We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Ellen Airhart Ellen Airhart wrote about emergency preparedness and sanitation.

Your dishwasher works hard to make your life easier. Whether it’s scrubbing off the scraps of a breakfast casserole, taking care of last night’s cheesy chicken dinner, or rinsing away coffee stains, ...

The dishes can't get clean if the appliances isn't. Have you been using the same sponge to handwash dishes for years? I’d hazard a guess that you haven’t. Even though a sponge is a tool that cleans ...