I love cooking but I hate the cleanup. Luckily I have a dishwasher so I save a lot of time by not having to wash dishes by hand. Where we live, the water is hard so we’ve had to put in a water softener. But sometimes we still get water spots on our dishes and also the cutlery – the last thing I would want to pull out some forks and wine glasses for guests only to have them be covered with spots.

You know that little area beside the spot in your dishwasher where you add the detergent? That is for the rinse agent – it’s there for a reason! I admit I haven’t used a rinse agent in a while, once I ran out, I forgot to buy any more. That was months ago (okay, maybe years).

When I had the opportunity to try some FINISH® products for my dishwasher, I was curious to try and see how they would work.

First I tried the FINSH® JET-DRY® Rinse Agent. I filled the rinse agent dispenser – the rinse agent is released in the rinse cycle when the dishwasher runs. Food and chemical residues can re-deposit on dishware during the rinse cycle when you use detergent alone.

The verdict? My dishes, glasses and cutlery were less spotty. They were also drier when I emptied the dishwasher – no water residue either.

Next I tried the FINISH® Dishwasher Cleaner which actually cleans the inside of your dishwasher. Even if the inside looks clean, residue, grease and lime scale can build up in places you can’t see.

I removed the sticker from the top of the bottle, not the cap, and placed the bottle upside down in a dish rack when the dishwasher was empty and ran a hot cycle. Here’s a photo of the before and after.

The FINISH® Dishwasher Cleaner made a difference. I’m certain too that cleaning the inside of the dishwasher by running a cycle – especially the drain and hose – will extend the lifetime of the dishwasher too.

Check out the Finish Dishwashing Expert website for more videos and instructions:  http://dishwashingexpert.com/

Disclosure: I am part of the Finish Canada Blogger Campaign with Mom Central Canada and I receive special perks as part of my affiliation with this group. The opinions on this blog are my own.