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cin Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I have a new dishwasher and I have to rinse any starchy food off. Potatoes, cereal, rice. etc. But other than that I don't have any problems. Rinse-aid helps but those starchy foods really leave a residue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisychics Posted September 24, 2008 Author Share Posted September 24, 2008 I have a new Kitchenaid and I haven't rinsed a dish since we bought it. It's very freeing - try it! I don't have a kitchenaid, but I do, I do, want to try... not tonite though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommylawyer Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I pretty much wash my dishes before I put them in the dishwasher, however... not only can I NOT rinse (that's the way my mom did it, so) but our dishwasher is old and barely does the job if I don't prewash. If I had a better washer, I'd probably make sure all the big chunks are off, but wouldn't worry too much about the goo stuff (you know what I mean). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy loves Bud Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I don't have a kitchenaid, but I do, I do, want to try... not tonite though. THere really is no time like the present! Edited to add that I don't think the KA is a requirement. You just need to have something slightly better than the one we had before, which was a toy dishwasher the builder tried to pass off for a real one ;) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelda Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I put the plates that need a bit of a rinse under the dishes I have to hand wash and let the water run over them...chucking them in as I go. I scrape but I don't rinse. I do have a newer dishwasher *now*. With the old one I couldn't get away with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elisabeth in IL Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I hate my dishwasher. I thought I'd be able to skip rinsing once I bought a new one, but due to my horrible hard water, they absolutely must be rinsed or they won't be cleaned. We have hard water as well. Try adding Vinegar to your water. It helps the dishes and the machine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danestress Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I have a relatively new dish washer, and if I want things clean, I pretty much have to rinse well. When I bought it, the salesman said I wouldn't have to rinse. But I definitely DO have to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 We have hard water as well. Try adding Vinegar to your water. It helps the dishes and the machine! How do I do this? Put it in one of the detergent spots?:bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elisabeth in IL Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 We just put 1/2 to 1 cup of vinegar in the bottom of the dishwasher. Our next door neighbor is a repair man and has told us that it will keep your "elements" clean of all the hard water gook that accumulates. Paper towels soaked in vinegar and rubber banded to shower heads will work wonders as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I scrape only, just like the manual says. I've never had a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ummix3 Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I try to always rinse. If I'm in a complete rush then I don't, but even then I do take off small pieces of food that might be stuck on the plate because for me I would hate to have to see those little bits of food when I clean the filter :ack2: Michelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I wash mine first too. I finally got smart and just stopped using the dishwasher altogether. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 If we just finished dinner and I'm going to run the dishwasher, no I don't rinse them. Also, if it's not something that will actually cake on when drying, I don't rinse. After trial and error, I know the kinds of foods that need rinsing, and honestly, most of them do not need rinsing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricket Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 This is so funny. I was thinking of doing a poll on this as I rinsed my dishes tonight. I lightly rinse but dh actually washes them before putting them in the dishwasher. "The dishwasher is not for washing dishes. It is for sanitizing them." And he also refuses to put plastic items in the dishwasher. According to him, they will melt (but we use the air dry setting!) and if the plastic cups flip over and hold water, then they are holding germs and come out dirtier than they went in. (But how can they be holding germs if a dishwasher sanitizes the dishes?!) Can you tell we go round and round about this? :lol: Drives me nuts! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 They all wash the dishes before they put them in the dishwasher. They think that the point of a dishwasher is to sanitize the dishes. I have tried to explain that there is a reason that it is called a dishwasher but my logic falls on deaf ears. SO glad to hear the little known fact about the new detergents. Another weapon is my arsenal. Mwha-ha-ha. :sneaky2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 When we got our new dw last year, the installer told me to rinse the dishes even though the manual says it is not necessary. He said it would make the dw last longer and need fewer repairs. I don't rinse every dish, just the ones that need it - no little bits of food go into my dishwasher if I can help it. Tiny particles, like bread crumbs and debris from sauces do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I absolutely refuse. If I have a machine to do the work, by gum, I am not doing any of it! In fact, I have run it twice rather than pre-wash. :D Makes my Mom and Mom in law nuts, they wash, soap, water the whole deal then put them in!!!! I do not get it. Then again, I hate doing dishes so much I have entertained the notion of letting the dog lick them clean.:lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I can't not rinse the dishes before putting it in the dishwasher. Do you? My sister tells me that I can, but I just can't do it. It really depends on your dishwasher. If it is fairly new, you can just push the big chunks off and put them in. If it is an older model, you probably need to rinse. Of course, if they are going to sit in there a while, rinsing is best. My dishes rarely sit. That thing is run all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogpond1 Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 because your detergent needs fat etc. to activate it in the cycle. If you rinse it all away you might as well not use detergent and the dishwasher will sanitize it. That is what I was told. I scrape, but no rinsing here. What kind of dishwasher do you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaik76 Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 We used to not scrape or rinse...but we're having water problems, so right now we have to open the dishwasher in the middle of the cycle and manually spray everything down...:glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Nope. I just can't do it either. Then again, I always joke that dishes are my downfall. It's the one thing in the house that I just can't seem to get the hang of cleaning. We recently replaced our ancient dishwasher to a brand spanking new one and I'm amazed at the difference it makes! We have clean dishes again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 I can't not rinse the dishes before putting it in the dishwasher. Do you? My sister tells me that I can, but I just can't do it. they do get cleaner if they're rinsed/soaked before putting in the dishwasher. I didn't like doing it either, but neither do I like re-washing bowls that have dried on food. I always have a sinkful of dirties and it's hard to stay caught-up if I'm re-doing my work. A happy compromise here is to soak. Run some water over the dishes as they're put into the sink. Hey, it's water conservation and rinsing--beat that sis! You can do it! A little effort and you get better results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 We used to not scrape or rinse...but we're having water problems, so right now we have to open the dishwasher in the middle of the cycle and manually spray everything down...:glare: How do you do that? Wow--and I thought I hated my dishwasher! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisychics Posted September 24, 2008 Author Share Posted September 24, 2008 because your detergent needs fat etc. to activate it in the cycle. If you rinse it all away you might as well not use detergent and the dishwasher will sanitize it. That is what I was told. I scrape, but no rinsing here. What kind of dishwasher do you have? I have a whirlpool. I will just scrape today and see what happens. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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