"Vox Humana" > wrote in message
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> "Edwin Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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> > "mocha" > wrote in message ...
> > > I know the dishwasher has the rinse/hold cycle
> > > that's supposed to do that for you, but it seems like an extra use of
> > > electricity and water that would be a waste. Does anyone have
> experience
> > > actually using this cycle, and do you feel it's a more efficient use
of
> > > resources versus doing it by hand? Thanks!
> > >
> > > JP
> > >
> >
> > Used the cycle once in about 30 years of DW ownership. It is supposed
to
> > rinse the dishes and keep them ready for the wash cycle when you finally
> > fill up the machine. To me, it is a waste of time.
> >
> > FWIW, the machine uses less water than the typical hand wash and rinse.
> > Detergents today are better than they were when the R & H cycle was
> > invented. My guess is that the manufacturers are afraid to eliminate it
> > because no one want to be first to eliminate a "feature" no matter how
> > dubious a value it is.
>
> I have seen the rinse and hold cycle recommended as a way to warm dishes.
> Unfortunately, I never start a large meal with an empty dishwasher.
>
>

Neither do I! LOL! I don't like the rinse/hold cycle. If I run the rinse
and hold, then let the dishwasher sit, wet, overnight. When I open it the
next day, I'm knocked over by the smell of mustiness from all the wet dishes
sitting in a dark, warm dishwasher. Yuck!

Dawn