My mother in law told me to stop pre rinsing dishes and now I have a clogged filter

Honestly, my mother in law swore up and down that pre rinsing dishes before loading the dishwasher is a waste of water. She said the machine's sensors need some food particles to work right. So I tried her method for two weeks straight and guess what happened. My dishwasher filter got totally clogged with rice and spinach bits after just 5 cycles. Took me an hour to clean it out and now I'm back to rinsing. Has anyone else had a disaster from skipping the rinse step?

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danielwhite18d ago

Man I read some article that said newer dishwashers actually have grinders or filters that handle food particles better, but it sounds like your machine isn't one of them.

iris39417d ago

Gotta wonder if a tiny bit of food really hurts anything, you know? Like are we overthinking this whole rinse thing?