George Shirley wrote:
> Tom Adams wrote:
>> Rule # 1: Don't read the user manual. If you read and follow the
>> user manual, you will have to think while you load it, and you won't
>> be able to put nearly as many dishes in it.
>>
>> Rule #2: Rinse your dishes in the sink before you put them in the
>> dishwasher. This will make them appear to be clean after you have
>> incorrectly loaded your dishwasher, causing it to fail to wash your
>> dishes.
>>
>> Rule #3: Don't wash fine glassware in your dishwasher, since you
>> don't know that you should fill the detergent cups 1/3 full if you
>> have soft water, and you probably have soft water. (Actually, all
>> your everyday glassware has been etched by excessive detergent: be
>> sure not to examine it.)
>>
>> Rule #4: Cram as many dishes as you can in there. But if you are not
>> inclined to to this, don't worry. Since you never learned how to load
>> it, it won't wash your dishes even if you don't cram as many as you
>> can in it.
>
> I take you have met my wife and daughter, the stuff-it full folks.


Ahem. The Correct Way To Use a Dishwasher: (I've learned this from
watching how wimmen use it)

1) Wash the dishes in the sink by hand first, using lots of hot water
and either Dawn or Ivory dish soap.
2) Put the washed dishes in the dishwasher. There's no need to rinse
them first; this is the timesaving part of this whole ordeal.
3) Add lots and lots of gel dishwasher detergent (the most expensive
brand you can find), even tho' the manual that came with the dishwasher
specifically says to use powder.
4) Run the dishwasher on the "potscrubber" cycle, with the water heating
feature.
5) Throw away the piece of stemware you carelessly put on the bottom
rack and it broke during the wash cycle. You can leave the broken
shards of glass in the filter for someone else to find eventually when
they reach into the dirty water to clear a clog.
6) As you put the dishes away, wonder why your glassware is all
scratched and etched.

Oddly enough, the dishes don't get as clean as either washing/rinsing by
hand, or just scraping them and dishwashing them on the regular cycle
using the powdered detergent called for in the manual.

HTH, :-)
Bob