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How to Get Kids to Do Chores: Does the Maya Method Work?

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rb666 ◴[04 Sep 18 04:15 UTC] No.17906594[source]▶
"And toddlers are great at rinsing dishes before putting them into the dishwasher."

Don't teach them kids to waste water rinsing dishes! The dishwasher works most efficiently if chunks of food are removed (scrape into trash), but not rinsed.

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wincy ◴[04 Sep 18 04:30 UTC] No.17906651[source]▶
Yep, this is a habit that seems to die hard for people. A modern dishwasher, even a $400 one, does not require you to rinse your dishes. It’s like magic, that turgidity sensor.
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cm2012 ◴[04 Sep 18 06:42 UTC] No.17907072[source]▶
A lot of apartments do not have modern dishwashers! I know mine does need to be rinsed.
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bigbugbag ◴[04 Sep 18 07:54 UTC] No.17907353[source]▶
It does not need rinsing but simply that food remnants be scraped or wiped.
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1. falcolas ◴[04 Sep 18 13:53 UTC] No.17909006[source]▶
Yes, in my case, it does. Perhaps it's just that the dish washer is old or slightly malfunctioning, but nothing gives me baked on crap on dishes faster than not rinsing the "sauces" off the dishes.

My wife was in agreement with you, until I let her run a few loads without cleaning them off - it was disgusting. So, yeah. 5-10 seconds per dish to rinse them off is often time and water well spent for a hygienic kitchen.

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2. athenot ◴[04 Sep 18 15:10 UTC] No.17909549[source]▶
Specifically, it's proteins that set and harden with heat. Oils come off trivially in the dishwasher (unless they became polymerized through heat, a common process on pots and pans).

The other variable is the time the dishes sit dirty before the dishwasher gets turned on.

3. emodendroket ◴[04 Sep 18 15:34 UTC] No.17909730[source]▶
My experience matches yours, yes.