| abstract |
A method of washing cookware/tableware in an automatic dishwashing machine having a pre-wash, main-wash and one or more rinse cycles wherein one or more dishwashing products are dosed into the one or more rinse cycles and wherein the dosing regime is such as to provide a rinse cycle concentration factor (Cr) of at least about 1.3 ' 104, preferably at least about 1.8 ' 104, more preferably at least about 2.4 ' 104 and especially 3.2 ' 104 ppm min, wherein Cr is defined as formula (I), wherein c(t) is the wash liquor concentration of dishwashing product as a function of dishwashing time variable t, tr is the time corresponding to the start of the first rinse, and te is the time corresponding to the end of the final rinse. The method provides improved cleaning and finishing of the washed cookware/tableware. |