Pots and Pans Cycle

[user 3941]

I use Heavy Wash on my Frigidaire Gallery quite a bit too. If I have really baked on food or really dirty pots/pans. Otherwise I use Normal most often. I have a 1 hour wash on mine as well and it does a good job...as long as nothing is caked on. Longest cycle on Heavy has been about 2.5-3 hours...not bad really. Normal usually goes for just under 1.5 hours with heated wash.

 

[mrb627]

Ain't That The Joke?

Almost everyone I know with a modern DW doesn't use the economy cycle. Instead optioning up to near top of the energy scale to get good results. Government Fail? Probably!

Malcolm

 

[henene4]

Actually...

I think more and more people actually opt for sense cycles.

 

[johnb300m]

Now that I've been making more dinners at home, I've used the "heavy" wash almost exclusively the past few weeks.
With temp boost and steam/soak, it'll run about 2hr 45min on the new GE Profile.

 

[user 3941]

I would use an "auto" cycle if I had one honestly. But I would still judge each load before selecting that. Sometimes using Heavy or Pots/Pans is better, especially if you have baked on soils that the sensor might not catch.

 

[murando531]

I've always used Normal cycle on all my machines for the most part. Unless there's a horrendously filthy load that has accumulated over a few days. With the PowerClean I used it almost exclusively, the Voyager as well because of the sensing capabilities, and now with the new Whirlpool I either use Normal or Sensor with no options. All with brilliant results. Last night I used Heavy on the new machine and didn't honestly notice any difference in performance other than a longer cycle.

My philosophy is that if a machine can't perform with a full load of normally dirty dishes, meaning all scraped but never rinsed but nothing burned or scorched on, and not produce perfect results with its normal or regular cycle, it's not a machine that belongs in my house.

Now of course, if I decided to put a casserole dish or something with burnt on food, that would definitely warrant no less than the P&P or Heavy cycle.

 

[logixx]

I use the Pots & Pans cycle from time to time, mostly for the 3rd rinse it gives. Here's what I used it on the last time because the load contained a lot of grease. I also used to Sani option, taking the time up to 95 minutes.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

I use pots ad pans...

I use pots and pans every now and then on my Whirlpool tall tub dishwasher when it will go through a full cycle without me having to intervene. Even then, it doesn't do a good job cleaning anyway.