I've had a love-hate relationship with my dishwasher for the last year. I LOVE that I don't have to wash my dishes myself. I HATE that it sometimes looks like a 5 year old washed my dishes. I'm constantly finding film and grit on the dishes that I pull out of the washer. Come on, dishwasher, pull it together.
I've
tried the vinegar thing. Not only did it not work, I think it also ate through our rubber hose a few months ago, causing water to leak under our kitchen floor and down into the basement. Awesome. (See
this post "
Yes, it shines the stainless, but he said it totally eats and rots the rubber hoses and seals." Super. Wish I knew that
before cleaned the washer multiple times with vinegar & subsequently paid $80 to replace the drainage hose.
Anyhow, I had the opportunity to use FINISH dishwasher cleaner the other day. It was really easy to use - just take the lid off, peel back the foil, and set upsidedown in the bottom rack of the empty dishwasher. I ran the washer at the hottest setting possible, opened the door, disposed of the bottle, and marveled at my squeaky-clean dish cleaning machine.
Then, I filled up the rinse aid dispenser with FINISH Turbo Jet-Dry, loaded in the dirty dishes, & let the machine do its magic. Opening the dishwasher revealed truly sparkly dishes. My glassware hasn't looked that good since we bought them. However, we're still seeing a bit of grit on our dishes. I'm fairly sure that that's because there's actually something wrong with our dishwasher - it's never worked as well as I feel it should. Oh well - these new FINISH products may not be magic, but they're definitely going to be stocked in our pantry again!
For more
tips & tricks from the FINISH Dishwashing Expert, head over here. Whatever you choose to clean your dishwasher, do your wallet a favour and avoid the vinegar. From my house to yours - trust me -it's just not worth it.
Do you clean your dishwasher? What do you use to do that? How have you gotten rid of the grit on your dishes?
Disclosure: I am a part of the FINISH Blogger Campaign with MomCentral Canada and I receive special perks as part of my affiliation with this group. The opinions on this blog are my own.
I've been using Finish for several years - it seemed to work *somewhat* better than the others with my hard water. I'd always add a bunch of vinegar (oops). Once we got our water softener, everything changed. Dishes were clean, glasses sparkled. I use the Finish dishwasher cleaner too - love it.
ReplyDeleteKirsten - great tip! I've been using the super hot water setting the last few nights, and the dishes are definitely coming out with less stuff on them! Thanks! :)
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