Save Time and Energy: Stop Rinsing Your Dishes Before Dishwasher

If you're like me and you're used to pre-rinsing your dishes so much that you hardly need a dishwasher, try skipping the pre-rinse for once. You might be pleasantly surprised. And you have the potential to save a lot of time and water.

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I also found that the "light wash" on my Bosch dishwasher, which takes less than half the time, does the "normal" job just fine. Saves water as well as wear and tear on the dishwasher. Oh, and people should remember to clean their dishwasher filter regularly, if it has one (some have essentially a garbage disposal built in, so there is no need for a filter to catch large, undissolvable pieces).

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Not my dishwasher! I have a portable dishwasher which is a Kenmore and we all know this is really a Whirlpool dishwasher. I know that the good ones tell us not to rinse because of a sensor. Well my doesn't have a sensor. I also can't figure out how to clean the filter soooo I rinse because of the stink that's left in this gem. Actually this dishwasher can be cleaned by me I'm just not doing it as I am not ripping this thing apart not a simple filter on this dog. I clean enough living in the dirty mountains. Every critter around will get into our homes and it's no picnic. Some of those critters like hanging around the dishwasher. Ugh.