This is advised against in modern dishwasher manuals. I personally never remove food for mine unless it's been caked on due to over-cooking in a pan or somethin

This is advised against in modern dishwasher manuals. I personally never remove food for mine unless it's been caked on due to over-cooking in a pan or something (obviously I scrape large parts into the bin, but I don't pre-rinse). And in most cases I'll often run it through first anyway to soften it up then scrub the remainder off afterwards instead since that results in less work. In rare cases, food will be stuck to some items but this is usually due to geometry (something was blocking something). It's sanitised from the heat anyway so I just wipe it off and put it away. I think the hard water residue can be solved with an additive, but it's not a problem in my area.