Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:00:26 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>> "Kalmia" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> First off, the oldie-goldie Kenmore came with the house, sans
>>> manual. My dw experience was almost nil.
>>>
>>> About the rinse and hold: thinking that maybe it would just given
>>> em a lick and a promise, I tried it tonight and it seemed to be
>>> almost as long as the china and glass cycle, which I usually use.
>>>
>>> If you run the china and glass cycle, does the dw race thru or skip
>>> the rinse and hold?
>>>
>>> Water rates are high, so I'm trying to conserve as much as
>>> possible. I wish I knew a way to measure the water usage when using
>>> the dw.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any input - I can even take insults along with helpful
>>> information.
>>
>> I only ever used the rinse and hold once. Just to see what it did.
>> And that was not much.
>>
>> I am not one of those people who washes their dishes before putting
>> them in the dishwasher. My parents do that. They use soap and a
>> brush and scrub them clean before putting them in.
>>
>> Neither am I one of those people who puts dishes in with like...a
>> whole pork chop on them!
>>
>> I use the sprayer in my sink and give them a quick rinse. My dishes
>> always come out clean. That's when I use the dishwasher which isn't
>> often.
>
> I also don't run my dishwasher often. I don't run my dishwasher but
> once/twice a week so I rinse off all loose food or my dishwasher will
> stink like a garbage can. But even if I ran my dishwasher every day
> I'd still rinse off all the food... the owner's manual says to clean
> off food scraps to extend the life of the unit and to ensure clean
> dishes... what's the point of washing dishes with filthy water.
> Placing dishes in your dishwasher without rinsing off the food is
> exactly the same as placing cloth diapers in your washing machine
> without rinsing off the poop. I wouldn't want to eat at some of yoose
> houses... if you don't rinse the dishes before putting them in your
> dishwasher one can only wonder about your food prep hygiene, hasta be
> nasty.

I said I do rinse mine. But I don't scrub them and use soap on them. I
also can't remember the last time I used the dishwasher. With just two of
us here most of the time there is no need to. I never put my pots and pans
in there except for the old popcorn pan. It already looks trashed so I
don't care. I have Reverware which you can put in there but it dulls the
knobs.