https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:12:11 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-washrinse-your-dishes-before-putting-them-in-the-dishwasher#post-801511 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:45:13 +0000 Smurfette 801511@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always rinse since we don't run the dishwasher every day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-washrinse-your-dishes-before-putting-them-in-the-dishwasher#post-801494 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:41:47 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 801494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At our old house we had a high end Bosch. You could throw anything in and it came out sparkling. Now we have a piece of crap ASCO that does nothing for us. The plates must sparkle before going in to the washer. It's only good for sterilizing. We hope to get a new dishwasher soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-washrinse-your-dishes-before-putting-them-in-the-dishwasher#post-801488 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:39:44 +0000 HLK208 801488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! I scrub them in hot water and dish soap then they go in the dishwasher for the final rinse. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-washrinse-your-dishes-before-putting-them-in-the-dishwasher#post-801402 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:22:02 +0000 Sweet T 801402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I rinse and scrub. DH always complains that I clean the dishes before putting them in the dishwasher but they don't get clean if I don't! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-washrinse-your-dishes-before-putting-them-in-the-dishwasher#post-801370 Wed, 22 May 2013 15:14:17 +0000 heffalump 801370@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We rinse them off. Once my mom unloaded our entire dirty dishwasher because we rinse so well she thought it was clean. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-washrinse-your-dishes-before-putting-them-in-the-dishwasher#post-801327 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:59:15 +0000 JessKas 801327@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we rinse them or let the dogs do pre-wash ;). If we don't the dishes just don't get clean. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-washrinse-your-dishes-before-putting-them-in-the-dishwasher#post-800772 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:22:17 +0000 chopsuey 800772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do now! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-washrinse-your-dishes-before-putting-them-in-the-dishwasher#post-800664 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:54:31 +0000 Springtime 800664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always rinse and wash really good. I might as well not even use the dishwasher, sometimes I don't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-washrinse-your-dishes-before-putting-them-in-the-dishwasher#post-800658 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:53:49 +0000 MsLipGloss 800658@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@evansjamie: Ditto! I rinse only because it might be a day or two before I run the dishwasher. If I am loading the dishwasher and know that I am going to turn it on right away, I don't rinse. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-washrinse-your-dishes-before-putting-them-in-the-dishwasher#post-800647 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:51:34 +0000 mrsjyw 800647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TurtleDoves: same! we still wash dishes and use dw for sanitation! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-washrinse-your-dishes-before-putting-them-in-the-dishwasher#post-800641 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:51:00 +0000 mrbee 800641@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rainbow Sprinkles: We bought this for that reason!</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Deluxe-Dishwasher-Alert-Adhesive-Backing/dp/B000UT6A5K/" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Deluxe-Dishwasher-Alert-Adhesive-Backing/dp/B000UT6A5K/</a></p> <p>It was pretty handy... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-washrinse-your-dishes-before-putting-them-in-the-dishwasher#post-800638 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:50:38 +0000 mrs. bird 800638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i feel guilty about it, but i usually rinse things. you shouldn't need to &amp; it wastes water, but because there are only two of us eating maybe one meal a day at home, we don't have that many dishes &amp; if we left them unrinsed until the whole dishwasher is full (i only run it full, partial loads are a giant water waste!), it would be a nasty stinky mess! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-washrinse-your-dishes-before-putting-them-in-the-dishwasher#post-800626 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:48:22 +0000 Reese 800626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. We rinse. I don't think we *need* to necessarily but as @Mrs. Champagne: said - dirty DW smell makes me want to vomit. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-washrinse-your-dishes-before-putting-them-in-the-dishwasher#post-800624 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:48:10 +0000 Kiki 800624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we rinse but don't scrub unless needed. I soak some stuff like oatmeal bowls before putting them in the dishwasher. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-washrinse-your-dishes-before-putting-them-in-the-dishwasher#post-800622 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:47:30 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 800622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We basically wash them completely before putting them in the dishwasher. I can never tell if the dishwasher is clean or dirty because everything looks so clean all the time!<br /> My DH is very OCD about the dishwasher. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-washrinse-your-dishes-before-putting-them-in-the-dishwasher#post-800616 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:46:25 +0000 teamjse 800616@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We rarely use the dishwasher, we hand wash all of our dishes and let them dry in the dishwasher. It's more like a drying rack to us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-washrinse-your-dishes-before-putting-them-in-the-dishwasher#post-800615 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:46:13 +0000 Boheme 800615@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do a scrape and rinse. I don't let anything go in with any visible particles of food on it because I don't want to clog our dishwasher. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-washrinse-your-dishes-before-putting-them-in-the-dishwasher#post-800608 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:44:24 +0000 mrbee 800608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TurtleDoves: We share a similar dishwasher philosophy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-washrinse-your-dishes-before-putting-them-in-the-dishwasher#post-800579 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:39:16 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 800579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wash them pretty well before putting them in. They look pretty clean.<br /> I use the dishwasher as a sanitizer and dryer. I put them in for "short cycle" on "hi heat". </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-washrinse-your-dishes-before-putting-them-in-the-dishwasher#post-800559 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:32:12 +0000 ShootingStar 800559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. I read it's a waste of time/energy and that it's better to just run the rinse cycle on your dishwasher, which we do when there's a particular need for rinsing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-washrinse-your-dishes-before-putting-them-in-the-dishwasher#post-800555 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:31:06 +0000 Bao 800555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We rinse them really well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-washrinse-your-dishes-before-putting-them-in-the-dishwasher#post-800551 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:30:30 +0000 mediagirl 800551@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I only get the food particles off of them. If they have sauce on them, I leave them be and the dishwasher takes care of business. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-washrinse-your-dishes-before-putting-them-in-the-dishwasher#post-800541 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:28:18 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 800541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I rinse everything first. The smell of a dirty dishwasher makes me gag! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-washrinse-your-dishes-before-putting-them-in-the-dishwasher#post-800538 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:27:53 +0000 nana87 800538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we rinse or soak them if there's a lot of stuff on it, but sometimes it still comes out dirty, especially things in the top rack, which weren't as dirty to begin with (like water glasses) :( we've noticed it's related to the brand of dishwasher soap we use--it's worse when we use tabs instead of fluid. and, we have a kind of funky dishwasher since it's part of our rental unit--we're supposed to feel lucky since not all the other apts in our building have them, but it's really not so good! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-washrinse-your-dishes-before-putting-them-in-the-dishwasher#post-800534 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:25:56 +0000 MamaMoose 800534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I always rinse... but only scrub them if we ate something sticky. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-washrinse-your-dishes-before-putting-them-in-the-dishwasher#post-800527 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:24:53 +0000 avivoca 800527@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We rinse them, especially because we don't do dishes every day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-washrinse-your-dishes-before-putting-them-in-the-dishwasher#post-800526 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:24:36 +0000 sslm 800526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! And we don't usually have any issues with dishes coming out dirty. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-washrinse-your-dishes-before-putting-them-in-the-dishwasher#post-800521 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:23:52 +0000 mrbee 800521@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I scrub them first, and then put them in the dishwasher. Otherwise, they just don't get clean enough! It's a big time suck though.</p> <p>Do you wash/rinse your dishes before putting them in the dishwasher? </p>