Does your family lick their plates? Mine do. Nothing resists the dishwasher like human spit. I don't like to rinse everything before I put it in the dishwasher, but there are somethings that need a rinsing: milk can't be left in a glass, orange juice dries like modge podge, never to be removed. Sugary things don't usually need to be rinsed, because sugar melts in hot water, no matter how long it has been sitting.
But woe to the plate that has been licked! Oh, sure, it looks like innocent chocolate cake smudge, but when I open the dishwasher, after it has dutifully completed its cycle, three little plates look back at me with chocolate smears. "We're not clean because someone fixated the chocolate with spit!" Devious dirty plates. Be warned that even a licked finger can adhere the food in its sneaky fashion.
Learn what needs a rinsing, and only do the minimum. But beware dessert plates if your family REALLY liked the treat.
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