How to Correctly Load your Dishwasher...
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 พ.ค. 2024
- Watch as Tyler shares 5 steps in loading your dishwasher correctly. Plus a few extra tips to get those dirty dishes clean as a whistle.
Step 1: Should you clean all the food off your dishes before you place them in your dishwasher?
* Yes and No - You should scrape all the food off but do not rinse. Dishwasher soap needs something to cling to and if all the food it washed off already then the soap will cling to your dishes and weaken them. This could cause them to crack later on. This could also lead to glasses becoming hazy with a film.
Step 2: Dish placement: On the bottom rack you should put larger items in the back. This is not just for convenience but many dishwashers place more jets and will clean the larger more soiled pots and pans. Do not place glasses over the tines. This could cause the cups to move around and scratch and damage. Do not overlap the dishes either.
Step 3: Loading the utensil basket. Take advantage of what the manufactures provides you. You should then ad your utensil's half up and half down so it eliminates some of the tendency for the forks and spoons to nest together and not receive the required water to clean. Knifes should always be placed down for safety reasons.
Sept 4: Don't Block the wash arms are not blocked. Usually it is some time of handle or utensil that may be blocking the wash arms from turning.
Step 5: Don't over load the dishwasher. This is the number 1 way to make it so your dishes do not clean.
Bonus: If there is a hazy film on your dishwasher. You may be using to much detergent. Try a lesser amount or a different type. You can also use rinse aid and this would help!
Bonus Tip #2: If your cycle did not clean check to make sure the soap dropped into the dishwasher. Many times large items can block the soap door from opening and it that happened the soap was never allowed to do its job.
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This is what he does for a living and his wife still won’t accept the right way to load the dishwasher. God bless him.
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I think you mean, he does this for a living and his wife STILL HAS TO fix the dishes after he loads them. 😉
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This happens to most people, you happen to be an expert at something but family usually dismisses your expertise for the uneducated tales of any Joe in the street.
What is more irritating is that when things go sideways they look your way to fix the problem they created by not listening to your advice because "you are the expert" or get blamed for allowing it to happen.
The best thing to do is to pretend you're an idiot and let people solve their own problems, this is the only way they will learn (and some of them still don't). 🤷
@@hectorg.7282 man we’re getting deep on this video about washing dishes
This is why I love TH-cam. Things that no one teaches, taught by a professional. Thank you good sir!
We're always happy to share what we can! Thanks for the comment!
TH-cam - POOR MANS COLLEGE! 😂 I am literally a plumber, electrician, painter and landscaper now. 🙌🏼
U love attention
A massive tip which I think should be included; Cleaning the filter at the bottom of the dishwasher!
Aren't most US dish mashing machines fitted with a garbage disposal type of thing?
@@Rebasepoiss mine doesnt have that. It's a Bosch.
@@Rebasepoiss You're correct, the majority do not have a filter/screen that needs to be serviced.
Old style dishwashers have a shredder. Modern ones do not.
@@Rebasepoiss for the rest of the world it's not normal.. this is a yt video on the internet for all people not a US specific site so it's a very valid comment
I always load my cups upright so I can collect some delicious beverages after every washing cycle.
Nothing is more refreshing after a long day than the a tall glass of dishwasher juice!
The real pro tips are always in the comments
Here's the _sine qua non_ of how a top banana, the pros' pro does it but until now couldn't reveal unless you were subscribed.
Dear viewer you're oh so nearly there.
Yes, put the cups right way up and then,
instead of running your usual cycle, switch it to a little fifteen minute rinse and go on your summer holiday for a fortnight.
Picture the joy of your wife and daughter when you return to find green gangrenous fur on little Tabitha's precious Peppa Pig mug.
@@JP_TaVeryMuch😂
Never thought id be watching a video on washing dishes... what a life
For a fun party idea, load the dishwasher's dispenser with liquid dish detergent meant for manual dish washing, then start it and leave the house. Consider moving to another state while gone.
Okay wait but what happens 😂😂
@@ayla7308 Sudsy fun for everyone!
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@@whiteknightcat like how bad though lmao
@@ayla7308 White suds coming out of the door and under the dishwasher, white suds flowing across the kitchen floor, white suds in front of the sink and under the stove. I had a tenant once, need I say more.
Good advice, but one more thing. Never put plastic items such as dishwasher safe reusable containers, plastic cups, etc. on the bottom rack. Most dishwashers have a heating element below the bottom rack to raise the water temperature. Plastic items can melt or deform from the higher heat nearest to the bottom rack.
learned that real quick when I got mine. lol
Indeed! So many people don't know this 👍
It will happen over time on any rack, even "dishwasher" safe plastics. They all start pitting over time from the harsh detergents.
@@chrischeek2963 that's a different issue entirely. He means you put a plastic bottle in the dishwasher and when it comes out it's clearly melted and grossly deformed.
So that's why! I just washed them by hand instead of taking the risk
This is the child my father always wanted.
Turns out I've been loading the dishwasher correctly! Thank you for validating my engineering degree!
same I felt so good watchin this :)
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No need for dishes for you since you gorge on your ego.
Pretty sure loading a dishwasher doesn't require a degree of any type.
Loading advice for owners of Frigidaire dishwashers: start by yanking the dishwasher door open so hard that it pulls the entire dishwasher out of its enclosure. Then throw the dishwasher in the yard, buy a Bosch and put your dishes into that per the instructions in this video.
