I wash dishes often with expencive fairy liquid. Allso I keep sink and dish accessories clean and hygienic as possible. Allmost all my dishes smell horrible and I have tried several tricks to get the smell out.
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It is probably your hot water supply which is causing this. Such wet dog smells can often be a problem especially if you have a typical large copper cylinder hot water tank. You cannot normally notice the smell in the water itself, but after washing dishes the smell becomes noticeable on the dishes as they begin to dry. You can check whether this is the cause of the problem in your case simply by washing your dishes once again using only cold water from a running cold water tap and using a clean piece of kitchen roll. The smell on the dishes should disappear after performing a thorough cold water wash. If this turns out to be the case then you may be able to minimize the problem by turning up the thermostat on your hot water cylinder to its maximum value for about 12 hours or so and then run the hot water until it begins to go cool. Then turn the thermostat back to a value which is maybe ten or more degrees higher than you usually have it.
Mike
Same here. This is the first answer that doesn't seem to be clueless. I DO have such a tank. also, I've noticed, that the smell is much stronger and much more probable, if dishes dry while a window is open (or outdoors). Can anyone confirm this? Until now I suspected some bacteria or fungi cultures produced this smell, but you say it's chemistry/physics, not biology? :) Any sources?