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Dishwasher detergent?
Can you please recommend the one you use? We have been using the little cubes with the red balls in the middle and they are leaving a residue on the dishes. We also run baby bottles in the dishwasher. Something more natural would work best. Please help!
Re: Dishwasher detergent?
We use Cascade Gel and throw about a cup of distilled white vinegar into the bottom of the dishwasher before each cycle.
Jet-Dry wants to be vinegar when it grows up. That's how well it works.
Look for Lemi Shine.
We live in the country and are on well water. It is extremely hard water! Lemi Shine works miracles!
We use the Trader Joe's brand, and it works really well for us (and at a good price).
We also use vinegar in the rinse aid dispenser.
Helpful responses, all. I have a different-but-related question.
My dishwasher detergent works fine on my dishes; however, on anything metal ( pots and pans, cookie sheets, cooling racks) that I put through the dishwasher seems to come out clean, but with some greyish residue that I think is some kind of oxidization, or some kind of chemical reaction between the metal and the detergent. It comes off with steel wool, but I'd rather not:
a.) have to steel wool stuff every time I wash it in the dishwasher; and
b.) have to hand wash said pots, pans and cookie sheets.
Any idea what causes this and how to fix it?
And just to clarify, it's not ALL metals, because my flatware comes out fine (flatware is solid stainless).
Thanks!
It isn't going to matter which brand you switch to you're still going to encounter that "residue" on your dishes. The reason is because many states have banned the use of Phosphorous in detergents and fertilizers thus many companies stopped using it in their overall ingredients for everyone instead of having to separate out who in which state can get which product.
One recommendation that works rather well, is after running the load of dishes, run it through again with lemon juice in the soap compartments. That worked great when we were encountering the issue. Also having soft water now (replaced our old water softener) has combatted the issue significantly as well.