Cleaning wine glasses- use soap or not...
hand wash or dishwasher, use salt or ice chips, steel balls for decanters...?
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13 Comments:
I always use soap and handwash because my wine glasses are too big for the dishwasher
joanpieroni2 at 8:25PM on 11/01/08
dishwasher, bottom rack.
I refuse to wash anything except my good knives, pots/pans (unless they just need a good de-gunking) and my wooden handled anything.
ChelleyD01 at 9:31PM on 11/01/08
I've had wine glasses break in the dishwasher, so handwash only for me. With soap.
buffy at 12:19AM on 11/02/08
Handwash only, dishwashing soap and HOT water. Dishwasher breaks them, and my well-water ruins glasses washed in there. Steel balls??? I think I've grown a few, does that count? ;0
PerkyMac at 12:59AM on 11/02/08
Handwash only, with soap, hot water, soft, non-abrasive cloth, hand dry to prevent spots. Do not dry by holding onto base and "twisting" cloth in or around the bowl. I've broken a few stems that way.
hungryinhouston at 1:57AM on 11/02/08
Depends. Cheapie glasses from Target? Dishwasher. Expensive crystal given as gifts? Handwashed with soap and rinsed in vinegar/water solution.
jenilowrance at 2:12AM on 11/02/08
Handwash only, with hot water and soap. My MIL, on the other hand, always puts hers in the dishwasher, and for some reason they always come out of there with rather oddly shaped stains. Doesn't seem to bother her much though, or at least not enough to ever attempt to wash them by hand.
@hungryinhouston - been there:-)
brooke29 at 2:46AM on 11/02/08
Handwash only. Hot soapy water and rinsed really well. I let mine dry on the rack. (I'm lazy)
izatryt at 7:23AM on 11/02/08
I'm surprised that everyone uses soap, I've tastings I've heard folks claim that soap can leave a residue that effects the wine flavors.
@jenilowrance- I assume the vinegar solution helps sheet the water off preventing spots but what about vinegar smell or taste?
uselesscamper at 10:52AM on 11/02/08
@uselesscamper - As long as the crystal is air-dried properly, there's no smell at all (and no water spots!). I used this trick several times when working large dinner parties, and there weren't any complaints from clients or guests.
jenilowrance at 3:57PM on 11/02/08
@perkymac- I said steel balls not little bbs hehe
uselesscamper at 4:36PM on 11/02/08
I purchased some Riedels several years ago and I seem to recall reading that their recommendation was to handwash with warm water only and detergent was not recommended. I use a little soap, plenty of warm water, rinse, rinse, drain, and polish dry...can't stand water spots...too many years in the restaurant business. I have a friend who is very serious about wine and he does not ever use soap on his wine glasses. Something about crystal structure trapping soap residue...anyone know if that is true or myth?
Also, the thought of tossing anything hard like ice into my nice wine glasses or decanters makes me cringe. Not just the worry of breakage, but eventual etching. Same with the dishwasher...ever seen an etched water glass? Not pretty.
Of course in restaurant settings, city health codes demand all glassware, utensils, etc. must be washed with detergent, rinsed, and sanitized either by virtue of chemicals or heat...usually chemicals...I would think the problem with soap residue would be more of an issue with machine washed glasses. I recall a period of time when some restaurants would go through an elaborate ritual of "priming" a glass with a small amount of wine, discard, and then pour wine into the now primed glass, but I haven't heard much about it lately...perhaps abandoned as a waste of wine?
wookie at 8:15PM on 11/02/08
I am a wash by hand with soap and hotwater then rinse well with very hot water and immediately dry with a "clean" "dry" terrycloth bar towel. My first resturant job was as a scullion (that's what a dishwasher was called back in ancient times working in the scullery that's how old I am) and all glassware was hand-dried to get rid of any waterspots and I mean all glassware each and every piece, the water in the industrial dishwashers got so hot that the steam would scald you if you were too close. So now I only drink my wine and sparkling wine from a highball style glass my fav is a plain short wide vertical sided, they are easy to clean and dry too!
shipwreck at 10:37PM on 11/04/08