How do you place water glasses at the table?
Water glasses, according to Etiquette, should be strictly all the same for the table participants.
On the web, many articles report this standard rule, but there are also exceptions: in many cases, the idea of glasses different from each other has been cleared through customs and is even encouraged to give a sense of freshness and personalization to the table.
We at Simpleday.co.uk have chosen the first option, but many retailers instead allow us to choose our glasses following the Mix & Match approach.
But where should they be arranged?
Simply in front of stemware and wine glasses: in fact, water glasses are often (if not always) tumblers, so they have no stem. Arranging them therefore behind stemware with a stem could be risky because it would make the taller glasses fall over.
How do you choose water glasses?
They can be colored water glasses, or modern water glasses, the important thing is that they are made of glass.
Over the years, clear water glasses have become more and more popular, and often times the doming or peculiar workmanship of the glass has given way to a cooler approach, featuring screen printing.
Screen printing is a decorative method that imprints writing or design directly on the surface, creating distinctive water glasses.
Why do glasses dull in the dishwasher? Here's how to solve it
There are many causes that can create opacity in glass. Fortunately, this is a common phenomenon so there are various remedies to solve it.
Let's start with the first case: using too much detergent.
When you use too much detergent, especially powder detergent, you can fuel the creation of limescale. Not only that, more aggressive detergents can also ruin the decoration of the glass.
Wrong dishwasher programs.
There's a reason why dishwashers have a program dedicated to glass: it doesn't exceed 40°, so the temperatures perfectly match the material the dishwasher contains. It is best to avoid temperatures above 50° when washing glassware.
Water hardness causes limescale.
If your home is in an area with very limey water, it means that it contains a lot of minerals, which settle on the glass and create a kind of patina that decreases the effectiveness of the detergent itself.
Performing periodic cleaning of the dishwasher can help counteract water hardness.