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 ...

Always be sure your dishwasher is full, Rogers recommends. Not only will it save you on water and electric, but it’ll mean ...

Brought to you by the researchers who spend their time studying the mysterious mechanics that happen behind the closed dishwasher door. Of all the complicated things we have to contend with in ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

We’re not trying to start a household war, but does everyone in your house know how to load the dishwasher correctly? It has to do with the appliance’s design. A dishwasher doesn’t fill up with water ...

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 ...

If you've ever lived with a few roommates or even a partner, you've probably debated the "right" way to do a number of household chores that you didn't think twice about in the past. After debating ...