Load the dishwasher correctly: You should pay attention to this so that the dishes are sparkling clean

Created: 2022-02-08 13:33

By: Maria Dirschauer

Loading the dishwasher is a little different for everyone.

With these tips and tricks, your dishes will be super clean every time.

It's a well-known subject of family arguments:

Do you know that situation when you have a certain approach to putting things away and then your mother or someone else comes and rearranges everything because "so much more fits in" or "this is the only way to really get everything clean"?

Then here are the best

so that there are no more arguments.

This way the dishes are perfectly clean and you also save water.

Load the dishwasher: use the space optimally

To ensure that everything gets clean in the dishwasher, it must not be too crowded or stacked on top of each other.

On the other hand, you shouldn't run a half-empty machine either, as this unnecessarily wastes water and thus harms the environment and your wallet.

• Crockery should stand securely in the crockery baskets, otherwise fragile glasses in particular are at risk of breaking when they bump into each other.

• Note that the spray arms can move freely in order to be able to spray all parts completely.

  Glasses don't fit in the upper basket?

  This trick helps to create more storage space in the dishwasher.*

• Do not place loose items over dishes that have been put in place, otherwise "spray shadows" will occur and not everything can be reached.

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Clean dishes optimally: You should pay attention to this with the dishwasher

There are various types of crockery in the dishwasher, from pots and plates to glasses and cutlery.

These all have different levels of contamination from different foods.

In addition to detergents in powder or tab form, use dishwasher salt to combat limescale and rinse aid, if needed, to make glasses shine.

Also remember

, otherwise the water will not drain properly.

After washing, you should open the dishwasher so that the steam can escape and the dishes can cool down.

Otherwise, mold can form and an unpleasant odor can arise.

Prewash dishes by hand or not?

Do you rinse dishes under running water before putting them in the dishwasher?

This is not necessary with modern machines, but consumes water and energy unnecessarily.

You should only remove larger leftovers so that they do not get caught in the machine sieve and cause unpleasant odours.

Read here what you can do to prevent bad smells in the dishwasher.

Pre-rinsing is also recommended for herbs and spinach, as they can otherwise be transferred to other dishes during the rinsing process.

Not only in the dishwasher:

You should not clean this crockery in the dishwasher

some items of crockery in the dishwasher

, otherwise they could be damaged and lose their longevity.

Delicate dishes that you should rather hand wash include:

• Cups and glasses with hand-painted motifs

• Wooden utensils such as spoons and cutting boards: they can be deformed by the hot water

• Coated pan: Detergents can damage the coating

• materials such as brass, copper, clay, cast iron and tin can also tarnish in the dishwasher

• sharp knives, otherwise they quickly become blunt

• glued boards: they can fall apart

• Baking trays that are too big and can block the wash arms

It is best to always follow the

's instructions as to whether cleaning in the dishwasher is recommended or not.

Also interesting:

Loading the dishwasher: Cutlery with the handle up or down?

The

should be with the handle down, i.e. the dirty ends point up.

It gets optimally clean and there are fewer limescale stains.

But be careful not to cut yourself with knives!

If you have the choice in the dishwasher between a cutlery basket and a drawer at the top where knives, forks and the like have to be sorted, choose the

drawer .

There it is washed more gently and dried better because the cutlery does not touch.