-- I guess we are not getting the best use of ours. We rarely put really solid
-- stuff in it like the video shows.
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-- Are we goofy for not doing this?
We dump solids into the garbage, with maybe a light scrape. The dishes then get a quick rinse - sometimes. The instructions for my dishwasher say that there is no need to rinse soft food from the dishes, so we don't waste a lot of time or water cleaning the dishes before putting them in the dishwasher. We'll rinse them a little if they're going to sit for a while, but if they're going to be washed soon, then they don't get rinsed.
Fun With Garbage Disposers:
Break a glass in your sink. Rinse the pieces down then drain. Turn on the disposer. It makes a really cool noise!