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Why Your Dishes Smell Funky After Going Through The Dishwasher By Moriah House Nov. 8, 2025 10:00 am EST

Dishwashers are one of the finest conveniences of modern life. It doesn't get any better than throwing in a load of dirty, oil-streaked dishes after whipping up a tasty home-cooked meal, such as these underrated old-school chicken dishes , and returning a couple of hours later to sparkling clean plates ready for unloading. However, sometimes those dishes come out smelling more funky than fresh.

Unpleasant dishwasher odors are an extremely common problem with many possible causes, but one of the top culprits is a dirty or clogged dishwasher filter. The filter is the part of a dishwasher that collects bits of food and other residues that come off during wash

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