How to Clean and Take Care of Fine Crystal and Glass
Over time glasses become etched with tiny fine lines and gets cloudy looking. There are ways to preserve the beauty of glassware so that it looks just like the day you bought it. Here are the secrets to beautiful glass. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Fine glass should be cleaned by hand washing. It's really best for all glassware because the dishwasher will cause etching and discoloration of clear and colored glassware.
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Fold a dish towel and put it inside your sink. The towel prevents the glasses from sliding around and it prevents them from being chipped on the sink.
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Add water and a mild dishwashing liquid and warm water. Rinse in water the same temperature. Fine glass can develop tiny cracks inside the glass which ruin its appearance. Never put a glass cold from ice into a hot sink to wash.
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Hold the glasses as you wash them by the bowl only and never by the stem. Twisting a glass around while you hold it by the stem can cause the stem to break.
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Glasses that have food or liquid stuck inside them should be soaked in water with dish liquid and fabric softener in it. Put one tiny squirt of dish soap and add about 1/2 teaspoon of the softener. By the next morning, glasses should come clean with no rubbing.
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Avoid streaking by using a tub filled with water and 1 tablespoon of vinegar or isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol. Use this as a rinse after you've cleaned the glasses. The alcohol or vinegar will act as a drying agent to prevent any streaks. You can air dry them with this method. Put them upside down on a towel if they're stemware. Other glasses can be dried right side up.
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If you need your glasses to dry right away, dry them carefully--holding by the bowl only again. Pat rather than rub them dry.
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With proper care, your glasses should stay in great shape for many years to come.
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Tips & Warnings
Always hold stemware by the bowl only.
Temperature changes will ruin glassware. Never take them from cold to hot or vice versa--they can crack or break.
