Are your glasses cloudy from the dishwasher? Try this sparkling tip

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11 May 2022, 09:55

When unloading the dishwasher, a top annoyance is when your drinking glasses come out all cloudy.

Of course, the cleaning experts of the internet have a top tip to fix that.

Next time you go to get a glass of water (or wine) and find a foggy glass, remember this tip.

Fans of the Mrs Hinch Cleaning Tips Facebook group share their hacks and tricks to make life easier.

There are currently 629.9K active members, so you're definitely going to find a fix on there.

The helpful poster says the trick to keep your glasses sparkling is some tin foil.

She warns that the idea "sounds strange," but promises it works.

"Scrunch up a bit of tin foil (and) put it in the cutlery tray," she explained.

She concluded: "Works a treat, glasses come out sparkling."

Other posters agreed: "I do this! It's amazing. Cutlery, glasses, pans etc come out sparkling."

So what's the science behind it?

When tin foil (aluminium) and the dishwashing cleaner (baking soda) combine, they work together to lift silver sulfide.

Also known as tarnish, this is the pesky substance that's leaving your glasses and cutlery looking less than shiny.

Warm water makes the chemical reaction even better, so adding a crumpled ball of tin foil can make a surprisingly big difference.

If you're not a fan of foil, other users posted their tips.

Someone suggested: "Cut a lemon in half and rub it all over the glass then hand wash - and it comes straight off."

Others explained what changed for them: "Mine did this with Finish products but once I changed products to Fairy and supermarket rinse aid it stopped."

However, some people just insist on washing by hand: "I never wash glasses in (the) dishwasher...found too many went this way. So now, I just wash them separately..."

Have you tried this before?