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> pre-rinsing dishes is an anti-pattern The previous owners of my house had a very expensive KitchenAid, which we had to replace shortly after moving in due to
by sgarland 3y ago
> pre-rinsing dishes is an anti-pattern
The previous owners of my house had a very expensive KitchenAid, which we had to replace shortly after moving in due to the stench. There was pink sludge EVERYWHERE, and no amount of disassembly and cleaning fully removed it.
Replaced with a Bosch (forget the model number, but one with the CrystalDry feature, which is awesome), which I like better anyway. I pre-rinse, because enzymes in detergent aren’t magic, and food eventually becomes a pink sludge.
- smileysteve 3y agoEven if you do pre rinse, the soap grime will become pink sludge; the minimal required maintenance is rinsing the removable filter every month / 50 runs - a good wipe down (and lubrication of the hinges) and drain mechanism cleaning can help too. The magic part for the food particles is that they serve as abrasives during the wash process after being ground by the dishwasher grinder.
- sgarland 3y agoTbf I do religiously perform maintenance, and the previous owners did not, as evidenced by the HVAC filters being caked with dirt (and the aforementioned pink sludge). Re: dishwasher grinder, not all makes have those. My Bosch doesn’t.