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To think washing dishes before putting them in the dishwasher is ridiculous

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Anonymous2003 · 11/01/2025 17:26

Every night after dinner my boyfriend's family will fill a basin of hot soapy water and handwash the dishes before putting them into the dishwasher covered in soap suds. This drives me nuts!! Isn't the point of a dishwasher to wash dirty dishes? If you've just hand washed them why not just put them away. I only rinse my dishes before the dishwasher because that's what it's for. I don't know anyone else who does this. I'm talking plates, cutlery etc btw, not just pots and pans.

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Soontobe60 · 11/01/2025 17:57

SummaLuvin · 11/01/2025 17:39

absolutely not! My proof being that we don't fill the sink with water, just allow it to run, and we ensure we rinse the suds off before stacking the dishwasher! Important points of difference

What a waste of time, effort and not least, water!

endsnewyearsday · 11/01/2025 17:57

SummaLuvin · 11/01/2025 17:36

to be honest I do similar! Not really scrubbing but I do go over everything with soapy sponge and rinse so it visually looks 'clean' before putting in the dishwasher, not as thorough as if I was just going to dry and put away however. It's just habit and how I was raised, maybe my parents had a crappy dishwasher back in the day?! I have read it's actually bad for crockery to go in so clean as dishwashers are designed to pound water to lift off dirt so if there isn't any then it's not good for them. Can't break the habit though.

It's the most monumental waste of time. If you want to wash and rinse your dishes crack on, but don't waste water and electricity by running them through the dishwasher afterwards.

It's advisable to rinse actual food lumps off, but that's all.

Anonymous2003 · 11/01/2025 17:54

@Jeeeeez but doesn't not rinsing eventually clog the filter? That's the reason behind why I rinse

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Jeeeeez · 11/01/2025 17:53

You dont need to rinse either! For the reason a pp said. Waste of time and water. Dishwashers are designed to find the dirt.

DreamW3aver · 11/01/2025 17:45

Both washing and rinsing are stupid, stop wasting your life people

AffIt · 11/01/2025 17:39

My sister thinks my habit of rinsing dishes before I put them in the dishwasher is mad enough. I think she'd lose her mind if I actually washed them.

SummaLuvin · 11/01/2025 17:39

Anonymous2003 · 11/01/2025 17:38

@SummaLuvin are you secretly one of them on here in disguise 😳🤣

absolutely not! My proof being that we don't fill the sink with water, just allow it to run, and we ensure we rinse the suds off before stacking the dishwasher! Important points of difference

Anonymous2003 · 11/01/2025 17:38

@SummaLuvin are you secretly one of them on here in disguise 😳🤣

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SummaLuvin · 11/01/2025 17:36

to be honest I do similar! Not really scrubbing but I do go over everything with soapy sponge and rinse so it visually looks 'clean' before putting in the dishwasher, not as thorough as if I was just going to dry and put away however. It's just habit and how I was raised, maybe my parents had a crappy dishwasher back in the day?! I have read it's actually bad for crockery to go in so clean as dishwashers are designed to pound water to lift off dirt so if there isn't any then it's not good for them. Can't break the habit though.

Anonymous2003 · 11/01/2025 17:36

@MadMaxHasSandInHisCrack @Chasingsquirrels my dad and I argue over rinsing all the time 😁

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Chasingsquirrels · 11/01/2025 17:34

Washing is madness.
Rinsing is pushing madness.

Amanitacae · 11/01/2025 17:31

What a waste of minutes/hours/days??? Of life

MadMaxHasSandInHisCrack · 11/01/2025 17:29

Rincing is madness too tbh. Just scrape and put them in.

MajorCarolDanvers · 11/01/2025 17:29

Madness

PinkiOcelot · 11/01/2025 17:28

Seems a bit pointless putting them in the dishwasher when they’ve been washed properly beforehand. Like you, I rinse mine before I put them in.

ihavespoken · 11/01/2025 17:28

They are clearly bananas

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