If your dishwasher is covered in grime and stains, it could be time for a clean.

Luckily, there is a handy cleaner you can use on your dishwasher that’s probably under your sink or in your pantry.

White vinegar is an environmentally-friendly product that has almost infinite uses, and one of them is cleaning the dishwasher.

To clean the dishwasher, put it on a normal cycle when empty without any detergent, then once it’s running, stop the cycle, open the dishwasher and add a cup of white vinegar.

Let the cycle run through and when it’s finished, the vinegar will have shifted the ugly stains inside the dishwasher.

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