People are only just realising how to extend dishwasher drawers for tall glasses

People are baffled by this secret function on their dishwasher that gives you plenty more room for taller crockery and glassware – many say that they spent years struggling to fill their machine and now their ‘life has changed’

Those fortunate enough to own a dishwasher will be the envy of people who have to spend hours over the sink scrubbing pots and pans, but the only downside to the handy appliance is the limited space that they offer. Depending on the size of your machine, you may find yourself cussing under your breath when you can’t squeeze in that last plate or your tall wine glasses simply refuse to fit into the top drawer.

One woman has left people completely baffled as she unveiled a little-known function in her dishwasher that gave her plenty more room – a discovery that many people spent years without knowing.

The mind-blowing hack, shared by a TikTok user known as @ brunchwithbabs, shows a woman lowering the top shelf of her dishwasher with a few simple steps.

The TikToker pushes the lever on the side of the dishwasher top shelf with her hands and then presses down before the whole drawer gently moves downwards, giving her far more room to play with.

The woman narrating the clip says: “For tall wine glasses, don’t forget to drop your top shelf down before closing. To lower your top rack just push in and press down”.

People are baffled by the trick, as they had no idea that they could adapt their dishwashers to suit taller items.

One woman was so taken aback that she filmed herself trying it, and said: “No, but I’ve complained about our dishwasher seeming small since we bought this house . . . almost 3 years ago” with shocked face emojis in the caption.

Hundreds of other people have shared their shock in the comments section, with one writing: “I had the same reaction when I saw that video earlier ‘my dishwasher does WHAT?'”.

Another joked: “They don’t teach the important things in school”.

Other people have pointed out that not all dishwashers have this function, with some left disappointed when they realised they couldn’t utilise the hack.

One TikToker wrote: “Girl I just ran to check out my dishwasher and mine doesn’t have that feature”.

While another lucky person added: “I literally just went to see if my own washer could do that and OH MY GOOD GOD MY LIFE HAS CHANGED”.

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