> Here’s the third big thing: Rinsing isn’t necessary. Oma Blaise Ford, a senior executive editor at Better Homes and Gardens, told me that overrinsing is “one of the most common mistakes in modern dishwasher loading.” She recommends scraping leftover food off your dishes into the trash with a rubber spatula and immediately loading them into the machine, without even turning on the faucet.
I've always done this out of stubbornness. If I have to turn on the faucet then I might as well just wash the dish by hand. If the dish is still dirty after a cycle then I'll do exactly that and let it air-dry.
I don't know how many arguments I've had with how many partners I've had about this.
It's a dishwasher, not a dish re-washer.
My wife and her family are all freakin' religious wash first, then put it in the dishwasher. My father in law snapped at me about this once. I'm going to send this to him.
If it's not full enough to run, but you also don't want wet food residue to dry on and stick, most dishwashers have a "Quick Rinse" setting that's designed for exactly this purpose.
Scrape, load, and then run Quick Rinse. Much more efficient than rinsing by hand!