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Here's Why Your Glassware Is Cloudy (And How To Fix It)

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By MATTHEW LEE
A person grabbing a glass cup from a dishwasher.
Cloudy glassware is frustrating, and the culprit smudging your glassware is the hard water living inside your water pipes.
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Water is considered "hard" when it contains high levels of dissolved minerals like lime and calcium. These minerals can be a nuisance when you're using them to clean glassware.
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Even after a thorough wash cycle in a dishwasher, glassware can still develop fogginess due to the droplets of hard water on the glass.
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Fortunately, you can clean the fogginess on your glass using white vinegar. Mix a one-to-one mixture of warm water with white vinegar in your sink.
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Let your glassware sit in this mix for about 15 minutes, and then scrub with a sponge. Your glasses will be sparkling and ready for your next get-together.