Removing fragrance from dishwasher
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I can't say I've ever had that problem, but I scrape and wipe most of the residue from my soap dishes, wash them by hand in hot water with plenty of Dawn detergent, and then I sometimes run the dishes through the dishwasher. The dishwasher step is mainly to get rid of any greasy residue that lingers on my plastic bowls and spatulas
True soap doesn't play well with a dishwasher, so any soap residue needs to be essentially gone before the dishes go into the dishwasher.
True soap doesn't play well with a dishwasher, so any soap residue needs to be essentially gone before the dishes go into the dishwasher.
Thanks! I usually scrap it all out after it dries but i hate scrubbing lol. Maybe if i washed with vinegar about half way through
It's not useful to wash soap-making equipment with vinegar. Any soap will respond to vinegar by converting into fatty acids, and that will make a greasy matter even worse. Soap and vinegar (or any other acid) aren't a winning duo if you want to get your stuff clean.
Just keep it simple -- hot water and dishwashing detergent. If you feel the need to use vinegar somewhere in the cleaning process, do it as a final rinse after everything is grease, soap, and lye free.
Just keep it simple -- hot water and dishwashing detergent. If you feel the need to use vinegar somewhere in the cleaning process, do it as a final rinse after everything is grease, soap, and lye free.
I always soak my soapy dishes and remove any soap batter then run them through my dishwasher. If handwashing, after the soak, I use Dawn. I have never thrown my dishes in with hard soap batter on them. When draining the water after soaking use a strainer to catch any bits from going down the drain. You don't want to clog your pipes.
What works for me starts starts with microfiber towels (amazon). After wiping everything down, I spray them with an ‘orange’ degreaser I got from the Dollar Store, rinse them and toss them in the dishwasher with the other dishes.
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I think you're doing the right thing with the vinegar, though I'm sure trying the baking soda wouldn't hurt!
Like Gecko, I wipe all mine out with microfiber cloths. I do this right after I'm finished making soap so rarely are there any globs to scrub. Then I hand wash and, like DeeAnna, will sometimes put them through the dishwasher - but again, only after they've been washed of any old soap batter/oil.
Like Gecko, I wipe all mine out with microfiber cloths. I do this right after I'm finished making soap so rarely are there any globs to scrub. Then I hand wash and, like DeeAnna, will sometimes put them through the dishwasher - but again, only after they've been washed of any old soap batter/oil.
I let my dishes sit for a day or two, all the residue has turned into soap and a hot water soak breaks it all up. I wash bowls/cups by hand. All mixing utensils go into the dishwasher.
The glass I use for FO is wiped out, soaked in hot soapy water, rinsed and put in dishwasher.
The glass I use for FO is wiped out, soaked in hot soapy water, rinsed and put in dishwasher.
Yikes, now I'm worried I'm messing up! Here's what I've been doing: After pouring into molds, I use newspapers to thoroughly wipe all soaping dishes and utensils, wait 1-2 days, then put everything in the dishwasher (with no other dishes) and run it on 'heavy duty.'
We finished building our kitchen less than a year ago and it's our first dishwasher (the mechanical kind, not the human kind) ever and I was tickled to not have to hand wash my soap dishes. Now I'm worried.
KimW
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The only problem I found with cleaning my soaping dishes in the dishwasher was soap scum, but we've always had hard water - even in the city. That's why I switched to wiping them out and then washing by hand. Maybe just keep an eye on your dishwasher's filter. Make sure that stays free of soap scum. You might also add about 1/4 C white vinegar when your dishwasher hits the rinse cycle to keep soap scum to a minimum.
Soap in the dishwasher will coat your dishes with soap scum that's surprisingly hard to remove. I have a whole house water softener. I learned the hard way some years ago that even softened water will create enough soap scum to really mess up dishes.
Another is if there's enough soap in the dishwasher, it can foam up a lot and even overflow from the dishwasher. I've not had that happen, but others have.
Another is if there's enough soap in the dishwasher, it can foam up a lot and even overflow from the dishwasher. I've not had that happen, but others have.
That reminds me of the time my ex husband put dawn in the dishwasher. That was a mess for the ages.
Get thee some Microfiber Towels, you will not regret it. I use them wet and dry. They absorb oils and butters, but don’t hold onto them. When damp, they pickup mica without smearing it all over. I wipe all my soaping equipment down with them, then toss them in the wash water in the sink, rinse and let dry. I wash them in the laundry, but I don’t put them in the dryer. Just lay them out and they are dry in less than an hour.
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I've found that old tea towels are just as good as microfibre cloths and it's a great way to get a bit more use out of them. I then put the tea towels in a bag in a corner until there's enough for a machine load. I rinse them first in a bucket of water then machine-wash them without any kind of washing powder or liquid. Saves wasting time, money and trees on constantly buying single use paper towels and makes your operation vloser to zero waste which many people are looking for these days 
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I had the same situation with my dishwasher; once I washed and cleaned the food filter, no smells.
Hahaha! My husband did this many years ago. We had never had a dishwasher and I was out of town for a few weeks. He called me in a panic one day and asked me why there were bubbles coming from the dishwasher. You can imagine my initial bewilderment. It took me a good 15 minutes to collect myself from laughing to explain to him that there are two types of detergent. And that he had used the incorrect one.
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