Soap taste on plastics after dishwashing

[pontipinemum]

I've noticed a strong taste of soap on plastic/ silicone things I put through the dishwasher. DH says he can't taste soap but it's there.

I've cleaned the whole dishwasher, took out all the parts that could be removed and gave them a good clean. I then put it on it's longest cycle with a bowl with loads of vinegar in the bottom rack.

I can still taste soap. Any other ideas?

Same on silicon stuff. I just ignore it as it’s only mixing spoons and doesn’t affect taste of food (unless I lick directly off the spoon).

If you're able to air it out for a few hours or overnight the smell/taste lessens, doesn't completely go away though.

I find the lemon ones to be the worst. I dont taste it using my current stuff - Tesco own brand (not lemon!)

This annoys me as well. Can even taste it on food chopped on plastic chopping board. Only solution is to use fragrance - free tablets . Some big brands are better than others, fairy was the worst imo. Why do we need to perfume our dishes?!

Funnily enough over the past few weeks I have started tasting washing up liquid on my hand washed stuff.

I was wondering if it now contained new ingredients.

This is the reason why I don't put plastic through the dishwasher. It makes everything smell revolting, especially itself. I've never found a solution.

I hate this!

We have very soft water, and find that the very cheap dishwasher tablets - 40 for £2.50 type ones - actually work better and leave no taste.

@NewLeafAgain that could be it. I always used the normal ones but switched to lemon. I'll switch back and see if it makes a difference.

I have a few silicone cooking things - like a microwave steamer. That's where I noticed the taste 1st. I probably should just wash that in the sink. But for the most part all things in my house go in the dishwasher!

I find this with some tablets but not others. Currently use ordinary ecover ones and don’t notice it with them.

hmm, we always use the super cheap lidl ones and don't have this problem at all. I even cut them in half (we have a small dishwasher) and they work fine no smell etc.

It was the lemon dishwasher tablets! I've done a few days with the normal ones and there is no taste off the plastic/ silicone things