I always scrape, scrub and rinse our dishes before loading them in the dishwasher. If I don't, they emerge from the washer with caked-on specks and streaks. Later, when the washer is finished and we are unloading, we always have a towel in hand because most of the dishes emerge soaking wet.
All of this begs the question, with all of this pre-washer scrubbing and post-washer drying, what is my dishwashing machine accomplishing?? What step am I really saving here? Why do I have a dishwasher when you are looking at her?
Maybe I'll give our dishwashing machine back to maintenance. Just think of all the things I could do with more kitchen space.
Cascade and other companies recently (I think 2010?) made their dishwasher detergent phosphate-free, which makes it less effective especially with certain kinds of water. You can still get Cascade + phosphates online because it's sold for commercial use. More expensive but saves a LOT of time. :) My dishes come out squeaky clean now!
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