How to wash and care for your glasses to avoid limescale and breakage

Knowing how to wash and care for your glasses to avoid limescale and breakage is vitally important. To ensure that those glasses that we have loved and that we have been given or have bought with so much enthusiasm stay with us at home for as long as possible, we must pay attention to a series of very simple things that we tell you about in this post.

It is essential:

1.- In the dishwasher.

The dishwasher is a great invention but also a source of annoyance if we don't do things properly. It is important to save money, and it seems obvious to try to make the most of each wash, but don't overfill the dishwasher when washing glasses and dishes. Trying to put more glasses in than you have to can be very expensive. Put them in their place, without forcing them, and this way you will avoid rubbing and knocks and, above all, finding a broken piece when you open them after washing. Avoid putting more glasses in than the machine will naturally accept can also mean that they don't come out completely clean. Have you thought about it?

If you want to save money instead of overloading the machine, opt for temperatures that are not excessively high, as this will protect the most delicate glassware.

2.- Check the salt and the type of rinse aid.

The rinse aid plays a very important role in the washing of our glasses. It prevents the creation of limescale deposits, in some geographical areas this is essential, and neutralises soap and its effect on the glass. It seems that the use of baking soda is a good home remedy to counteract the effects of limescale, so try a vacuum wash to clean the machine from time to time. Do it with baking soda, 2 or 3 tablespoons, and 3 cups of cleaning vinegar.

3.- When in doubt, wash by hand.

There are glasses that need to be washed by hand because they are more delicate. We are thinking about glasses or those pieces made with fine glass. It is understood that this type of glasses are not for daily use, and therefore we should not skimp on care when the effort of hand washing is occasional or only happens a few times throughout the year.

4.-Avoid thermal shocks of temperature.

Once out of the dishwasher, if your glasses are still hot, avoid serving iced coffee or any other hot drink.

Breakage due to thermal shock is not uncommon. Many times we don't even know what has happened, why that glass has suddenly broken or cracked.

You should know that when a part of the glass is cooled, or heated, unevenly and quickly, ‘thermal stresses’ are generated that can cause this unexpected breakage.

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