My roommate called me out for pre-rinsing every plate like a maniac

Told me I was wasting water and the dishwasher's sensor works better with some food gunk on there. Tried it cold turkey last week with a crusty lasagna pan and it came out spotless, no clue why I was scrubbing everything for 10 years.

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troy_ross1mo ago

Wait, you seriously just put a crusty lasagna pan straight in the dishwasher and it worked? That's wild, I've been soaking mine for like an hour before loading. I feel your pain though, my mom taught me to pre rinse everything too and I swear it's a hard habit to break. Maybe I'll give it a real shot this week and save myself the elbow grease.

oliver_ward141mo ago

Is it really that crusty though or are you just used to overcomplicating it? My machine handles baked on stuff better than I ever could with a scrub brush and hot water. Soaking for an hour is just wasting water and your time. The pre rinse habit is hard to break, I get it, but modern dishwashers are literally designed to deal with food residue. You gotta trust the machine a little more and let it do the work you paid for.