I am a “Go For It” guy. It gets me in alot of trouble. But some times I learn cool things with my crazy stuff. Did you know your dishwasher is capable of doing more for you than just cleaning your dirty silverware and dishes. Now don’t hold me responsible but, if you use the normal setting on your dishwasher, you can clean these items in it as well.

Baseball caps – They can get bent in the washing machine but hold their shape in the dishwasher, especially inside the Ball Cap Washer ($5 amazon.com).  Don’t wash them with dishes though, food sometimes gets trapped in the cloth.

Tools – Tools with metal or plastic handles only.

Ceramic cabinet knobs – Put them in the silverware basket.

Hairbrushes – Combs and hairbrushes made of plastic can go in the dishwasher, but not wood or natural boar-bristle brushes.

Fan grilles, switch plates, and vent covers – If they are plastic, aluminum, or steel they are dishwasher safe.  Enameled, painted, or plated items are not.

Shin guards, knee pads, and mouth guards – Wash them in the top rack.

Action figures and other small toys – Put them in a mesh lingerie bag on the top rack.  But don’t wash Barbie or she’ll have a horrible hair day.

Light-fixture covers – Put them on the top rack, so long as they are not antique, enameled, or painted.

Garden tools – They might have come in contact with pesticides or animals, so don’t wash them with a load of dishes.  And don’t wash tools with wood handles.

Potatoes – Potatoes get nice and clean in the top rack with a rinse-only cycle (ahh, no detergent).  It also makes mashed potatoes for 20 a lot quicker.

I’m not making this stuff up…