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Thank you for the tip! I followed your instructions to a t and it worked like a charm. Got my first Bosch a year ago. I will never go back to anything else.
@@goodmorning713 Bosch really is the best.
I just put them in the rack, take the rack outside and use the power washer.
@@deplorableb.r.4211 The mark of a real Frigidaire veteran owner
I was a dishwasher fir my first job. I am so strict on how the dishes get done. The guy who created this video is the best friend I never met.
🎵 You've got a friend in me 🎵
Industry dishwashers should be made for home use lol id much rather toss all my silverware on a flat tray lol so much faster in a restaurant kitchen doing dishes
I was waiting for him to answer the age old question of silverware pointing up or down and my man says BOTH?! mind blowing stuff
He's bringing peace to many a marriage. 👏
My beloved late wife used to say she'd rather live in a house without a TOILET than without a dishwasher! She HATED doing dishes. Throughout our years together, I loaded & ran the dishwasher about 99% of the time. Was little enough to make up for all the good things she did for me!
I’ve always said that I would rather hand scrub a toilet 10 times, than wash the dishes lol. I like to move around when cleaning; and washing dishes requires standing there for awhile. My least favorite chore.
Second least favorite would have to be folding clothes.
So it turned out that the dishwasher was you 😅
Actually she was thinking of you. ❤️
She would rather live in a house without a toilet, yet you did dishes 99% time... which means she is giving up the toilet for a dishwasher she don't use
@@Autumn_Sunrise I'm the same way! What a relief to hear I'm not the only one!
I watched this video a month ago and it has been a life changer. Growing up I was told to clean dishes before putting them in the dishwasher. I was skeptical but I put my crusted dishes in my dishwasher expecting them to be dirty when done. But no! They weren’t only clean but I no longer had those hazy marks left by the dishwasher detergent. I’m so glad I found this video.
Some people are dumb. What's the point of having a dishwasher if you have to wash the dishes first
@@Jay-og4yb Right! It’s amazing how thoughts and beliefs that are instilled in us as kids can stick around for so long even though they are clearly wrong.
@@Jay-og4yb I grew up with crusted food stuck on *every single* plate, bowl, and utensil, so please forgive me if I'm sceptical about the efficacy of the average dishwasher in my adulthood.
@@Lilly-mc3yo You aren’t dumb. I would venture to say you’re the exact opposite. You sought out new information and changed how you did something based on new information, that’s a trait of intelligent people.
One of the problems with some modern dishwashers is that they have a sensor to tell if there is waste runoff. So if they're already clean, it doesn't run long enough to dissolve and rinse the detergent. Some people get around this by putting their detergent tablet into the silverware holder.
I also keep my dishwasher (and clothes washer for that matter!) door slightly ajar at all times. Aside, of course, when it's running. When you let them dry out, it prevents funky smell and gross growths from happening.
That's a good rule of thumb for sure, thanks for sharing!
If I don’t rinse off my dishes first, the food stays on them and gets re-cooked during the drying cycle. I have had a number of dishwashers in my life from builder grade to big brands. I can load it 100 different ways, but I get the same story. Glad this works for someone.
“Don’t pre rinse your dishes”
_7 grandmas are typing_
Haha!!
Bruh, gonna try and send this to my grandma, she might drop kick me later today; wish me luck.
I typed...
Bull. Rinse the dishes otherwise I’m scrubbing cheese that’s been glued on by excessive heat!
Yeah that’s never worked for me. Rinse and they come out dirty😮
Another top tip: avoid pre-dosed tablets and use loose powder instead, especially if you get hazy glass. It goes much further if your pour a small amount into the pre wash bay (or just directly into the bottom of the dishwasher). As a bonus, you'll save about 40% on the cost of detergent.
Here in the UK, everything is tablets. I've literally never seen it in powdered or liquid form. We use dishwasher salt and rinse aid as well, and sometimes the tablets come with those built in too.
Yea except my dish washer will ONLY allow those little annoying tabs. I feel like the powder is much more effective but I can’t use it!
@@laurenferrell4445 When you say it will only allow detergent in tablet form, where do the tablets go?
In most dishwashers, the detergent hold is as shown in this video - a compartment on the back of the door that flips or slides open at the start of the main wash phase.
I have gone back to powder after watching the Technology Connections videos on dishwashers and detergents.
Someone has seen Technology Connections videos about this
so what happened was the dude had an argument with his wife and then made a whole video about it to prove his point. 😂
Many dish washers have filters in the bottom. If you're going to tell people to not rinse their dishes, checking and cleaning that filter becomes much more important. That should have been one of your tips.
But he won't earn money with that. He is leaving this out deliberately.
How is he earning money with the other tips? The only one I can think of is the detergent recommendation...@@notyourbusiness4169
Mine does not have a filter. There are blades in the sump that shread everything and wash it down the drain
that depends if you have a pump that also macerates the food into dirty water soup.
@@PredictableEnigmawhat brand is that?
my workplace needs this video running 24/7 in the lunch room.....
My workplace doesn't have a dishwasher - oh the horror!!!
Using rinse aid makes a huge difference in avoiding the hazy look and improves drying
YES! I didn’t use it until last year. The water is so hard where I am living and the dishes looked spotty and hazy. I started using rinse aid and they look brand new!
Just put white vinegar in there for 1/10th the price
I put dish soap in that compartment
@@dailydoseofinvesting-roadt3776 Er... Hopefully dishwasher soap!
