Despite its name, the dishwasher can do more than just wash dishes. In addition to sanitizing your dishes, glasses, and utensils, you can use your dishwasher to clean many other household items. Dishwashers can be a real time saver. Save yourself some scrubbing time and put your dishwasher to good use.
Luminaire glass globes
Over time, dust collects on the glass globes of your lamps, turning them into an unsightly mess. Remove layers of grime and brighten up your room by running them through the gentle cycle of your dishwasher. Put them on the top shelf and make sure there is space between them so they don’t rub against each other and splinter. To be on the safe side, avoid washing vintage or hand-painted, enameled, or gold-leaf accented globes in the dishwasher.
plastic toys
Small plastic items like baby toys, teethers, and action figures can get sticky and germy pretty quickly. Since babies and young children put many of these items in their mouths, you want to make sure you disinfect them often. Put them in a mesh bag or dishwasher basket and place them on the top rack. Avoid cheaply made or cloth toys, as they can become dramatic during the cleaning cycle.
Glass shelves for refrigerator
Cleaning the fridge is one of those unpleasant household chores that you need to tackle from time to time. Don’t spend the afternoon trying to remove sticky spills and scrape dried lumps off glass shelves, throw them in the dishwasher. Include the heavy plastic shelving in the doors, basically anything you can remove.
kitchen appliance parts
When it comes to cleaning the kitchen, some areas tend to get neglected. The refrigerator water dispenser screen, sink stoppers, microwave tray, and range hood grease filters are often left off your to-do list. With the help of your dishwasher, these appliance parts can be washed well.
Butter dishes, sugar bowls and salt and pepper shakers
These items collect a lot of dirt and germs as a result of daily use. Periodically empty sugar, salt and pepper shakers and condiment containers and cycle them along with their regular loads.
oven knobs
Between splattering food and constantly touching it with your hands, oven knobs can build up a layer of grease and grime in no time. Sanitize and clean removable knobs by placing them in the silverware basket.