unsolicited advice, re: household management, spoons
@JennyFluff If something doesn't get clean in the dishwasher, and there's no reason to believe the dishwasher has problems (eg. other things are clean), then it's usually one of two issues:
1. Solidified clumps of organic matter; fixed by letting it soak in slightly warm water for a while, rinsing it off, and then dishwashing it, so the clumps are softened, or
2. Excessive grease to a point that the detergent in the dishwasher can't deal with it; in the worst case you can spray some degreaser on it and then *very thoroughly* rinse it afterwards and run it in the dishwasher again
unsolicited advice, re: household management, spoons
@JennyFluff (If it seems like other things are not getting clean either, then there's probably a dishwasher issue; most likely either a) the spray-arm was blocked by something, b) the little dishwasher tablet door was blocked by something, or c) the filter needs cleaning - all of these can be fixed without tools or equipment)
