Cleaning up after a meal is one of those household chores that many of us loathe, especially when we’re doing it daily. Dishwashers can make the process much simpler, replacing all that handwashing with a hands-off cleaning solution… but even that can feel like a minefield sometimes. Everyone has their own method for loading the dishwasher, whether it’s how to stack the plates or how to balance glassware — I’m sure a lot of people have had a disagreement over the right way to do it!
While I can’t provide a single source of truth for correct dishwasher loading, I can offer some expert perspectives on one aspect of the protocol: silverware.
