Why you should never rinse your dishes again before putting it in the dishwasher

The dishwasher are saving devices that release us from the most soothing, the most disgusting, the least thrilling that is: Make the dishes by hand with a sponge and foaming product. Thanks to them, you just have to put your dirty cutlery and utensils in the tank, go do something much more interesting than this chore (walk in the forest, see friends, read Digital…) So that stoves, pans, forks, knives and other plates stand out immaculate, effortlessly.

So, his dishwasher, we praise him, we pamper him and, above all, we help him a little when we see that the gratin dish of pasta a few hours ago keeps the not very steep stigmata of a Divily melted cheese hung on the walls. We take out the in the towel, the dishwashing liquid and a slight helping hand to our asperary rotary companion for the results are impeccable. Nothing but very normal, isn't it?

Let the enzymes do it!

But what starts from good logic has a negative impact on washing performance. Yes, by setting up the dishes and plates, we remove the food residues. “Thank you for the information, Digital, But tell me something I don't know! ”proclaim yourself. We come there, precisely!

Enzymes (proteases, amylases and lipases) contained in the detergents used in our dishwashers need these dirt to adhere to dirty utensils. They do not hang on the too smooth surfaces of earthenware, glass, stainless steel … and if they do not adhere, proteases will not eliminate the leftover protein such as meat or eggs. The amylases will be ineffective in the footsteps of starch left by pasta or rice. Finally, lipases will not be able to degrade the fat of the oil or butter. In short, the dishes will not be as clean as if we had left a little material for our best friends to establish the battlefield of cleanliness.

Another consequence of pre-winning, your dishwasher may poorly adapt its washing cycle. Indeed, today, many devices have turbidity sensors that measure water transparency. The clearer it is and the less dirty dishes, thinks the algorithm. Consequently, the dishwasher reduce the water temperature and shorten the cycle, which may reduce washing performance in the end.

Do not rinse anything, but remove the big residues

Be careful, do not leave to drag a huge piece of reblochonized potato, vestige of the tartiflette last night, on the pretext that Digital said you shouldn't rinse before the dishwasher! The enzymes may be gluttony, they will not swallow too large pieces. Too large remains of food will even have harmful consequences on the dishwasher, going to get stuck in inappropriate places and by blocking the filters. However, we do not want to spend your Sunday afternoon on all fours to recover a soaked and smelly informed mass at the bottom of the piping of its dishwasher …