Our company's new whirlpool machine (just a few months old) DO NOT WORK if the rinse container is not filled up! It exists the programs with an error message ("refill rinse container empty", it have a designated led on the control panel) . Nobody believed it until they saw it. Everybody said it works without it! No, this one definitely not!
I lived in houses and apartments with dishwashers for years, and what he's saying is spot-on, especially the part where he says NOT to rinse. When phosphates were removed from dishwasher detergents a number of years ago they were replaced with enzymes. Enzymes need food soil in order to properly activate. If items are pre-rinsed there can be that build-up of white film he talks about. What I didn't know is that in addition, items can be damaged by the detergent if they are pre-rinsed.
I always prefer to hand wash my dishes, because every dishwasher I've met has left food or soap on dishes.
This is why salt is preffered. Those one soze fit all tablets rarely have the correct dosage for your personal needs
Very well said! This is why I NEVER pre-rinse!
What flavor Kool-aid did you have?
Years ago, we got fed up with all the brands of American dishwasher detergents, due to persistent re-washings, too many various residues, including cloudiness, and just plain bad looking dishes. I tried a bag of Somat dishwasher detergent from Germany. The first use, when I opened the dishwasher door, I couldn't believe how sparkling and beautifully radiant the dishes and flatware looked, as well as the inside of our dishwasher looked brand-new. The Somat cost a lot more money but it's truly worth it. In all the years we've been using it now we've never had to re-wash even one load and the dishes etcetera continue to look great. Around the same time, we were fed up with laundry detergents too, and for the same reasons but including having to run extra rinses after the clothes washer had completed a full cycle. I tried German laundry detergents, and the difference was just as astounding as was with our dishes. I'm happy to pay the additional cost for the German products. They know clean, and they're not ripping off customers as do the American companies. Bar soap for bathing was next and I've found European bathing soaps to excellent, and from a number of countries, France, Italy, and Spain, have been most notable. So too, I found that smaller American soap making companies have excellent soaps unlike the big soap and detergent manufacturers in the USA.
The products from the smaller soap makers can be found on the Swanson Vitamins web site. They have so many soaps on their web site it's amazing. Toothpastes too, as well as every version of Tom's Toothpaste.
Note: I always buy bar soap for bathing as you get more product than with liquid soap.
what are the good soaps? for years I bought lever 2000, then around 8-10 years ago, they moved manufacturing from the US to Mexico and became like cheap, odorless motel soap. In the last few months Dial changed the odor of the 'fresh rainwater' so now it smells like hospital cleaner. So the American soap makers are basically all cheaping out or reformulating their soaps. I've used Irish spring, it was ok, maybe a somewhat stronger odor than I like. And many years ago I used Zest. It had a tendency to get mushy.
I’m surprised this pro did not mention this!! My tip is: clean the filter at the bottom of the washer often. This is the first thing I do when moving into an old kitchen (even when vacationing) - the monsters of mold and mildew collected there can make anyone puke! After washing it thoroughly i run a couple of sanitizing cycles. Then I put my dishes in. I wash the filter regularly at least once a week for my big family of 7. 👍👋
Great Tip! Thanks for sharing.
Nailed it! I’ve been trying to teach the fam this for years. I think you just ruined their Friday night though… added an element of HOMEwork before the weekend, to watch this video. Maybe a book report 🤔
4:43 A Bosch repair engineer told me the soap cup design is a constant struggle between engineers and designers because most conventional tablets get stuck in those and don’t have enough time to dissolve, which can lead to chunks of them left on your dishes when you’re done. They recommended me to put them into the tray where they get dropped during the cycle so they have enough time to dissolve while also cleaning your dishes properly.
I throw them in the back of the dishwasher
Tablets are the worst and most inefficient way to dose anyway. That they're problematic is inherant in the fact that you can't have a one size fits all dose across thousands of homes with unique dish dirtiness and water hardness.
I used to sell appliances and was told that the best place to put the detergent pods is in the utensil basket. It dissolves every time.
Just learning this after 18 years of life, thank you so much.
I come from a home that didn’t have a dishwasher. So when I moved out, I vowed never to hand wash a dish again. That was over 6 years ago and I can tell you with confidence that pre-rinsing is completely unnecessary. It is very rare that I need to hand scrub a dish after it comes out of the dishwasher.
me too and me too
"as god is my witness i'll never scrub plates again!"
I think I depends, we have a septic tank and I worry about that getting clogged. I’ve also found chunks of food that has gotten stuck in the bottom of the dishwasher.
And I guarantee you your dishes have those tiny hard specks of nasty food caked on and your guests are disgusted lol. SO many people I know just throw their dishes in unrinsed and their dishes, seemingly unbeknownst to then, are always gross when I go to eat off them. The forks will have little crusties on the tines.
Maybe some people have a lower standard for hygiene and cleanliness though, idk.
Same here… our dishwasher works perfectly every single time with no pre rinsing required.
Modern dishwashers are built so that prerinsing yourself isn't needed at all. The first part of the cycle will do that for you.
I'm amazed how my dishwasher gets even dryed on stuff off perfectly. I had a brand new stainless steel pan the other day with sauce that had stuck and burnt onto it. I was mentally prepared to have to put it in a second time but did a shocked Pikachu face when it came out perfect 😮
Good tips. I load all utensils with handles up though, just putting different kinds next to each other to prevent nesting. Makes unloading the utensils quicker and maybe cleaner: nobody has to touch the part you’ll eat from to put the clean utensils away.
