I've always skipped this dishwasher setting, but it turns out it could have been saving me money (and no, it’s not the Eco mode)

Open dishwasher with loaded top drawer pulled out in a kitchen with grey blue cupboards and a butlers sink.

I'm not ashamed to admit that I am a creature of habit. And that extends into all areas of my life, from where I go on holiday and my outfit choices, all the way to the settings I tend to use on my washing machine and dishwasher.

While many of these habits offer no negative outcome, that may not be the case when it comes to my appliances. After all, different settings use different amounts of energy, and using the wrong one (or not using the right one) means wasting energy unnecessarily. Definitely not a desirable result considering energy prices are likely to rise in the summer as the impact of current world events manifests in the energy price cap.