Poll: Rinsing plates before putting them in dishwasher

[iamdjdz]

Our dishwasher is so efficient it will clean a saucepan without rinsing. Obviously a dirty saucepan for example encrusted with bolognaise left from the night before.

 

[andy85]

I voted pancakes but I always rinse before shoving them in the washer

 

[weescott]

What dishwasher?

I think it's also called a wife or girlfriend.

 

[JBuk]

What's the point in rinsing if they're going in the dishwasher, seems a bit retarded tbh

 

[weescott]

Obviously all the polls on here are fairly pointless.....

Then don't post or vote if you digress about such trivial matters.

 

[EvilOne]

Dont have a dishwasher lol.

 

[Reaper652]

Depends whats on them really. Generally scrape the lumps, and a quick blast on any large abounts of gunk or sticky stuff. But mostly just shove it in.

 

[dane3388]

one solution would be just to use disposable plates! Although this would be the biggest waste ever! haha

 

[coltpython3]

scrap food then quick rinse with hot water then put into dish water

 

[Infam0us]

I rinse the plates before the dishwasher gets them, but she doesnt like being called that

 

[mjt]

It depends on what the food is, how long it's going to stay in the dishwasher and ultimately how good your dishwasher and powder is.
I only rinse stuff that'll stick or smell, like dairy products and Weetabix, which is effectively cement.

If you've got a decent machine and product, and use it regularly then it probably won't make much difference.

 

[britboy4321]

The first thing my dishwasher does is 'rinse' it says on the front screen bit!

So I'm screwed if I'm doing it as well! And all my stuff always comes out clean .. so what's the point?



TBH it's like people who dry-up after they wash up, when if they leave the plates on the side they'll evapourate-dry in an hour or two. Just seems like extra work to dry them manually, for no gain at all! Or am I missing something?

 

[DampCat]

The dishwasher is for using boiling water to kill germs, not removing bits of food. in any case, cleaning out a week of food in the filters every 7 days is less fun than holding a plate under a tap for a few seconds.

 

[Jonny69]

Short answer: what's the point of having a dishwasher if you're going to part wash them before you put them in?

 

[Sheff]

I'll only put the dishwasher on once a day, so will rince any sauce off quickly so it doesn't stick on plates etc. If there are just crumbs I won't bother.

 

[jas72]

sadly i had to choose pancake as I 1/4 fill the sink cold water and wash them I don't rinse them under running water. I dishwasher them as it's more hygenic than using the dishtowel to dry them. Also read somewhere that it actually uses less water.

 

[bledd]

The only ones that you need to rinse for are the ones you'd get in a restaurant, they have a roughly 4 minute cycle, these are sterilisers, not washing machines.

Not putting in huge lumps of food goes without saying..

 

[Belmit]

It aches my balls when my housemate leaves rice on his plate in the dishwasher, or a mound of mayonnaise that falls onto other stuff. It's not a magic box. Rice gets stuck in the filter which I know for a fact he won't ever empty, and too much oil/sauce/whatever left on plates gives cups and glasses a nasty coating. Takes seconds to scrape properly and rinse off the worst.

 

[eddie_slovik]

As I repair dishwashers it gladdens my heart to see that so many mugs abuse their machines, more work for me

 

[The Dread Pirate]

I like Pancake! I've never had the need to rinse when using a dishwasher as when I finish food it's hard to even find the tinyest crumb or drop on the plate!