Not to mention, if you leave food residue as he recommends, that can get stuck in the bottom of the utensil basket. Then you'll end up picking up a spoon with sautéed, soaped, mushy spinach stuck to the eating side. Yuck!
The sprayers in our washer shoot up from the bottom so forks in particular get cleaner when they're upside-down
I've always considered utensils pointing down to be a safety and health issue. If you put all your steak knives blades and pointy ends sticking up and your fork tines facing up, the person who unloads the dishwasher might not realize it at first and could grab a hand full of sharp objects. Plus, I have to trust that the person who unloaded the dishwasher properly washed his hands the last time he took a number two before unloading the dishwasher if the spoon was facing up.
Never had a dish washer growing up, but now I have a home of my own (and dishwasher obviously), and I’ve been loading it exactly like this for years just based on logic - no one taught me 😂 gonna give myself a small pat on the back.
Not obvious that you have a dishwasher in your own home. Some houses don’t have them and the owner didnt opt to put one in. But I’m glad you’re happy with yours
Thank you for helping me know I'm not ridiculous about how I want the washer loaded.
Loading your cups so they're not on top of the tines is a great idea... except some of our coffee mugs are wide enough that they won't fit in the cup areas unless you fit them over the tines. I suppose the saving grace is that, because they are so wide, they end up very snug in the top rack so they don't have an opportunity to move around so the tines don't have the opportunity to scratch them as much.
Honestly though, I feel like more dishwashers need to have flexibility built into the top and bottom racks to load non-standard-sized cups and dishes.
Almost none of my drinkware fit between the tines.
Agree. Most of my mugs are large, and I use them almost every day, and I just have to be creative with how I place them, and they do take up a lot of space on the top rack.
Most of my cups are child sized so it's worked perfect for me.
Just purchased an LG and all of the tines bottom and middle fold down.
My LG dishwasher has tines on the second and third racks that fold completely flat. Makes dishes 100x easier.
I wouldn’t think that talking about a dishwasher could be interesting but you made it so and you seem to be a nice guy. Thx👍
Extra bonus tip…A plumber once told me to run the water to get it hot and run the garbage disposal before you turn the dishwasher on. Getting the hot water to the dishwasher gets your dishes cleaner during the cycle.
Thanks for sharing!
Great tip! I always do this because my mom does. Force of habit.
I noticed a big difference when I heard to do this
My husband just got me a brand new dishwasher and I've never used one in my life! This video was very helpful! Thank you!
Good man.
I never knew I was going to be proud of my dishwashing skills, but now I am. I do all of this 😂
Moved in with older sis 4 yrs ago. Didn't realize there were people who had had dishwashers most of their adult lives and still don't have a clue how to load them. She's 13 yrs older but the households we grew up in were very different. As a teen I had both OCD parents to myself 😐
I do my dish washing the old fashioned way, with a sink of soapy water and a brush.
If you have hard water, Lemi-shine makes a great detergent booster that will help soften it and allow your rinse aid to work better.
Lemi is just citric acid. If u wanna save $ buy in bulk.
This stuff is the bomb. It's just scented citric acid, though, so I bought a big bag of citric acid on Amazon for cheap and put 2 tbsp in the pre-wash dispenser every wash. Just know that some metals don't like it (part of my ikea garlic press has an interesting... "patina" from washing it in the dishwasher 😂). Stainless steel will be perfectly fine though.
citric acid works great too and is cheaper. Lemi-shine is mostly citric acid anyway.
I use citric acid to de-scale my dishwasher & it's awesome! Never thought to use a little as a booster & then it probably just keeps up on the de-scaling process! I'm not sure I have a pre-rinse spot cuz mine is a little older. I could just toss some in on the bottom once it fills with water.
Vinager works well too and is even cheaper
THANK YOU, Sir!!! Salute from Switzerland 🫡
no, you don't understand, if the water spills off the top of the cup I can't remember if I ran the darn thing or not.
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Lemishine for hazy dishes is a life saver!! We have hard water and using Lemishine in addition to our soap tablet makes all the difference. You can sprinkle it on the bottom of the dishwasher or they sell tablets now that you can place on the bottom too.
What is it?
By the sounds of it, it's gonna have a strong smell?
After watching your informative talk, I think now I will try my dishwasher! Thank you for keeping your explanations understandable.
Hi Jill! We are so glad you learned something from our video! Thank you for watching. Let us know if you see any new results.
Didn’t look for this video but apparently I needed it.
I do all of this with the exception of making the plates face each other in the center bottom rack. I hadn't even considered that! Thank you!
Another pro tip: buy your plates, glasses and kitchenware with the dishwasher's space constraints in mind. Cylindrical Glasses tend to be most space efficient. I could easily fit one additional glass in my top rack once I switched to them (same volume than my old glasses). Foldable strainers and dishes are another big space safer. It's also worth to look at your pot sizes.
Genuine question: are any glasses non-cylindrical?
