Originally Posted by Edie
I wash dishes twice a week (just the two of us), the dishes are spotless (of course you have to rinse them off, but then you do that with all of them) and the top makes a super sideboard, of which I only have a total of 24" and this has added another 26" to my total work space.
Actually, if you are using one of the newer, enzyme based, dishwashing detergents, you shouldn't rinse the dishes. The enzymes need something to work on and if the plates are too clean they will start etching any glassware that is in the DW.