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Posted by Bob Morrison on August 10, 2005, 7:28 pm
In a previous post Jennifer says...
> Consumer Reports tests dishwashers regularly, using a mess of oatmeal
> and spinach that's been allowed to harden on dishes overnight. They
> reported last year that most current-model dishwashers had no problem
> cleaning those dishes completely, with no soaking or rinsing.
>
The problem with not rinsing is not the stuff that gets stuck on, but
the fish bones or broken glass that make it past the screen and grinder.
These get stuck in the discharge pump and will trap anything else headed
for the disposal.
I have a fairly new Frigidaire that I have had to take apart more than
once because fish bones or a piece of broken glass got past the screen.
--
Bob Morrison, PE, SE
R L Morrison Engineering Co
Structural & Civil Engineering
Poulsbo WA
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Posted by Jennifer on August 10, 2005, 12:36 pm
Bob Morrison wrote:
> The problem with not rinsing is not the stuff that gets stuck on, but
> the fish bones or broken glass that make it past the screen and grinder.
> These get stuck in the discharge pump and will trap anything else headed
> for the disposal.
>
> I have a fairly new Frigidaire that I have had to take apart more than
> once because fish bones or a piece of broken glass got past the screen.
I'd think that broken glass would come from glasses broken in the
dishwasher, not from anything on your plate? And bones get scraped into
the trash, of course... Sorry if I implied that you could put anything
into the dishwasher; only food that can be ground by the dishwasher is
safe, but that includes almost everything. No corncobs, no bones, no
peach pits.
--
Jennifer
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Posted by Bob Morrison on August 10, 2005, 8:15 pm
In a previous post Jennifer says...
> I'd think that broken glass would come from glasses broken in the
> dishwasher, not from anything on your plate? And bones get scraped into
> the trash, of course... Sorry if I implied that you could put anything
> into the dishwasher; only food that can be ground by the dishwasher is
> safe, but that includes almost everything. No corncobs, no bones, no
> peach pits.
>
Jennifer:
You are correct on the source of the broken glass. My point about fish
bones is that they seem so small (not like a bone from a steak) and the
temptation is to not rinse them off. Big mistake! I think it prudent
to give the dishes a light rinse or a quick scrape before they go in the
dishwasher.
--
Bob Morrison, PE, SE
R L Morrison Engineering Co
Structural & Civil Engineering
Poulsbo WA
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on August 10, 2005, 8:31 pm
> Big mistake! I think it prudent
> to give the dishes a light rinse or a quick scrape before they go in the
> dishwasher.
In spite of what the manufacturer says, excessive gravy, tomato sauce, or
beet juice swirling around in the machine cant be as good as getting rid of
it before hand. A quick "pssst" under the faucet gets rid of the bulk.
Ed
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Posted by Jennifer on August 10, 2005, 2:11 pm
Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> In spite of what the manufacturer says, excessive gravy, tomato sauce, or
> beet juice swirling around in the machine cant be as good as getting rid of
> it before hand. A quick "pssst" under the faucet gets rid of the bulk.
So... an independent consumer advocacy organization tests dishwashers,
and determines that dishes come out equally clean whether you pre-rinse
or not, and you would rather continue to waste the water (and your own
time) by pre-rinsing? You sound like my mother-in-law, heheh :)
--
Jennifer
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