Today I learned how a microwave defrosts. Mine has 3 settings: meat - chicken - fish. The only setting that actually successfully works is fish. So I use fish for everything. Except fish. It's not possible to defrost fish without cooking some (most) of it. And it's a microwave not an air-fryer. Nothing crispy has ever come out of a microwave.
Mine are labeled so there is no confusion. Do I "pre-wash"? Occasionally. Depends on how full, how dirty. I pre-clean at the sink because - one-time, somehow, food particles got stuck inside the sprayer arms and clogged the holes (and yeah, I clean my filter). That was a cleaning project never to be done again. Beyond that never had an issue. Thirty minute You Tube on dishwashers was actually entertaining. Had to re-watch a couple of scenes because I was fixating on the lava lamp n the background.
-chuckle- Sometimes three. They're for all the additional -crap- companies sell. You know - pre-wash, pre-rinse, after wash/rinse. Heaven forbid you glassware comes out with spots.