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[idontwantthis]

Free thing that changed my life: Run the kitchen sink until it gets to its max temperature right before you turn on the dishwasher.

Stop prewashing dishes in the sink. Put them straight into the dishwasher and you’re good.

[gabrielsroka → idontwantthis]

I learned this trick from this video or its prequel

https://youtu.be/jHP942Livy0

[o11c → idontwantthis]

> Stop prewashing dishes in the sink. Put them straight into the dishwasher and you’re good.

In my experience ... no, you're not. Basically any kind of sauce or dessert will get baked on and become much harder to remove, as will anything from a day before the dishwasher actually gets full enough to be worth running.

[idontwantthis → o11c]

That shouldn’t be happening. Do you fill both soap dispensers? Check out the video in a sibling comment.

[disqard → idontwantthis]

You can also (if your sink accommodates it), pile your dishes as you're done with them, in the kitchen sink -- then wash your hands over them, thus "pre-soaking" them.

At the end of the day, when you load them into the dishwasher, they're much more likely to come out completely clean.

[mariusor → idontwantthis]

> Put them straight into the dishwasher and you’re good.

If you enjoy the filter cleanup. I personally prefer rinsing the dishes instead of cleaning the filters and on my current dishwasher I didn't have to do anything after two years of use.