This has been my strategy with some caked on foods but not always an option in the heat of the moment. An ideal dishwasher would let you load it up over a day

This has been my strategy with some caked on foods but not always an option in the heat of the moment. An ideal dishwasher would let you load it up over a day or too, and keep the dishes moist but intermittently misting them. Probably terrible for mold and mildew however.