Should you pre-rinse your dishes before loading the dishwasher?

[TheQueen]

Experts unanimously agree that you should NOT pre-rinse your dishes before loading the dishwasher.

Why not? Because your dishes will not get any cleaner if you rinse them before loading your dishwasher. Pre-rinsing is therefore a complete waste of time, water, energy, and money. And, in some cases, it can actually harm your glassware.

Still not convinced? Here are the details.

http://shine.yahoo.com/event/green/should-you-pre-rinse-your-dishes-before-loading-the-dishwasher-1677291/

[tigsmom]

It drives me crazy when people wash the dishes before they go into the dishwasher...that's what the machine is for, it WASHES dishes. I just scrape the excess into the garbage, the water is hot and there is plenty of soap. :lol

[Christy]

I don't wash, but if there is crud I will soak it, knowing that it will just be there again after I take it out if I don't.

Stupid crud :goofy

[pinkrose]

I don't wash, but if there is crud I will soak it, knowing that it will just be there again after I take it out if I don't.

Stupid crud :goofy

Same here.

My parents rinse prior to washing because it is a "preventive measure" for keeping the septic tank ok.

[Hooker]

Joy is a pre-rinser and I will never be able to change her.

[figmentmom]

My parents had a dishwasher - a VERY INEFFICIENT one. (ew) The one they have now is great, but I just can't shake the notion that dishwahsers don't truly clean the gunk off, because those dishes used to come out almost as dirty as they went in. As a result, I've never owned one myself. Our new place has a brand new dishwasher, so I guess I'm going to have to change my ways. LOL