Do you pre-rinse your dishes before placing them in the dishwasher? It’s a controversial question for some, but the truth is, if you’ve been rinsing your dishes before putting them in the dishwasher, you may just be wasting your time. A good dishwasher, such as a Monogram dishwasher, has the power to clean and sanitize your dishes without the need for rinsing them beforehand. Stop wasting water on your dirty dishes, and learn why pre-rinsing before putting your dishes in the dishwasher is not the most logical idea.
Tricking Your Dishwasher
You obviously aren’t trying to steal water from the whales - you just want to make sure your dishes are being cleaned! We get it, but sadly you waste 25 gallons of water when you pre-rinse per load. Plus, your built-in dishwasher is so smart, it was made to measure how dirty the water is and adjust its settings accordingly. When you clean off your dishes, you actually make your kitchen appliance think the dishes are already clean thus making the dishwasher do less work. Give yourself more time and energy by just putting the dishes from the table into this cleaning appliance.
Clean Your Dishwasher Instead
You may have never been told, but your dishwasher needs a deep cleaning from time to time. Think of it like a bath towel. Every morning you dry yourself off after showering, but never think of cleaning the towel because every time you use it, you’ve been clean. Wrong. The towel has gotten dirty and it too needs a good shower. Just like the towel, in order for your dishwasher to run efficiently, you must take the time to clean it.
Scrape off the food
There isn’t a need to rinse off every plate, but when it comes to chunks of food that can be easily dumped, scrape it in the trash before loading into your dishwasher. Also, for hard to remove and dried bits of food, pre-soaking doesn’t hurt.
What it comes down to is, no – don’t wash or rinse your dishes before putting them in the dishwasher. You waste time, energy, water, and prevent your dishwasher from cleaning to its fullest potential. Of course, scraping off excess food is helpful.
If you have questions about our Monogram stainless steel dishwashers, stop by your local appliance store to find out more!