Steve and I will be celebrating our 12th anniversary soon, and we've been debating this hot topic since the romantic beginning in our exposed brick studio. My position has never wavered: rinsing is for wimps. Let the dishwasher work its magic.
I should disclose before I go any further that Steve has a vested interest in the outcome of this battle as he has gallantly appointed himself the dishwasher emptier. Every morning before heading out to work, he quietly puts away the clean dishes. And I tackle the laundry, the beds, and most of the cooking. This division of labor keeps our household running pretty smoothly, with the exception of the rinsing feud.
Last week, I took advantage of Steve's business trip to conduct a little no rinsing experiment. A girl's gotta have a little fun when her guy is away. I even took a few pics to document the results. Sure enough, my trusty Frigidaire Professional (the one I received to review as part of the Frigidaire Moms program thanks to Mom Central) came through with flying colors. Not a single dish needed re-rinsing. And if it had, it would still have been more efficient, and more green, to rinse a couple of dishes than the entire lot.
Confronted with this undeniable proof - won't you join me on Team No Rinse?
8 comments:
I'm in the no rinse team too. I wonder if Steve can simply take on the task of loading the dishes too now that rinsing has been proven unnecessary.
I want to be on the no rinse team too, but since my dishwasher has died and we can't get a new one right now, I'm on team "washing by hand makes me feel like my grandmother".
Our dog 'pre-washes' and the dishwasher does the rest. It works for us!
Count me in on Team No-Rinse! (Even if items are semi-crusted to the plate!)
Only time I have EVER had to re-wash has been a lasagna pan and an oatmeal bowl.
Knew we were kindred, Vanessa!
We don't rinse in our house either with a few minor exceptions. It's just the two of us, so it takes several days before we have a full load to run. So, plates that have rice or cups with remnants from the hubby's berry smoothies - get a quick rinse before they go in the dishwasher.
Also, we've found that you don't need quite as much dishwashing liquid as is recommended. We use only half the amount.
No rinse team RULES! Also, please tell me you have aleady created that T-shirt over at Cafe-Press. We could really clean up with that. (Podumpum.)
I you had my dishwasher you would also be a member of Team Rinse. My dishwasher is an HE machine that uses less water. I tried not rinsing the dishes as it said and had many loads of not so clean dishes.
Too funny! We definitely rinse in my house, but we also only run the dishwasher about twice a week.
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