I have always assumed and never tried just putting my dirty dish directly into the dishwasher. I thought I had to have one of those fancy ones- you know the one in the commercial that cleaned a plate with a whole cake on it. Well the dear mr. sent me a very informative email and it looks like this household will not be rinsing anymore pre-dishwasher dishes.
Here is the link: dishwasher
and more reading from the link above: dishwasher 2
I especially liked the 2nd link because it gave a very helpful hint on drying your dishes (called flash dry). I usually just open the door at the very end and air dry the dishes...but the tip makes the drying process go a lot quicker. Bummer now I don't have a good excuse when I am too lazy to unload my dishwasher:)
Also just wanted to throw in my most FAVORITEST dishwasher cleaner! I have tried a few different natural cleaners...and none of them really worked. Shaklee dishwasher detergent. Not only is it safe for the environment it is also safe on your pocket book! A little bit goes a long way!
Don't worry you will be hearing more about Shaklee on this here place!!