"scorpiogirl" > wrote in message
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> "Viviane" > wrote in message
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> > 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

I always wonder about how sanitary dishes are after the rinse and hold
cycle. I know that some people use this cycle to warm dishes. There is
water left in the dishwasher from the previous cycle that might contain food
particles. Recently I was using the seam cleaner on the dishwasher around
the gasket. I accidentally touched the bottom of the door that is normally
out of sight. A large chuck of gelatinous crap came off. Upon further
inspection, there the entire bottom of the door was coated with a disgusting
layer of black crud. I had to use a plastic putty knife to remove it. I
always us the sani-rinse cycle that heats the water to 160F and still what
looked like a thick biofilm developed on the door.