ABC Everyday From hair brushes to kids' toys, there's all sorts of things you can wash in your dishwasher, according to whitegoods expert Ashley Iredale. ( Print text only There's good news for those of us who can't stand washing up. It turns out your trusty dishwasher can do much more than you've probably given it credit for. "There's all sorts of things you can wash in your dishwasher," says Ashley Iredale, whitegoods team leader at consumer advocacy group CHOICE, which tests dishwashers in its kitchen lab in Sydney. From kitchen sponges to kids' toys, here's what you can get away with stacking in your next load.