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Mom has the television on all day. There is one ad I keep hearing where a cute girl talks about her mom happily washing dishes before putting them in the dishwasher.

There is another ad talking about dishwashers getting clogged from food particles.

There are those that claim that rinsing dishes before loading the dishwasher wastes water and can even reduce how well the dishwasher cleans.*

If you pre-rinse, you waste water, but if you don't you risk damaging your dishwasher. I have read a couple of pages where owners of appliance repair companies say that the most common problem they see with dishwashers is trapped food.

So, use paper plates?

Don't use plates, eat leaning over the sink?

"Dinner's ready! Everybody eat out of the same pot!"

*I read the claim that soap cannot stick if there isn't food. How can the dishwasher clean the plate if it is already clean?!

Well, advertisements are not public-service announcements. They want your money.