I love my dinnerware. It was a wedding present, and instead of registering for china, we registered for high-quality, white, everyday dishes. They're fantastic. Well, we were finally able to buy a house, and the owners had even recently installed a new dishwasher. For the first time ever, my dinnerware takes up an obscene amount of room in the dishwasher because of how I have to angle them to fit -- and the dinner plates don't really fit at all. (This wasn't a problem in even the cheapest of apartments we rented.) With the quality of appliances these days, I'm hanging on to the dinnerware, safe in the knowledge that the new dishwasher will absolutely break in a couple of years. Then I'll buy the _dishwasher_ to fit the _dishes._
Yeah I stopped buying almost any type of dish or small storage that won't fit in the dishwasher. And if I buy a metal water bottle or anything like that it has to be dishwasher safe. Just makes my life easier
@@lorddaweisome are also tapered
A few tips: Many dishwashers (especially older ones) do not heat the first rinse of water (pre-rinse, prior to detergent stage). It just comes straight from the hot water pipe. This often means that the water will be cold as it can take a minute or two to warm up, so run the hot water from your kitchen sink faucet until the water is hot before starting your dishwasher. This ensures the first initial rinse cleans is using hot water, and it cleans off more food before it suds up.
Don't put kitchen knives, including steak knives, in the dish washer. The high water temperatures can mess with tempering of the steel causing the knife to not only lose it's edge, but also make it hard for it to keep one for long even after you sharpen it.
I have an older dishwasher, and I find using higher quality detergent generally cleans my dishes better (no soap scum, clear glasses, gets off stuck-on food), but as most are in packet form and can't be split between the pre-wash and main-wash sections of the dispenser, I use very basic liquid dishwasher detergent in the "pre-wash" section to get the most bang during that stage of the wash cycle. A large jug can be bought for less than $5, and it lasts quite a while.
You will not do anything to the temper with a dishwasher that at most reaches 180 degrees F. That is such a common misconception and one that is actually ridiculous if you think about it. What you are saying is that you are getting the same temperatures in a dishwasher that you get in a forge or with a propane torch or a kiln (if you don’t know what those are that is part of the reason you do not understand this concept). You will not reach a high enough temperature in a dishwasher to “de-temper” your knives… Unless your knives are in the dishwasher and your house catches on fire and burns to the ground. Then yes, maybe. The damage that knives are susceptible to in a dishwasher is due to the dishwasher soap, banging against other items, rusting, and damaging the handles. Research first then post. Just some advice.
The temp is nowhere near affecting the tempering of the knives.
@@user-tz6rk4dy5s even though you are correct about the temper not being affected, the knife edge can still be affected, which is not stated, but of note. Regardless, instead of being thoughtful and helping someone else to expand their knowledge, you’ve decided to be a a jerk in the process, attempting to make yourself look superior, but in essence, it makes you appear shallow. So I hope you feel good about yourself, and I hope the comment stays up so other can not only learn about proper dishwasher usage, but also see an example of poor online communication etiquette. Remember, the process of learning involves mistakes, and misinformation can circulate rather easily, this can be corrected and adjusted for rather easily with proper guidance. Not everyone has that proper teacher though, and even then, not every teacher is a good one. As of right now, you may have the knowledge, but you are a poor teacher, ignorantly assuming a random helpful internet commenter has a similar knowledge base and accessibility as yourself. Fact checking someone is important, the additional objurgation is optional, and in this case, completely unnecessary.
The reason sharp knives can lose their edge in a dishwasher is through abrasion. As the water jets agitate the cutlery, the movement may cause a knife's sharp edge to rub against other steel items thereby dulling the blade.
@@anthonybcI’m glad you told that as*hole off.
Great tips! Only issue I have with mine is for deep bowls. I feel like those are just impossible to find a good way to load. Also I have a Miele and they actually suggested using just half a tablet with rinse aid. Ever since then my dishes come out spotless so very true about experimenting with other detergents and asking the manufacturer!
Rules of Dishwashery:
1. No nesting
2. Rinse yes, but if the crud doesn't come off, shove that mamajama in anyway
3. Fill as much as you want, but leave at least one micron distance between items
4. Finished dishware unclean? You get another night in the box, Forky
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You give them a whole micron? Dude. You're wasting so much space and time
where do I buy your merch? Really want to show the public that I´m a huge fan of such an well educated genius, I really need this!
We used Finish for many years because it was recommended as being the best. However, we alway had to buy new glasses every few years because the dishwasher left a white hazy film and we could not get it off. 10 years ago, we bought new glasses and changed to Lidl’s dishwasher tablets and we have not seen any hazy residue since. Very please we changed tablets.
Thx for the info
the haze was likely 'etching' which is actually where the surface is slightly eaten into. If it was a haze, stores carry this CLR (calcium, lime, rust) removing stuff that should remove haze. Or that powder made for cleaning coffee pots (some kind of sodium carbonate type of chemical, not really caustic) should also remove haze. But it was probably etching, which is permanent.
@Monkey B you can use white vinegar instead of CLR to get rid of that film. I live in Nevada and we have very hard water and I use vinegar to get rid of calcium build up and the haze on any glassware. I was using CLR on my bathroom shower and noticed when I sprayed it I had trouble breathing. I switched to spraying on vinegar and using baking soda as an abrasive and a little Dawn soap. It works wonderfully. Also, you should run the dishwasher ever so often with a cup of vinegar to clean, deodorize, and remove calcium build up.
@@Cashelda Do you put the vinegar in the rinse agent spot? Someone else mentioned vinegar and I’m going to try that. I’ve also gotten Cascade gel detergent to try instead of Finish.
@@ds7675 I just put it at the bottom of the dishwasher where the jets are.
I think it's interesting that normally only a plate would be called a 'dish,' but when they're being washed everything becomes a dish--even spoons and glasses.
