dishwasher life hack... why oh why has it taken me this long?

[WalkingTed]

seriously... most things tgat go in the dishwasher are rinsed first, right?

very unlikely therefore that they need the full 2hr programme - stick it on a glass 29min programme and job done!

hth

Do you wash your clothes before you put them in the washing machine OP ?

I’ve never rinsed anything, ever & generally use a short cycle unless for roasting dishes etc, everything comes out lovely!

Surely the rinsing is a massive waste of time & water & also defeats the object of the hassle saved by having a dishwasher!? Each to their own I guess!

Had a dishwasher 18 years now. Never ever rinse. Always scrape because it means the filter doesn't need cleaning as often, but that's it. Burnt on pasta or cheese 50 degree cycle. Any thing else quick wash on 40.

Top up the rinse aid and salt regularly but that's it.

DH is a rinser, I’m a scraper.

I often run the dishwasher without a tablet in. Most of the time the pots come out as clean as they would with a tablet in*

That's a money saving dishwasher hack.

• I should quantify that with the fact we are a big family (of 6) so I often run the dishwasher twice a day. The afternoon wash with breakfast and lunch crockery and cups without a tablet, the dirtier dinner pans and plates with a tablet.

Rinsed and economic wash
Takes a day and a bit to fill the machine , and it gets a bit whiffy if Its not rinsed first

No rinsing here.

Don’t do rinse aid or salt ( softish water area )

I rinse, but then only ever use the 36 min cycle (John Lewis dishwasher). The only time we use a longer cycle is Christmas (or similar)...

How does everyone have these short cycles? Ours is new and theyre a ll about 3 hours!

If you’re going to rinse, you might as well wash by hand! Just scrape and bung them in on eco wash for everyday stuff.

Dog's lick pre-wash seems to work for us

We don’t use rinse aid or salt, just throw a tablet in.

I don’t see the point of having a dishwasher if you are going to rinse the ruddy plates first. Just scrape off any leftover food into the food bin and stick the plate in the dishwasher. I mainly just use rapid wash, or eco wash. Unless I have proper stuck on food to pans etc when I’ll use the intense wash.
I also stick anything and everything in the dishwasher within reason.

The filter for the extractor fan, really? Am very excited by that possibility!

I know what you mean about the newer machines, our Eco wash takes hours! I use the 50 degree wash on turbo and it's still a good hour and twenty minutes at best. The older Beko that was in the house when we bought it had one that was under an hour.

@user1486076969

You really know how to celebrate 🎉

DH insists we rinse . Guess whether we actually do.....

I don’t rinse a thing. I don’t soak a thing. In fact honestly, if it doesn’t come out clean the first time it goes in again and again until it does 😂😂. Everything that isn’t nailed down goes in our dishwasher. Horse bits, pegs, DDs toys. The lot. I’ve never knowingly rinsed anything (or washed up properly unless in an emergency)

How are you supposed to clean the machine?? I only clean the filter. Oh dear.

Mine's just over an hour. I don't use long cycles in the washing machine either.

You can cook fish in the dishwasher but it must be well wrapped in tinfoil.

@Moonflower12 .....we're 'living the dishwasher dream'....

Ooo can I add my tip: when the dishwasher is on dry mode turn it off and open the door. The items inside will dry just as nicely and you save electricity.

I 💗 my dishwasher. Can I ask if anyone else finds they have refilling the salt in the dishwasher? Can not remember needing to refill the salt on my parent's dishwasher

I don’t even know where salt would go.

I put the hob rings in it. Beat that.