DISHWASHER FRESH

Ian
I have a dishwasher and it is getting to be a bit smelly. Have you any ideas how to clean it up, I have tried all of the shop bought products and nothing seems to work. Thanks V.B. Buncrana.

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My brother lives on his own and he thinks his dishwasher is great. All of his plates, bowls, cups and cutlery are the same so he can use one set a day. And because he only microwaves food there are no pans to clean. This means that he only has to wash the dishes about once every three weeks. He feels that this method uses far less energy that conventional cooking and cleaning, and he might be right! Before I give you a recipe for de-smelling the machine though I would say that if this fails it might be the drains that smell, if this is the case you are on your own. I’ve seen what blocks drains and it isn’t very pleasant!


Baking soda
Pour 1 cup of Baking Soda into the dishwasher and run it through the rinse cycle. It will help get rid of some of the grime that collects on the inside of the machine, as well as freshen the smell of the dishwasher. This is to be done quite often so there isn’t a build up.

Baking Soda Detergent.

You can use baking soda to wash the pots too. Mix together 1 1/2 Tablespoons of Baking Soda with 2 Tablespoons of Borax. Please don’t moan at me if the glasses are left streaky. Another method that is said to work is to sprinkle baking soda on top of dirty dishes after they are loaded, but before they are washed. Make sure some of the baking soda is sprinkled in the bottom of the machine; this gets the process started when the wash cycle kicks in. The baking soda will serve as detergent during the first wash, leaving you to only add the detergent for the second wash. Again, please don’t moan if it doesn’t work, we have to try these things don’t we!

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