I have the edge of my dishwasher sprayed with raid when necessary so my dishes don't have ants crawling all over them, this way they die before they can get to them.
People who put dishes directly into the dishwasher don't like these new tall tubs. The Whirlpool my mom had wouldn't clean dishes, especially the glasses in the upper rack. She always used pots/pans + soak/scour. This is so stupid!
Whirlpool needs to bring these back. Why do you think kids don't like to pre-wash or pre-rinse, nor do they want to deep down? I don't! I don't want to. That's the point of having a dishwasher. You should do it anyway. It does it for you.
I mainly use, and I refuse to run water over the dishes before going in. First of all, the detergent is caustic. Second, there are enzymes, and third, the racks will be ruined and dishes/glasses will be etched if I rinse dishes.
I NEVER pre-wash or pre-rinse, yet they always have come out clean. Rarely do I find a piece that had food left on it. That's rare. I just leave it in for the next batch.