Just use powder. Put some in the compartment and a little into the basin/on the door. Now your pre-wash cycle is more effective than ever! Also, powder is cheaper most of the time. And also convenient - no individually wrapped pods!

[–] Voyajer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's what you're supposed to do though, you need soap for the prewash otherwise it does nothing.

[–] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Don't do it with pods though that's an insane amount of waste

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 4 points 1 year ago

The pods themselves are a waste. Just get liquid or powder detergent. It's cheaper and does the job just as well (and possibly even better depending on the dishwasher)

[–] Voyajer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

True, I'm thinking about the powder or liquid

[–] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Does nothing is a bit of an overstatement - I agree that it's working non-optimally without detergent in the prewash-cycle.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 year ago

Most people use too much detergent. Put the right amount in the wash and pre-wash, it's probably less than what they used before, and the dishes are cleaner. Too much detergent leaves powdery residue.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago

That’s what you’re supposed to do!

The Technology Connections content everybody is talking about covers it. The main wash’s detergent goes into the little compartment, which is closed, then a little extra goes on top to help with the pre-rinse.

That is the dumbest thing about pods. If you want to use your dishwasher “correctly” with detergent in both the pre-rinse and the main wash cycle, you need to use two pods for one load of dishes!

Either that or open & divide the pods I guess, but then you aren’t really using “pods” are you, lol.