It's a household chore many people dread – and now it turns out you may have been loading your dishwasher wrong this whole time. Experts from AO have finally settled the debate on how you should pack your dishes and crockery. 'Dishwashers need space in between dishes and crockery in order to circulate water, so you're not saving any money by squeezing everything into your machine,' Gwil Snook, the retailer's dishwasher expert, said. He suggests making a small gap between the items you stack in the dishwasher, as big as a 5p coin or your pinky finger. 'Countless household debates have been sparked off by the seemingly–simple act of loading the dishwasher,' Which?

Source: Daily Mail April 03, 2026 14:52 UTC