"Viviane" > wrote in message . au>...
> The only times I use the rinse option is if we've had something smelly (like
> fish) in summer and the dishwasher isn't full enough for a cycle. Or if
> we're going away and I've got some dirty dishes in there I rinse them as I
> don't like to leave it running when we're away for a few days. We also just
> scrape and put the dishes in - the dishwasher does the rest - that's why we
> have one.
>
> Viviane
>

I use the rinse & hold cycle occasionally to clean items that don't
contain food particles & don't need "scrubbing":
clean dusty special occasions items that haven't been used lately
clean vases, figurines & other similar items
clean new items of factory dust & germs