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i can haz clean glassware?

January 2, 2012 by Danielle Filed Under: Girlfriends Podcast 52 Comments

Yes! I can!

And what’s more, the hazy, gritty glasses coming from my otherwise awesome Bosch dishwasher weren’t my fault!

I think it was my sister who linked to a story about the new and terribly ineffective phosphate-free dishwasher detergents a while back, but I am only just now getting around to doing something about it. In addition to my usual, phosphate-free and terribly ineffective dishwasher detergent, I now add a few shakes of baking soda to the beginning of each cycle and fill the rinse aid dispenser with white vinegar.

Finally! Shiny glassware! Yes, we can!

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  1. Renee says

    January 2, 2012 at 7:27 pm

    Great tips, Danielle! In addition, for people who hard water like I do, I’d like to recommend a product called Lemi Shine. The main active ingredient in it is citric acid. http://www.lemishine.com/ I’m not paid to do this product plug, I just like the product. You can also use just plain citric acid, but it’s harder to find and usually isn’t packaged as conveniently.

    Anyway, before Lemi Shine, I had cloudy glasses even with the baking soda and vinegar trick. I thought my dishwasher was broken! Now my glasses and dishes sparkle! You can also use the same produuct to clean the dishwasher, garbage disposer and clothes washing machine.

  2. Dwija {House Unseen} says

    January 2, 2012 at 8:36 pm

    Vinegar also cleans your dishwasher for you. I use it in ever load. And in every load of laundry, too. It’s the best!

  3. Mary L. says

    January 2, 2012 at 10:08 pm

    We have extremely hard water. I bought Lemi shine and it worked very well…but too expensive for us to use all the time. I ordered citric acid from amazon (the tub) and use 2 tsp. every wash and my glasses look new!

  4. Elaine says

    January 2, 2012 at 10:38 pm

    I like Legacy of Clean™ Dishwasher Detergent, which has “No phosphates, chlorine, or other unpleasant ingredients that could harm the environment” (in the detergent cups) along with Nature Clean Dishwasher Rinse Agent (in the rinse agent dispenser thingy). The results are amazing! If I run out, I have to pre-wash (or re-wash) my dishes, and re-run the cycle with vinegar afterwards to get the powdery deposit off my dishes from the other brands I’ve tried since moving to Edmonton where we have minerals in our water.

  5. Charlotte says

    January 3, 2012 at 1:48 pm

    I have a Bosch too and the dispenser became so gunked up it stopped opening. I had to take it apart, soak it in vinegar and scrape it clean. Now I’m trying to figure out what kind of detergent won’t gunk it up again. Any ideas?

  6. Amanda says

    January 3, 2012 at 2:39 pm

    We have a bosch and use the recommended finish tabs ( not scented) as well as rinse aid. I’d like to stop the rinse aid and use vinegar- does that really work?

  7. Anna says

    January 3, 2012 at 2:55 pm

    I think I keep getting spam-filtered, but restockit dot com carries dishwasher detergent with phosphates. You have to buy by the case since it’s a restaurant-supply kind of site, but then you have detergent that works!

  8. Jen says

    January 10, 2012 at 10:26 pm

    Thanks for the tips. I agree about the Vinegar too. I’ve used that before. Loved the cat picture. Made me laugh and that’s good for the soul.

  9. Susan Vigilante says

    January 11, 2012 at 9:43 am

    But doesn’t your kitchen smell like vinegar? Or does the baking soda neutralize that?

  10. Liz says

    August 29, 2012 at 11:28 am

    Just read a warning on another website that putting vinegar in the rinse dispenser will destroy the rubber in it and ultimately put some really pretty gross stuff on your dishes. Instead put the vinegar in a little cup in the top rack of the dishwasher. That keeps you from wrecking your machine.

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