Good observation.
Kinda like how we have to drive on a parkway, and park on a driveway.
Another thing is to make sure you buy a good dishwasher. We bought a Bosch and couldn't be happier. Quiet, efficient and thorough. Very rarely does anything put into it not come out spotless.
But it doesn’t have a disposer, don’t you have to clean the filter manually?
Wow, I've been doing almost all of this wrong lol.
The only thing I got right was not blocking moving parts... And I only learned that one by getting it wrong once 😆
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I already do the silverware trick, but didn't know about plates/bowls facing into one another vs. all going the same way! Thanks.
The hero we don't deserve.
Everyone deserves to know how to load their dishwasher!
Great tips, but I do have an alternative opinion on the silverware:
I *always* place the silverware "top side up" into the basket so that gravity will pull the rinse water downwards to the handle. Rinsing water still contains some detergent from the rinse aid and you don't want that puddling up and dry out on the end of the silverware that you stick into your mouth.
To prevent spoons from spooning, I make sure that I only put a single spoon into each of the basket's compartment - or just use the separation cover that most baskets now come with for that purpose.
I do it the same way, just seems cleaner somehow, though I've never really thought about this.
To prevent spooning I usually mix different utensils in one drawer, or deliberately place them facing away from ea h other or in the opposite corners of the drawer. Takes a few more moments than just piling them in but they virtually never end up dirty after a wash.
Good advice. But, I still rinse my dishes because they might be in there for a few days before I have an adequate amount of dishes to operate the machine. I’ve found this to be better because some foods can be like iron in the course of that time period. Over forty years of using dishwashers has taught me this. All other advice you’ve given is good and practical. Thx
my old dishwasher had a rinse and hold option, I ran a full cycle every 3 to 4 days.
I'm with you 😁
Maybe dishwasher technology has improved in the past 40 years, try the experiment again.
@@shawnholton5182 my 2020 model dishwasher will not clean if you leave unrinsed dishes in there for more than a day or 2
I could listen and watch this guy all day reading the phone directory.
This video is wonderful. Just the way I do it. 🤗 I'm going to send this to my granddaughter because she has learned how to unload and now she needs to learn how to load. Only one thing I will have to show her that you didn't mention here is the filter trap container at the bottom periodically needs cleaning. Sometimes it gets a piece of plastic in it or broccoli particles, etc and I have to take it out and wash it. Great video! Thank you for sharing.
I'm a natural! I've been doing all these things intuitively but it's nice to hear exactly why they work so well.
Or it's wet inside compartment and the soap pod is sticking to the dispenser. My grandma taught me to dry it out and put one in right away and close it. This way you know if it's closed it hasn't been run yet and if it's open the dishes are clean don't put any dirty in.
That's a great tip! Thanks for sharing and watching!
that’s the #1 tip
Always leave the door of the dishwasher open until the interior has dried. If you don't do that, you can have issues with mould.
I cut off the film that covers the tablet and throw it away as I’ve heard they don’t always disintegrate and can clog up plumbing.
@@ds7675 never had that problem in 10+ years with 5 dishwashers
The reason we rins the dish is that we only need to run the dishwasher 2 times a week. Especially in the summer, the dish smells after 2 days. So it really depends on how often you use your dishwasher.
Yeah, after our kids grew up and moved out, the dishwasher started to stink because we don't use dishes that fast.
Plus if you leave any food residue on the dishes, they just bake onto the dish instead of coming off.
The problems from rinsing dishes described in the video can be avoided by just using less detergent. (Obviously you need loose powder rather than pods, but why would you want to waste money on pods?)
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@@ryanfugger4480 The problem with rinsing dishes is that if you do, the dishwasher's dirt autodetection can't function properly. Regardless of detergent type or amount.
just load the dishes into the dishwasher when youre done with them, and close the door, keep loading it until it's full then wash. no smell with the door closed
Probably the biggest tip you missed - Run hot water from your sink before hand! Often times the small amount of water used won't be enough water to even get hot water into the machine, depending on where your hot water is coming from in the home.
Aren't most dishwashers heating their own water nowadays? Don't know about the US, but in Europe it's more common for the dishwasher to only take cold water and supply its own heat.
@@123marijn321The pre-wash cycle doesn’t last long enough for the element to heat the water. You lose out on a lot of cleaning power if you don’t preheat the water, and it’s even more important if you still use tabs instead of liquid or powder detergent, since you don’t get the benefit of soap at all. As with anything, if your dishes come out and clean and you don’t have soapy residue, keep doing what you’re doing, cuz it’s probably not hurting anything. For me personally, i noticed a massive difference when I stopped using tabs and a less massive, but still very noticeable, difference when I started preheating the water. I just do all of my hand washing right before I run the dishwasher so I’m not wasting water letting it run just to get hot. And, of course, this only applies if your setup pulls from the hot water.
@@Avendesora i also got massively better results switching to powder and it's so much cheaper too!
@@123marijn321If you want a deep dive on dishwashers, Technology Connections did two videos over 80 minutes that are worth a watch.
@@123marijn321 Most dishwasher instructions say to run hotwater.
Idk how this ended up on my timeline but this is video is perfect lol
Glad you found it haha
My cousin and I had a big discussion on loading the dish washer. In humid climates where she used to live no rinsing was necessary. In the dry climate we currently live in we both agree rinsing is necessary or you have to scrub off old food that has glued itself to the plates etc and takes three times as long to get it off. And no a second run through does not fix it!!!
