Should silverware point up or down in the dishwasher?
Here’s what experts say about this classic cleaning debate.
How toproperly load the dishwasheris a long-debated topicnamely, which direction the silverware should point.
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“Facing the handle side down with the eating side facing upallows for maximum cleanliness,” Willatt says.
This may lead to unclean silverware.
Avoiding touching the usable end will ensure silverware is completely clean the next time you oughta use a utensil.
Better hygiene isn’t the only reason Bogoyavlenskiy and his team load silverware this way.
He says pointing the silverware down makes for safer unloading.
In fact, pre-rinsing dishes can waste more water than simply putting the dishes in the dishwasher as is.
