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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Unless you have severely-soiled, like "crawling-around-in-mud" dirt caked on your clothes, it's quite OK to use half the recommended amount of detergent, which is less harsh to the fabric and will save wear and tear on your clothes, too.
Sort of why "shampoo, rinse, repeat" is standard advice on shampoo bottles. Not because it gets your hair that much cleaner, but that way you use it twice as fast and buy more.
Um, lady? Just pay your nanny.
Seriously.
My dishwasher is for shit -- it especially can't clean anything at all greasy. Like my butter knife, say. But maybe that's the store brand detergent I've been putting in it? Unclear.
It might be raining here? I am really glad I'm not responsible for cancelling school today.
Consumer Reports had a blurb recently about how you don't need to pre-rinse with dishwashers.
Growing up, everything went straight in the dishwasher. There was no rinsing. It never was an issue.
Hiya Corwood. Welcome to the Triangle! Maybe we can have a mini-f2f with the other Trianglistas.
I've had good luck with not pre-rinsing my dishes and it doesn't seem to matter what detergent I use if, and this is both key and annoying, I take my dishwasher apart and clean all the parts (spinny arms, filters, whatever comes off easily) once every month or two. Running it with vinegar rather than detergent now and then (either empty or with only glassware) now and then also helps. I do not think my dishwasher is particularly new, but I'm not sure. Kitchen was obviously renovated in the 80s, but may have been semi-updated since then.
I don't have a dishwasher anymore!
OK, vacuum time!
me either...they die in here.
I take my dishwasher apart and clean all the parts (spinny arms, filters, whatever comes off easily) once every month or two.
I have never ever done this. huh.
I grew up rinsing and still do. stuff gets washed less quickly now so the chance for food to dry and harden is greater. I'd say 90% or more is clean from every load. Recently knives have been coming out still dirty.
Unless you have severely-soiled, like "crawling-around-in-mud" dirt caked on your clothes, it's quite OK to use half the recommended amount of detergent, which is less harsh to the fabric and will save wear and tear on your clothes, too.
Not putting clothes in the dryer saves *hugely* on wear and tear, too. I pretty much only dry socks, underwear, t-shirts, and gym shorts/yoga pants.
Sparky, that lady is an ass.
We're on for wine and whine at 7:30 tonight. Yay!