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c/ask-anything•henryp40henryp40•1mo ago

Heard a guy at the bar say dishwashers are just fancy garbage disposals

At O'Malley's last Tuesday, some older fella was telling his buddy that pre-rinsing plates is a waste of time because the machine just grinds it all up anyway. I've always scraped and rinsed every single plate before loading mine, and my Bosch is going on 8 years without a clog. Is that actually true, or is he going to end up with a flooded kitchen in a few months?
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sandra_bennett59
Wait, he thinks a dishwasher just chews up everything like a garbage disposal?
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vera_lewis2
That "fancy garbage disposal" guy is half right about the grinding part, but he's missing the real job of the filter. It catches the chunks so they don't recirculate onto your glasses, not just to keep the drain clear.
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