Love all these tips and they are what I live by with my dishwasher. It’s so important to ensure it stays in the best, hygienic condition for everyday use

Great tips here, will be passing them onto my son who has just bought a dishwasher

Some items cannot be put in a dishwasher. Some things that are not supposed to scratch do even if they are labelled suitable to be put in the dishwasher. Some types of non-stick cooking pans, and saucepans are not aupposed to be put in the dishwasher. They are supposed to be wiped and washed immediately. My electricity bill climbed and I don’t even use it every day.

I use my dishwasher rarely…I find washing dishes therapeutic.

Unless I put my dishwasher on the long cycle some of my dishes do not come clean.
You need to put it on every night if not rinsing your dishes if you have ants outside.
We don’t fill our dishwasher in one day. By the next day the food dries on. The amount of time that water runs into the dishwater runs for I don’t use as much as it does. I use a 1/2 sink of water. Don’t tell me the dishwasher uses less than that because I paused mine one day when I realised I hadn’t put the cleaner in it. There was plenty of water in the bottom of it. Even though mine is supposed to dry the dishes it doesn’t dry them properly if there is grooves in them.

When I am lucky enough to have a dishwasher I will use these tips!

I love my dishwasher and use it for most dishes on the Eco setting. I am very skeptical about putting pots and pans in though. I’m not convinced that it will clean them as well as a good soak and scrub does in the sink. Slowly I am getting more confident and trying it out only after lots of rinsing ie,: spag bog saucepans

Thanks for sharing this interesting article and tips.

Great tips, we usually set dishwasher to run around midnight to get off-peak rates.

I just can’t help myself, I always rinse. I think it’s seeing the goop that accumulates in the bottom that does it to me.

I honestly never want a dishwasher :S unless we have 2 more kids I don’t think there is a need for it. My husband and I wash and dry up within 30 mins of main meals or even as we go. Basically the kitchen is clean before we finish eating other than the plates knives and forks we have just used.

All useful reminders, thanks very much.

I don’t know where I’d be with out our dishwasher. Oh yes I do washing the dishes that the kids leave out for me to stack into the dishwasher. If only there was a magnet that attracted them right into the dishwasher and packed them away again in my pantry.

I’ve never used the dishwasher. Hand washing has always been easier and more convenient.

I can’t believe people have but don’t use their dishwashers. Its the fastest way to clean up the kitchen everyday. My parents used to say they never filled it, but by using a short rinse cycle on day one and leaving to put it on on day two, they are now making good use of their dishwasher.

With only 2.5 people, I never seem to have enough dishes to warrant turning on the dishwasher. by

Looking forward to not having to rinse the dishes.

I have a dishwasher that just sits there, I think I need to use it more often

Hubby takes charge of our dishwasher, he says I don’t stack things properly and to his credit he waits until we have a full load and uses the economy setting – bless him.

my husband always tries to rinse them… drives me crazy