Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. You’d think that cleaning would be the most difficult—and important—task for a dishwasher. It turns out, maybe not.

The method: Sprinkle 1 cup of baking soda around the bottom of the inside of your dishwasher and rinse on a hot water cycle.

Drying ability is not necessarily something you think about when buying a dishwasher. But Consumer Reports tests found some dishwashers dry better than others. After testers load dishwashers with ...

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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Many of us have had the frustrating experience of opening the dishwasher only to realize many items are ...