> And what sort of things do you use for prep that can't go in the dishwasher? All knives, plastic chopping boards, bowls - all goes straight in the dishwasher.

> And what sort of things do you use for prep that can't go in the dishwasher? All knives, plastic chopping boards, bowls - all goes straight in the dishwasher. The only things I don't put in it are my frying pans since I have a nice Circulon set and I've already ruined one by putting it in a dishwasher. Lots of utensils that are too tall to go in the silverware basket, but tend to fall down and block the arms if you put them on the regular tray section. Pots, pans, mixing bowls, cutting boards. They block too much water and if they're not clean enough to wipe clean with water and a towel in ~10 seconds the dishwasher's not gonna do anything for them anyway. We've owned... oh, 5, maybe 6 dishwashers? All but 2 of them new. None of them have not left several dishes dirty enough in every load that you had to leave them in to run again, or hand wash them after the machine had already "washed" them. None have been any good at all for things that are really dirty and couldn't be hand-cleaned very quickly. If I lived alone I would 100% for sure not bother with one at all. Easily the most frustrating/useless appliance in my house. [EDIT] there's also the problem that anything sitting dirty in a not-yet-full dishwasher can't be used... unless you take it out and hand wash it. Not a problem for plates and stuff, but a real problem for prep-related items.