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I find that stainless steel tools, especially the shiny ones, stay wet after the (no heat) dry cycle while ceramic plates are dry. The water beads on the shiny surfaces but perhaps less on rougher and thicker tools. I don't use a rinse aid. What are the properties of the stainless steel that prevent drying? Would reflective surfaces stay cooler and retard evaporation?

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This question cannot be answered properly because I did not know the details of my dishwasher's drying cycle. The issue is a system-related problem because different makes and models of dishwashers have different drying systems. I found this out from "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFbmjqBm5f0" by Yale Appliance, a Boston retailer. Please forgive the mistake as I should have known better.

In the 1950's it was said that water for ice cubes would freeze faster if the water in the ice-cube trays was placed in the freezer compartment warm. This may or may not have been true. It depends on the freezer's cycle and what conditions triggers it. Warm materials could trigger the refrigeration cycle faster. As above, it was a system-related process.