Another day, another political figure starting a culture war to divide the good people of this nation: and they’ve finally come for the white goods. Although under 50 per cent of households in the UK ...

Experts have revealed a key reason we should not be rinsing off dirty dishes before loading them into the dishwasher. It has to do with the amount of water that's reportedly wasted by this habit.

I don’t know about your household, but mine faces the same debate on repeat: should you rinse your dishes before putting them in the dishwasher, or not? I’d always thought both sides made a valid ...

If you regularly use the dishwasher, you probably have a pretty simple routine that you follow: Wash plates and utensils to remove chunks of food residue, place the dinnerware into the dishwasher, add ...

Many people assume that rinsing your plates before putting them in the dishwasher will help with the cleaning process — but those who don’t may be onto something. Turns out that while you should ...

As a child, I always wondered why my grandfather was adamant about rinsing the dishes before putting them in the dishwasher. It didn't make sense to me. Weren't they going to be cleaned anyway? Still, ...

I always pre-rinse my dishes. While I’m no nutcase—I don’t actually wash them before placing them in the dishwasher racks—leaving the remains of a runny egg, clingy sauce, or (gasp) oatmeal on my ...