On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:58:35 -0500, "Frank"
wrote:

Wife say's dishes must be rinsed before loading in dishwasher.
Husband say's get garbage off dishes and let the machine do it's job. Wife
is winning. Husband rinses.
Any allies on either side?
Frank


I have a 14-year-old portable el cheapo Maytag (I think made by
Whirlpool) and we barely scrape, let alone rinse, and everything comes
out sparkling. I'm still amazed at its performance, given my memories
of the '60s avocado Kitchenaid I grew up with. We literally had to
wash the dishes before loading.