How you load you dishwasher matters more than you think. To keep plates and glasses crud-free and clean, nesting should be ...

What's the best way to put flatware in the dishwasher? According to pro cleaners, you're probably doing it wrong ...

How to load the dishwasher properly is a longstanding argument in many households. Do the forks face up or down? Can the ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Don't overload your dishwasher. To ensure the water and detergent reach and clean every dish, avoid overpacking or stacking ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Dishes not coming out clean enough? You might be making this old-school dishwasher mistake. Here's how to avoid it, and what ...

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 ...