Agreed! I live in Colorado and have an ancient dishwasher, if I don't thoroughly rinse I will have food stuck on no matter how fresh it is. This video really makes me want a new one, that top rack is genius!!
@@Jen1N. I’m Colorado also and our dishwasher is maybe 8-10 years old.
It was interesting watching someone else load a dishwasher
I have my own system. If my husband tries to be helpful and loads up, I just rearrange until I DM happy with everything😂😂
Everyone tends to have their own method.
The other person in the house just kind of puts stuff anywhere without any thought and then complains that there's not enough room for anything else. So I sometimes end up rearranging things and I'm able to add more dishes. Come to think of it they also do the same thing with the refrigerator and get the same result. NO ROOM! Just makes me want to to scream 😠
Thaaaank you. This video finally pit an end to an eternal debate in my house😂😂
Glad we could be of service! Hopefully we can end some other debates with out other videos!
damn😅, my friends they broke up due to a dishwasher dilemma. He had this encyclopedia of dishwasher and she was like "its JUST a dishwasher".Thank you for the insightful video.
Don’t know why this was in my recommended, but I feel validated. ☺️ Also, I love having a 3rd rack, so handy!!
I wanted one with a third rack, but didn't want to spend a fortune for a black dishwasher with one.
I load my dishes like it’s a game of Tetris . I always rinse first because there’s no garbage disposal in the dishwasher. I always use cascade pods , preferably platinum variety. I tried other pods and found them to be a waste of money. I use oxy rinse aide because cascade rinse aide is overrated. From time to time I pour/dump white vinegar into the lower before washing and my dishes always come out fabulous. Also I never use my drying setting on the washer, opening the door when it finishes drys everything really fast from the remaining heat from washing.
😂 about Tetris!! I never use my dry setting either. I’m going to experiment with dumping vinegar in the bottom, too. 😀
No such thing as a garbage disposal in any dishwater built , ever. U can put a t bone steak thru a garburator. They mount in the sink.
Never rinse dishes. Scrape and load
@@johnnyb8700 KitchenAid and GE both currently offer dishwashers with built in hard food disposers. Kitchenaid has had this option for nearly 30 years. Can you out a T-bone in it? No. Buy why would one put one down their normal disposal either?
@@johnnyb8700 steak bones are top rack safe .
@@johnnyb8700 i wash the dishes and then load them . My dishes are pristine.
wow!!!! I been doing this whole thing wrong. Very interesting I didn't even know half of this. Thank god for TH-cam
Every time someone tells me they don't rinse off their dishes before putting them in, whenever I eat at their house I always find bits of food leftover on their "clean" plates 🤡🤡
“Place your dishes from the outside in”. Proceeds to place them in the middle. Brilliant.
Noticed that too
It was just so you can see how you are supposed to place them facing towards the center. That way he could load 4 dishes instead of 20 to get the point across.
Number one tip should be: use soap in both wash and prewash cycles. If you use a pod, put it in the main wash cycle and put some powder or gel in the prewash cycle - the cheapest will do. There are 2 cycles and both need soap to function properly. I used to always pre hand wash my dishes before learning this, now they go straight in the dishwasher without going to the sink first.
the technology connections video?
Most dishwashers and detergent packs say not to prewash anymore. It's unnecessary
@@importedtermite8 that Technology Connections video suggests that it's the result of cross-brand promotion, the machine makers promoting the detergent pods by saying soap in the pre-wash cycle is unnecessary even if the machines work the same as usual (as in better with pre-wash soap)
@@walterw2 Yes. I was really just using the dishwasher as a sanitizer rather than a washer due to bad results. I was blaming changes in detergent, hard water, and bad washer designs for poor performance. Decided to give it a try after watching that video and it changed my life. I no longer wash dishes, the machine does, and the results are great.
@Just a thought the only time my dishes don't come out clean is when the soap pack gets stuck in the dispenser. I never prewash, my washer doesn't even have that option
Tyler, as you previewed this video with your wife, she turned to you at 3:05 and said, "Uh-huh, you were just waiting to say that corny joke."
In all seriousness though, the video was great. I've not used a dishwasher in decades, but that is precisely the way I was taught... except for the rinsing, which would explain the crusted on food "baked" onto the dinnerware once in a while.
Thank you for teaching me something that my parents never did, and i was ridiculed in my later years for.
Missing bonus tip: check regularly for clogged propeller nozzles. My dishwashers often had this problem until dishes where well rinsed
And drains. Drain filters can get a buildup over time
Yes! Often the water isn’t coming out because of that. I’ll check that.
How do you do that?
my dishwasher came with some of the propeller nozzles blocked with plastic from the molding process, I had to drill them out. Talk about quality! :/
This is more of a maintenance tip but yes agree 💯
As a general rule. Do some experiment with your own dishwasher so you know where the jets will definitely spray and how close can certain items be.
I have these large plastic lids. I found that the best way to clean them is to out smaller items in between the large lids. The reason is because when the water sprays it slaps the lids together.
Just an example of the need to "get to know your own dishwasher"
Thanks for the tips. My husband and I always have a loud discussion over this issue. I’m having him watch your video so we can end it once and for all! 😊
Hope he didn't see your comment 😂
"the 3rd rack" that cracked me up. Like a new superpower.
