The method: Sprinkle 1 cup of baking soda around the bottom of the inside of your dishwasher and rinse on a hot water cycle.

If you suspect your dishwasher could use a deep clean, first things first, locate your appliance's manual. If you don't have it, you can usually find one online. The manual can tell you the nitty ...

Having a dishwasher makes mealtimes easier and post-party clean-ups a breeze, but what happens when it stops washing your dishes properly? Well, it may mean you're not cleaning it as regularly as you ...

Sure, a dishwasher cleans our dishes, but many people don’t realize we also need to clean this workhorse of a kitchen appliance separately as well. It’s one of those household tasks that many of us ...

Cleaning the dishwasher is something you should do on a regular basis. But, if you don’t know how to clean a dishwasher, this post will teach you. Get more tips from all of our cleaning posts. Let’s ...

Food scraps, grease, and soap build up inside a dishwasher over time, making it smelly and less efficient. Experts recommend a monthly deep cleaning — or a biweekly one if you use the machine more ...

A dishwasher can silently accumulate years of grime without giving off any unpleasant odors to alert you, even if it hasn't been cleaned since being bought five years ago. Without a stink, a grimy ...

You probably have all of the ingredients you need to make dishwasher detergent in the comfort of your own kitchen. Mary-Elisabeth is an associate writer on CNET's How-To team. She's a recent graduate ...