Dishwashers have become an integral part of our kitchen. There isn’t a better feeling than loading your dirty utensils and then forgetting about them for a while.
But you might not be taking full advantage of your dishwasher.
You can put many things in your dishwasher that aren’t just plates and cups.
Here is a list of completely safe things to wash in your dishwasher.
Things you can safely put in a dishwasher
11 Things to Put in a Dishwasher
1- Kitchen Accessories:
Kitchen supplies, such as plastic cutting boards, trivets, pot lids, splatter covers, and drawer organizers, can be cleaned in the dishwasher. Food containers and food storage bags like Ziplocs are also safe.
2- Bakeware:
Baking dishes, loaf pans, muffin tins, and cake pans made of tempered glass, anodized aluminum, and stainless steel are all dishwasher safe.
Check the manufacturer’s instructions for your bakeware for better safety before putting it in the dishwasher.
3- Cleaning Articles:
Things like vacuum attachments, dustpans, cleaning caddies, and scrub brushes often don’t get the attention they deserve when it comes to cleaning.
You can get them sparkling clean with just a quick trip through the dishwasher.
4- Kids Items:
The dishwasher makes it a breeze to wash sippy cups, bottles, pacifiers, and other baby items. Plastic and silicone toys are also dishwasher safe.
5- Shoes:
Synthetic or vinyl shoes, including sandals, flip-flops, and Crocs, are safe for dishwasher cleaning.
6- Sponges:
Make your weekly sponge scrubbing session easier by throwing it in the dishwasher.
You can add a little bleach to keep things extra sanitary.
7- Removable Electric Accessories:
Things like food processor blades, can opener blades, blender jars, mixer beaters, immersion blender accessories, and coffee pot carafes are all dishwasher-safe.
Make sure to remove any non-dishwasher-safe attachments first.
8- Tools:
Metal tools like whisks, metal skewers, tongs, melon ballers, and cookie cutters are perfect for the dishwasher.
Just make sure they don’t have wooden handles to prevent warping in high heat.
You can also wash small gardening tools like pruners and loppers.
9- Decorative Items:
Artificial flowers, light globes, figurines, and candleholders can be put in the dishwasher to get them sparkling clean.
For extra safety, put them on the top rack.
10- Sports Items:
Your shin guards, baseball caps, and padding can all go through the dishwasher.
11- Brushes and Combs:
You can even clean your hairbrushes and comb in the dishwasher to sanitize them. Toothbrushes are also dishwasher safe.
Do you know any other thing you can put in the dishwasher?
This list barely scratches the surface of things you can put in the dishwasher, but it’s a good start.
Always check with the manufacturer to see if something dishwasher is safe before putting it in there.
Let us know in the comments if there’s another thing that you can safely put in the dishwasher.
