To rinse or not to rinse
Do you put dishes with remnants of food still on it, or do a quick rinse with warm water?
I typically rinse most debris off first
I typically rinse most debris off first
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swirlie · F
There's a dishwasher soap being advertised (Dawn) which encourages dirty dishes covered with food to be put right into the dishwasher WITHOUT first being rinsed, siting the water savings as being the motivation for buying Dawn soap.
This can be done because inside the drain of a dishwasher is a miniature macerator which pulverizes small food particles which fall through a metal screen, but if food is large enough that it doesn't fall through the screen, then it ends up being trapped in the screen which then must be removed and cleaned by hand in the sink after the dishwashing cycle.
Whether one rinses the screen or rinses the dishes off before washing, it still leads to the same amount of rinse water being used for 'rinsing'!
This can be done because inside the drain of a dishwasher is a miniature macerator which pulverizes small food particles which fall through a metal screen, but if food is large enough that it doesn't fall through the screen, then it ends up being trapped in the screen which then must be removed and cleaned by hand in the sink after the dishwashing cycle.
Whether one rinses the screen or rinses the dishes off before washing, it still leads to the same amount of rinse water being used for 'rinsing'!
