On Wednesday, November 13, 2013 6:54:46 PM UTC-8, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 11/13/2013 3:34 PM, Higgs Boson wrote:

Have seen lately publicity for new dishwashers that actually WANT the user to not rinse off particlate matter before placing item in DW. They seem to claim that the DW is actually DESIGNED to work better with a lil' bit of schmutz.



I can see catering to very lazy people by not requiring rinsing before insertion, but redesigning the whole thing for them?



This sounds nuts to me. Is it true? If so, is there a solid technical reason why the DW is so designed?



TIA





Right, new DW do not need rinsing. They have soft food disposals built

in so most anything can go in. Personally, I do give the worst of the

dishes a quick pssst under the faucet, but that's about it. Maybe the

dirt bits act as an abrasive like a sandblaster?



Two weeks ago I installed a new KitchenAid. My last one was good, this

one is great. I use the "Pro Wash" ccle and the sensors determine the

cycle. Everything comes out perfect and sparkles. They should at the

cost of the better machines.



One caution. Do not fill the detergent cup all the way. You don't need

that much.

Ed, speaking of detergent cups, what do you -- and others -- think of these little "pillows" -- presumably containing both detergent and film-removal (can't think of proper term) which are inserted in the detergent cup. They take the place of powdered detergent in its cup and liquid [whatsitcalled) in its reservoir.

I got a box of them at Costco which is lasting a long time. They are somewhat more expensive, but very convenient and seem to be doing the job for me..

Your opinion?

HB