Best Clear Rods?

[Sarah A]

I was just thinking the same Nik. Wonder if when I go round my friends for dinner later and can sneak some glass in her dishwasher. Do you think she'll notice?   

[Barnacle Bay]

Wish I had a dishwasher

Hubby bought one just b4 xmas 2012 brand new full size Beko from currys (£199) and its the best investment we have made.  Saved so much money on water as it only uses 11.5 litres per full wash - we should have bought one years ago!

[KatheL]

You can get around that by washing them in a tub in very hot (60 Celsious) water, and using dish machine powder as detergent. The detergent is important, as it has a very high pH-value, which does things to whatever is deposited on the surface of the glass. Use rubber gloves, it is not hand friendly.
Wash, rinse and dry, and give it a try! 
Kathe, Denmark

[Niki Gough]

Ooh thanks for that Kathe will have to give that a try.

We used to have a dishwasher but when we moved the last 2 houses we have had we can't fit one in. I hate not having one especially as a childminder and with 2 small children it makes a lot of washing up. I have said that the next house we rent/buy will have to have one or space for one.

lol Sarah I bet she wont, I am sure I could talk my in-laws into letting me use there's

[babyshoes]

Ooh, great tip about the dishwasher! Apparently they are good for cleaning up mucky car parts too... I couldn't bear to be without one! Washing up is one of my pet hates, along with ironing. 

When we first moved in here 10+ years ago we couldn't afford one, but within the first year we'd saved up and bought a tabletop one on ebay, and only upgraded to a full sized one a couple of years back.

A tabletop dishwasher might be a good solution for those without space for a 'proper' one as they are only a little bigger than a large microwave, and it doesn't even need to go in the kitchen - anywhere with plumbing would be ok. They don't really manage pots and pans, which even if they fit still come out a bit greasy, but are great for the day to day cups, plates, crockery etc. and would probably be pretty good for glass too!