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Natural dishwasher detergent recipes from around the web + helpful readers...comb through these ideas for a homemade dishwasher soap and find the one that's right for your water.

Have You Ever Successfully made a Homemade Dishwasher Detergent Recipe?

I haven’t. Being honest right up front there. I had many failures using natural DIY dishwasher soap a few years ago, and I’m afraid my husband will never set foot in the kitchen again if I even breathe a word of more homemade dishwasher detergent experimenting, and that would leave me with a LOT of

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Looking for the perfect natural dishwasher detergent? I reviewed various homemade ones, and then a handful of natural brands to find the best one!

Seeking a Natural Dishwasher Detergent that Isn’t a Miserable Failure

Looking for a natural dishwasher detergent but don’t want to waste your money? You’re in the right place!  The natural dishwasher detergent saga is as old as Kitchen Stewardship® itself. Update 2020: I used the individual dishwasher packs for a few years, because doggone it, they really are convenient. But the more I read about

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The Final Answer: How Does Biokleen Dishwasher Detergent Work? (And Their Other Stuff Too?)

Hah-lelujah! It was a Sunday morning when I opened the dishwasher. Appropriately, I woke husband up singing the Hallelujah chorus when I saw the job Biokleen dishwasher detergent did. Clear glasses? Check. Cut the grease? Check. Zero food residue? Check. 100% success, zero rejections? Check. It even cleaned my yogurt jar, which I’ve found, since

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Mrs Meyers Dishwasher Detergent, Dish Soap, and Room Spray {REVIEW}

The search has been long and spotty. My poor husband has endured many a “rejected” dish pile from homemade dishwasher detergents and frugal attempts. I have come to the firm belief that you cannot have a homemade dishwasher detergent unless you want to seriously pre-rinse all your dishes, which ends up questionably using a lot

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An easy way to reduce energy usage is to unplug appliances when not in use.

Food for Thought: The Cost of Using Your Kitchen Appliances

I’ve been thinking about energy usage in the kitchen and how to reduce the cost of using kitchen appliances. This includes oven, range-top, microwave, toaster oven, lights (over your sink, your stove, ceiling lights, etc), refrigerator, freezer, dishwasher, garbage disposal and hot water from the tap. Clearly some of these are going to be bigger energy-drainers

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