How to Clean Your Dishwasher with Baking Soda and Vinegar

In this video I will show you How to Clean Your Dishwasher with Baking Soda and Vinegar

It may seem ironic that a kitchen appliance that cleans items daily would itself need cleaning. However, food scraps, grease, and soap scum build up inside your dishwasher with every cycle. Eventually, they will reach levels that prevent the dishwasher from doing its job properly.

Regularly cleaning your dishwasher will help keep it in good working order, while also ensuring your dishes come out sparkly clean every time you put on a load.

Believe it or not, cleaning a dishwasher is an easy task that doesn't require any harsh chemicals. All you need is one cup of vinegar and another of baking soda. These two ingredients will do most of the hard work for you.

The Equipment and materials you will need to return your dishwasher to a state of pristine cleanliness include:

1 cup of white vinegar
1 cup of baking soda
Rubber gloves

The first thing to do is Access the Dishwasher Drain

Remove the bottom rack to access the drain. The drainage area is where you will notice the greatest build-up of gunk and grease, so you will want to wear your rubber gloves to clean it out.

Continued use of your dishwasher with a partially blocked drain could eventually damage the appliance. Blocked drains are also the most likely source of disgusting smells.

The second thing to do is to Run a Cycle with a Cup of Vinegar

Place a dishwasher safe container filled with one cup of vinegar on the upper rack and then run a full cycle on an otherwise empty dishwasher. Vinegar has many talents around the home, with one being a natural deodorizer, and another the ability to break through grease and grime.

If any grease or soap scum is lining the walls of your dishwasher, you can rely on the vinegar to cut through and dissolve it. Removing it now will stop it from making its way down to clog up the drain. Vinegar's ability to neutralize odors is another bonus for creating a sparkly clean dishwasher, which also doesn't smell.

Once you have run one full cycle, you should be opening the door to a clean and fresh interior. Of course, you want to be thorough, so there's still one more step to go.

The third step is Using Baking Soda to Finish the Job

Vinegar will do most of the dirty work, but baking soda will wipe out any lingering traces of odors. Sprinkle your cup full of baking soda over the bottom of the dishwasher, close the lid, and run a short cycle with hot water.

Stubborn odors that resisted the vinegar treatment should be wiped out by the baking soda. The short wash cycle will also take advantage of baking soda's slightly abrasive nature by giving the walls a gentle scrub. Any lingering traces of grease and soap scum will be washed away.

Here are a couple of other tips to help your dishwasher work at its best -
Only run your dishwasher when it's full, but try not too overpack it, or lay large dishes over the tops of plates and bowls. The soap suds will be able to do their best work if they can move in and around each dish.

Thoroughly rinsing your dishes before placing them in the dishwasher will hinder its performance rather than improve it. Dishwasher detergent is designed to work on food and grease residue. If no grime is present on the dishes, there will be excessive levels of soap suds and foam, which will reduce the dishwasher's efficiency.
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