washing dishes

No, we do not wash the dishes before we put them in the dishwasher. We do rinse them off though before they do go into the dishwasher when we do use it that is. If I did wash the dishes, they would go in the strainer not the dishwasher. That really makes no sense, they are clean so why bother with that. Waste of water, dishwashing soap, and electricity.

I don't wash them before I put them in the dishwasher, but I do rinse them off. I don't use the dishwasher very often though. I mostly wash dishes by hand.

i donot own a dishwasher,i would prefer it to be washed by hand as you said,i cannot preferdishwasher as i have seen it being used in my friends home and it doesnt come out very clean.

we actually don't have a dishwasher (our daughters are our dishwashers - much to their chagrin.) they dont rinse the dishes first before they wash them, but if i actually had a dishwasher, i would at least rinse them off first.

Yes I always rinse a plate well before placing it into a dishwasher. Like you said, a dishwasher does not get rid of all the muck and worse, it can accumulate in the pipes of the dishwasher and end up clogging the machine. Everyone in my household is very strict about doing this and it is just good practice really.

I will wash my dishes first....