...or maybe bad housekeeping!

[HuwEdwards]

Dishwasher owners (the mechanic type, not human). Do you rinse the dishes before you put them in the washer. Not just scrape the crud off, but rinse them?

No. What's the point in having a dog and barking yourself, as they say

Nooooooooooooooooo!!

oh good - I have visited 2 houses recently where this is considered the norm.

Thought I was a slattern (no, actually I know I'm a slattern - just thought maybe I'd sunk to new depths

my parents do this
why why why why

hmmm...maybe it's a generational thing then

people have commented that i dont!

Hell, no, just get dh to clean out the filter when the damn thing grinds to a shuddering halt again

I think a generational thing
A friend's MIL also rinses

my parents do it to

My parents do this too.
I would NEVER do that.