When loading your dishwasher

Remove leftovers from plates

One can easily be tempted to think that the dishwasher can take care of everything, including cleaning the remains stuck in the plates. While it is possible that the appliance can do this, the fact is that it can limit the cleanliness of the dishes after the cycle. Also, food scraps fall to the bottom of the dishwasher and they can rot there if you don’t remove them.

The ideal is therefore to quickly rinse the really dirty plates before putting them in the dishwasher, a gesture that takes a few seconds and which can save you a lot of maintenance time afterwards.

Position cutlery correctly

Contrary to what one might think, you have to put the knives point down in the cutlery basket of the dishwasher, which avoids hurting yourself by taking them out after the cycle. But not only that, it is much more hygienic to hold them by the handle rather than by the tip to store them! An argument that is, by the way, also valid for forks and spoons.
Also remember to separate the cutlery if you have it in different materials. Do not wash steel utensils together with silver ones, put them in separate spaces of the basket.