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If I had to pre-rinse the dishes before putting them in a dishwasher, I wouldn't bother using a dishwasher. I'd wash them by hand, it only takes marginally mor
by JimTheMan 6y ago
If I had to pre-rinse the dishes before putting them in a dishwasher, I wouldn't bother using a dishwasher.
I'd wash them by hand, it only takes marginally more time.
- airstrike 6y agoYeah, you're not supposed to put them full of food into the dishwasher. It's not like the thing runs on anti-matter – it's just hot water and soap.
- baq 6y agoYou’re supposed to throw leftovers out before putting dishes in the dishwasher but rinsing before is overkill and greatly reduces both time and environmental gains of using one.
- tonyedgecombe 6y agoAre there any environmental gains of using a dishwasher?
- leadingthenet 6y agoYes. It uses dramatically less water than washing by hand, if you have a full load.
- bluGill 6y agoUnless you rinse first, then hand washing is less water.
- leadingthenet 6y agoBut why would you do that? It's a waste of time and energy, in my experience, when the washing machine does a perfectly fine (and often even better) job.
- bluGill 6y agoYour preaching to the choir to me. I know a very large number of people who do rinse everything nearly clean before putting into the dishwasher, they do not understand me.
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- baq 6y agowhen I first got a dishwasher, it paid for itself in 8 months in water bills. you might argue my dish washing technique may have been suboptimal and you'd be right, but i believe many people do dishes in running water.
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- Cthulhu_ 6y agoRinsing takes seconds per item, and the gain is that you don't have to clear the filters as often.