I asked dishwasher experts for the best product to clean my dishes — and there’s one thing they wouldn’t recommend

There’s been an ongoing debate over whether you should pre-rinse dishes before running your dishwasher. Thankfully, here at Tom’s Guide, we’ve settled the argument by calling in the help of dishwasher experts to explain that it’s not needed.

However, it got me thinking about whether the type of detergent you use in your dishwasher matters.

If you’re using one of the best dishwashers, it makes sense to use the best dishwasher detergent for the job, so once again, I asked the experts what they recommend. It turns out that using the right detergent can help improve your dishwasher’s performance, but there's one product they don't advice using.

Dishing the dirt on dishwasher detergent

Does the type of dishwasher detergent you use matter? “Yes, it certainly does,” says Lindsay Zolman, senio