I’ve been doing the same, emptying the dishwasher while the coffee brews, and it really helps me feel not-behind at the start of the day. I’m so grateful to have the machine! The detergent container says “running the dishwasher daily saves water” and I always think, “but it uses energy!” But I have realized it’s energy that isn’t coming from my meager inner store, so I can use it for something else. And if I skip a night, the next morning I invariably need something that’s in there, dirty.