Dishwashers are mainly a way to get dirty dishes out of sight quickly. They don't really clean dishes. I find that unless I rinse off the dirty dish first, the dishwaster won't clean it half the time. So I rinse everything, essentially washing it by hand, before putting it into the dishwasher. The dishes get washed twice, which makes them really clean, but it's almost a waste of time to run the thing.
They sanitize more than they clean. At least the leftover foodstuff is sanitary.
I just position the dishes in such a way they will get a jet of water and aren't blocking other dishes. I only rinse if there's a lot of residue.
Don't normally have any issues with cleanliness of dishes.
Clearly you have never used a good dishwasher.
I have a pretty good dishwasher that gets the job done, but it fucking takes almost an hour to clean. So, yeah, I clean with soap, and a scrubby sponge. Dishwashers are overrated.
Thats just a waste of energy and clean water.
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