Experts from a Yahoo article say it’s not necessary to pre-rinse your dishes before they go into the dishwasher. They say it’s actually a waste of time, energy, water and money. When I first read this, I was definitely skeptical. A point was brought up in the article that made sense and changed my mind completely. They say that heavily soiled dishes are used in “wash tests” not dishes that are pre-rinsed. This makes sense why would they test their dishwashers on clean dishes? Ofcourse they’d test the worst case scenario! Here are some great facts about not pre-rinsing your dishes if you’re still doubtful.

• Your dishes aren’t any cleaner if you pre-rinse- Dishwashers have progressed greatly in the past few years. You won’t improve your wash performance by pre-rinsing.
• Complete waste of Time, energy, water and money- Your dishwasher will use up to 5 gallons of water to wash an entire load of dishes. While washing dishes by hand you can use up to 27 gallons.
• Pre-rinsing your dishes can do more harm than good- You detergents are meant to attack the food and grime left on plates. If it’s been pre-rinsed then some may harm your glassware leaving your glass cloudy of small scratches.

As mentioned in our previous blog post, Go Green with your Kitchen in 5 easy Steps, Alexan Solmar is proud of their appliances, including our dishwashers.

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