Scrape off chunks of food but don't rinse plates to the point where they're visibly clean—dishwashers and their detergents ...

You can't just cram all your dishes into the dishwasher, run a normal cycle, and hope for the best. Here's how to make space ...

Key Points Properly loading the dishwasher ensures the spray arms reach all the dishes and the dish detergent is dispensed correctly. After a party, arrange the largest and dirtiest dishes on the ...

Eberhard says, "Just like with your everyday glassware, this prevents contact that can leave spots. Check to see if your ...

Experts have revealed a key reason we should not be rinsing off dirty dishes before loading them into the dishwasher. It has to do with the amount of water that's reportedly wasted by this habit.

Rinsing dishes before loading them into the dishwasher is not necessary, unless the machine is old. Rinsing dishes might throw off internal sensors, which leads to a less efficient clean. Clean your ...

Brought to you by the researchers who spend their time studying the mysterious mechanics that happen behind the closed dishwasher door. Of all the complicated things we have to contend with in ...

How you stack and load your dishwasher is extremely important. Journalists, YouTubers, and dishwasher experts have all written guides on how to do it properly. One PhD student even wrote a 300-page ...

Are YOU loading your dishwasher right? Let me put this delicately: Consumer Reports doubts it very much. The venerable magazine published an article on this site a few days ago that touched off an ...