Great tips and fortunately I do all this stuff and proudly operate as the dishwasher auditor for the house lol. One piece of advice I see in the comments a lot is "don't use dishwasher pods". I used powder and gels for years, and was always unhappy with the cleanliness of the dishes. The moment I switched to Cascade tablets everything was perfect. Like every time, always spotlessly clean.
Agree. Cascade Platinum and quick wash, no rinse aid and perfectly clean dishes everytime. Powders/gels feels like a guessing game.
Same and I'm so glad we switched
I prefer power and liquid over tablets. They are quicker and the amount is variable with out causing wastes product
My parents picked a spouse for various chores. Most opinionated got the job. In the kitchen, he cooked and she loaded the dishes and handwashed everything she thought needed it, which was more than he thought needed it.
Do you have four parents?
Learned the cup thing today - thank you!
don't know why this was a recommended video but watched it through anyways. very informative
Great tips for a high-end appliance with three racks and stemware accessories. For those of us with more modest appliances, we have to make different adjustments. For one example, all glasses get loaded over the tines in order to get them to tilt so water runs off the bottoms.
The age-old QUESTION: "Do I put my utensils facing up or facing down?" ANSWER: Yes.
Lmaooooooo
This is soo satisfying to watch as a German 😅. Alles correct 👏🏻 Ja
Thank you sooooo much for Great lesson! I see my friends and my family how they loading machine with out little logic !JUST PACKING IN AND NATURALLY DISHES DONT HAVE CHANCE TO COME OUT CLEAN! I will try to pass to them your suggestions.Thank you again!👍🙏🫶
Glad it helped!
Great tips, my only issue with not rinsing dishes first is anything tomato-based leaves the interior of my dishwasher with an orange coating that I have to scour off, and any remaining food bits get hung up in the filter trap. And my washer's not all that old either..
but that's what filter is for, and you just take it out and rinse it and not the dishes
@@TT-fy6hkIt’s just way more gross work compared to just rinsing though
I disagree with not rinsing them if you aren't going to run it soon after. It takes me a week to get a load so if I didn't rinse, a whole lot of dried food would still be on the dishes. If you have a big meal and run it right after though, sure.
You shouldn't need to as long as there is detergent in both the prewash and main wash compartment
I agree! We live in a super dry climate and I despise food that is glued to the dishes because, you should never rinse your dishes. In humid climates it’s fine but if we don’t I have to soak and try to pry off the dried on food and that is super nasty! I’ve even been at friends homes and seen them not rinse their dishes and had stuff in my plate or glass before. Not worth it, I’m rinsing!
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Yes and food not rinsed off especially egg just bakes on to the dishes with the heat. Then its a nightmare to get of again and twice the work. Always rinse.
Wow I have always let the dishwasher run once a week but never rinsed damn never did I ever see any crumb or even a speckle of leftover food! Amazing how different dishwashers are built
I use a rubber food scraper that removes the coat of food but saves the small cleaning for the washer.
I’ve lived in a bunch of places with dishwashers and never used them til a few years ago. I didn’t think they worked because my mom literally did the exact opposite of everything in this video when I was growing up. When I finally loaded one myself and used the non energy saving options it worked flawlessly. It’s common sense but with kids, a job, and having to load the dishwasher every other day I don’t blame her for cramming in as much as would fit and using the cheaper settings.
already learned something new just from step 1
Glad to hear that, thanks for sharing!
Definitely clarified some things. And I never thought about it but I now know where the term spooning comes from!
Glad we could help some. 😄
I love it. Thank you. Clear and simple.
You are so welcome!
Very happy to know I've been doing this right my entire life
Vindication!
Now we need the women’s edition video for how to REALLY correctly load a dishwasher!
This seems to be a popular idea in the comment section, perhaps you'll see it on our channel someday!
Tip #1. Wow! I diligently have been rinsing my dishes clean before putting in the dishwasher (uses more water, I know, but I don't bathe or shower every day--don't judge me). I had no idea the soap NEEDS food particles to do it's job!
Why I rinse: don't want to clog dishwasher drain. Also, back in the late 1960s-early 70s, Dad bought Mom a stand-alone dishwasher. Dishes came out of there with dried residual food on them all the time! It scarred me for life, apparently!
Very true... modern dishwashers clean dishes very well without leaving hazy soap film on dishes. As you mention... you don't want to clog the drain hose with food particles actually rotting inside
It doesn't need food on the dishes to work. That's such a load of bullshit, just like "the soap needs food particles or it may wear down dishes and crack them and make them hazy because if there's nothing to cling to they can't be washed off".. SERIOUSLY, SUCH COMPLETE BULLSHIT. Here's a video that is WAY more informative on Dishwasher detergent. th-cam.com/video/Ll6-eGDpimU/w-d-xo.html
@@rameynoodles152 as soon as he said that I turned off the video! What absolute nonsense!
Your life is now complete. Well done
This was randomly recommended and I learned something useful 😆👍🏻 Thank you!
I've been saying all that for years, except I practically wash the dishes before I put them in the dishwasher. That stops today thanks to your video.
A rinse for sticky foods like egg or cheese is a good idea still. They tend to cake on if you leave them for more than a few hours.
I had a dishwasher that took so long to wash the dishes, I switched to handwashing. The kids weren't thrilled, but the fights over loading and unloading stopped. Lol Great video btw.
who cares how long it takes?
you spend that time doing something, literally anything else
Do you stand there looking at the dishwasher while it's going through cycles?
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