Made the mistake of washing a plastic nozzle from our coffee machine (dishwasher safe) and now it makes coffees that taste of lemon. Looks like the lemon freshness has infused into the soft plastic and no amount of rewashing or boiling will get rid of it. So it's turned out to be a very expensive way to freshen the dishwasher :(

all your utensils will will pick up a strong odour of citrus and this transfers to your food, making everything taste of citrus dishwasher freshener. eurgh

I really can't bear the smell of a dishwasher. I'm not just talking about when it's filled with dirty plates etc but also the funny smell it gives off when it been through a cycle. My husband is even more opposed to the strange chemical smell than me and recently he has been handwashing all his glasses etc before using them even though they are clean because he claims that they stink of the dishwasher. I can kind of see his point, on occasion, I myslelf have been looking forward to enjoying a nice chilled drink of juice only to have been put off by the smell of the glass. I was unaware of any product available to avoid this problem. I had used ...  Read the complete review

I have had one of these in my dishwasher for a few months, and noticed that my silicone and plastics are picking up the smell of it. This has resulted in my food tasting faintly of the dishwasher freshener. Not good. I have now removed the offending item, and would rather have a smelly dishwasher than ruin my silicone and plastic kitchen aids. I've given it 1 star, as it does mask the smell of stale dishwasher, but not at the expense of my dinner!