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I'm surprised you need to do that much. I end up with probably more like 1-2 a year that need manual cleaning without ever prewashing.

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More likely a reflection of my partner and I's diet. A lot of broths, soups and similar. Even 30 minutes of the plate being static in the dishwasher means the food dries on and sticks.

We don't rinse our plates, just scrape them. If I have to hand wash 1-2 bowls and plates over the week it's a non-event. We're still saving a lot of water compared to hand rinsing all of our dishes before putting them in the Miele.

IDK I eat oatmeal every morning and only run a load every few days.. Dried on oatmeal is not match for the normal cycle even at half-load setting. Nothing survives the enzymes in modern detergent and the cascading coverage of my dishwasher..

The miele cutlery drawer is a game changer

Also a huge Miele fan but in our case their water softener is the game changer. (On top of the other stuff :-)

Yep! Make sure to keep the salt topped up.

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