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

A dishwasher is a convenient appliance that can clean a week's worth of dishes with the simple press of a button. But few things are more frustrating than when you go to unload your dishes and find ...

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

Loading the dishwasher seems like a mundane, everyday task. Many put no thought into tossing a dirty plate into the dishwasher after eating. However, for those who do care, loading the dishwasher can ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...