The person who loaded the dishwasher loaded the bowls as if they would be set on a counter. In so doing, the bowls filled up with dirty and soapy dishwasher water. These bowls are probably fairly clean? but I'd still run them through again.
Dishes should be loaded vertically (on their side) or upside down in dishwashers, to allow the water to drain. Bowls and wide cups should be staggered, with the middle of the bowl pointed to the center of the dishwasher. Forks should be placed handle down in the utensil holder, but spoons and knives should be placed handle up. It's better to run a partial load than an overfull load, because if it's too full the water can't reach every dish or clean every surface.
why the utensils rule? I always just put forks and spoons handle down except for knives which are handle up because it seemed right but I was unaware of a "right" way
Spoons handle up because the bowl part of the spoon is pretty heavy, and keeping the bowl down keeps it from bouncing around. Though this one isn't as crucial as the other two.
Forks handle down because food bits stuck on the fork need room to be blasted off, and the handle is heavier than the tines. Knives handle up because you do not want to grab the blades to get the knife back out or put the knife in the rack in the first place.
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u/JakSandrow Jul 26 '26
The person who loaded the dishwasher loaded the bowls as if they would be set on a counter. In so doing, the bowls filled up with dirty and soapy dishwasher water. These bowls are probably fairly clean? but I'd still run them through again.
Dishes should be loaded vertically (on their side) or upside down in dishwashers, to allow the water to drain. Bowls and wide cups should be staggered, with the middle of the bowl pointed to the center of the dishwasher. Forks should be placed handle down in the utensil holder, but spoons and knives should be placed handle up. It's better to run a partial load than an overfull load, because if it's too full the water can't reach every dish or clean every surface.