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 ...

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

We've known since January of this year, thanks to a study in the Chemical Engineering Journal, that pretty much everyone loads the dishwasher wrong. Researchers encouraged people to place their plates ...

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 ...

"While it's always best to follow your dishwasher manufacturer's loading guidelines, if they can go in either way (some racks only allow loading in one direction), it's best to face the dirty surfaces ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Alina Bradford has been writing how-tos, tech articles and more for almost two decades. She currently writes for CNET's Smart Home Section, MTVNews' tech section and for Live Science's reference ...

There are some things in life that spark never-ending debate. Pineapple on pizza, for example, delicious or gross? Or the correct way to hang toilet paper. Is it over or under the roller? And right up ...

So many of us loved Tetris as kids, but it's not quite as fun when you're an adult stuck playing the dishwasher version. Deciding how to load the dishwasher can feel surprisingly overwhelming.