To pre-rinse dishes or not to pre-rinse...

[wayupnorth]

I had that exact model in Harvest Gold too. It did clean everything perfectly. Pros- cleaning ability, roto rack blasted everything clean, Cons-12 or 22 minute heated dry which was not needed as no air dry was offered. After 22 minutes, hit cancel-drain, timer would reset, open door, spin roto rack and once dishes were not too hot, put them away. Screws on the bottom of the door wore holes through the porcelain and it leaked.

 

[joeekaitis]

 

Nice phony version of "Happy Birthday to You" which was still under copyright at the time.

 

[launderess]

Who knew "Happy Birthday To You" had such a complex legal history.

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[gelaundry4ever]

I have put food-caked dishes in my Bosch-Built Kenmore with Cascade Platinum Plus, and they don't foam as long as there's something for them to work with. The last thing I need is a dishwasher - a really nice one at that in my apartment to just fall apart due to pre-washing. All it does is contribute to rusting of racks. I wonder which product is more harsh. Cascade Platinum Plus or Finish Ultimate clean and shine? Either way, I want them both to work immaculately. I believe Bosch Recommends Finish which I plan on trying, although I've had great success with Cascade products. They do foam, but they get the job done despite this, and that's all I ask. And yes without pre-rinsing. All I do is scrape and load. I could even leave it for a week without pre-washing.

 

[wayupnorth]

I usually run my 30 year old Whirlpool dishwasher once a week. I always run them under the faucet before loading them as my owners manual recommends it if it is not run frequently and my racks still look like new and no rust on any of them. I'll do it my way, you do it yours. I wish they still made Palmolove Eco liquid as that worked the best for me at about $2 a bottle. I refuse to spend $10+ for name brand pods and other fancy crap.

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

Most dishwashers other than the very BOL do boast a rinse and hold feature, I'm guessing those who don't pre-rinse in the sink may use...

Or perhaps if it qualifies as an unnecessary use of water when the normal washing cycle upon the dishwasher finally getting full finally gets used...

I'd learned it was best to have used my pre-rinse dishwasher cycle when I had a few really smelly items put in the dishwasher's cavity and during then was rather slow to finally conjure up a full dishwasher load which did get fully fresh and clean...

-- Dave

 

[logixx]

No need to manually pre-rinse, when the first minute of the pre-rinse washes off much of the residue already:

 

[wayupnorth]

But the residue from garbage sitting 7-10 days before running stinks every time you open the door to add something, so I rinse off and I am not changing. I only run mine when I cant cram another thing in it and then only on Light Wash.

 

[tolivac]

Long ago when I used my dishwasher-tried putting the dishes in after tilting off te large peices.When I loaded the washer again-it was full of ROACHES!!!So I put in the detergent and ran the hot cycle.After it was done found chopped up roaches on the dishes.Then ran again-was OK.Since the washer has died haven't bothered with another.Just do what most others here don't like-wash the dishes ny hand.I don't want to wait for the machine to take 2-3 hrs to complete its cycle.Have to go to work or bed.Don't want the washer running while not home or asleep.Bad things can happen!

 

[foraloysius]

If you don’t have such problems like roaches or a bad cleaning dishwasher, it’s best to leave the dishwasher door a bit ajar so it can air out. Even after four days mine doesn’t smell. The food dries up and the inside of the dishwasher stays dry. No need to use rinse hold every time either.

 

[appnut]

Toggles called it Rinse & Mold.

 

[gelaundry4ever]

strictly prohibited

Pre-rinsing dishes before they go into the dishwasher at my apartment is strictly prohibited. This is what I tell friends and they get the message. Maybe I should post it on my fridge. I've never had ruined racks as a result of not pre-rinsing, as others have seen. I leave dishes quite dirty all the while with the dishes scraped. It is a Bosch under the name Kenmore. It has given me immaculate dishes every time whether I use Cascade or Finish products. And if the dishwasher smells, that is what the detergent smell is for. It not only cleans your dishes, but freshens your dishwasher while doing so. That is what I experienced.

 

[wayupnorth]

Pre-rinsing is mandatory in my house as it will usually sit for a week. It is only run when packed full and only on Light Wash and all the dishes are clean after a week of sitting in there and almost 30 years later my racks are still fine.

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

Divided issue alright, and just when I wanted to see if Boshe is right or full of cr-p... (the video is gone)

Just did a load, I didn't use my Sani-Rinse, which if my dishwasher has, then if the wet dishes aren't gonna sit around another day soaked why not?, and in the morning I'll see how they turn out--my Kroger Brand equivalent to the latest Finish/Cascade surely blasts away the stinky scum and makes everything, well, CLEAN ENOUGH TO EAT OFF OF...!

-- Dave

 

[panasonicvac]

The last apartment I've lived at, the Crossly dishwasher got clogged two or three times I believe as my roommates didn't pre-rinse out the dishes other than scrapping them in the trash. My aunt bought an LG a couple years ago for her new house, it doesn't do a very job like the Maytag from her old house. I recall that our KitchenAid missed some spots a few times when the dishes didn't get pre-rinsed or just barely rinsed out by hand. Anyways the point though is that I think some dishwashers you can get away without having to pre-rinse them out but not all of them. I'll wash and scrub some dishes out by hand if they can't go into the dishwasher but only rinse out if they can go into the dishwasher. I agree with Tim as the dishes in my sink can smell if they're not pre-rinsed out after sitting for a while, I'd rather not have that stink in the dishwasher either. Not to mention I don't like the idea of having to reach down and pull out the filter trap on some models to clean out.

 

[beehiveboy]

Everyone should do what suits them best, after all, it’s not harming anyone else is it! But my experience of being in sole charge of the dishwasher for about 35 years, and being a light scraper, never a rinser, is about 13 775 clean loads, no clogged machine and a filter that gets a cursory rinse every quarter.