Hydrogen Peroxide – Acts as a natural disinfectant. Pour 1 cup into the bottom of the dishwasher and run a short cycle for sanitizing (do NOT mix with vinegar). Vitamin C Tablets (ascorbic acid) – ...

It’d be easy to think that a dishwasher is self-cleaning. After all, its entire job revolves around filling with soapy suds and cleaning dirty items. But think about how frequently you use your ...

Sometimes, cleaning a dishwasher can feel like a mildly surreal task. It’s used to clean things—why would it need a scrub-down itself? After all, you don’t wash soap. But dishwashers can ...

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Liam McCabe Dishwashers stay pretty clean on their own (surprise!), but ...

Yes, your dishwasher cleans dishes, but no, your dishwasher is not clean itself, not if you haven’t taken the time to clean it in the past four or five weeks, anyway.

As it turns out, the same is true of your dishwasher—except instead of catching fibers and lint in your laundry, this one traps food particles and debris. Here’s how to locate and clean your ...

Fortunately, cleaning your dishwasher’s filter is easy and should take you no more than 20 minutes. All you need is a sponge, an old toothbrush, degreasing dish fluid, and white vinegar.

Do you know how to clean a dishwasher? It’s okay if the answer is no. After all, Lucy “Peachy” Challenger, a cleaning influencer and TV star based in Blaenavon, Wales, notes that most people ...