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Apparently pre-rinsing confuses the dishwasher or something. Not doing it leaves me with residue all over the other dishes though 🤷
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Also refill the dishwasher salt!
Another tip is to pop out the spray arms in the machine, and clean and decalcify them.
(If you wondered "what's dishwasher salt", you probably have a lot of blockage in the spray arms, and get less pressure as a result)
Not all machines can use dishwasher salt and not all areas need it. It's apparently for built in water softening. In the US for example areas with hard water typically have whole home water softeners.
I live somewhere with soft water so dishwasher salt isn't needed. I used to live in Ohio where the water is generally fairly hard, and there every house had a water softener. That said if you don't have a water softener or soft water (or you just get mineral buildup in places with water) check if your dishwasher has a salt compartment
My water is pretty soft at less than 25 ppm, but it still significantly improved my wash results by adding dishwasher salt and cleaning the spray arms, so I dunno.