I agree with Becky....and you also may be using too much detergent.... Your silverware will polish...try it to be sure....but the glassware may be ruined. Are you using the power dry cycle? that may also contribute....it the detergent isn't getting rinsed off well enough and then the heat cycle comes on....that all contributes to dulling the finish. I ruined several sets of glasses and coulded some of my good lead crystal wine glasses before I figured out "less detergent!!!" Today's detergents are made for people who don't scrape nor pre rinse their dishes and are built strong to take care of the extra gunk. But if you rinse your dishes, then there is extra detergent in the washer and it acts on the dishes and glassware....because there is no more food. Get some Wrights....polish your silver....and try less of a perhaps different product. Linda C....who has put her sterling in the dishwasher for about 35 years.

Hi. About a month ago, I came here hoping someone had answered your post, because I was experiencing the same issue with my inherited sterling silverware and no other advice was available. I have now returned to post this comment of my success, in hopes of helping someone else. I had polished the silver until it was shiny and new, but the smell was terrible. I tried all the standard measures to remove it and searched for hours on the internet for a solution to the smell. After all my research, I just decided to just suck it up and tough it out. It worked. After about a week of use, I noticed that the two spoons I had used as an experiment were no longer smelly. I took the rest of the silverware out and used it daily. The smell of them gradually decreased with use. Some took longer than others because they were at the bottom of the drawer, and therefore used less often. When I couldn't suck up the smell, I just used the first spoons I had experimented with to both give myself a break, and to remind me that it was working and to be patient. I will tell you that it is worth it. I now have a drawer of heirloom sterling silver that smells as nice as it looks.

I've seen suggestions in the past of getting an extra cutlery tray and having a drawer made to fit. That way they can be switched out. That's a bit beyond my level of daily organization ability but it's been done here. Re the retrofitting: the Miele is (antss please check me here) needs to be 5/8-inch narrower than the standard 24" opening. How do I know? The cabinet person "assumed" on the first reno and I have a 5/8" gap between the sink base and the door panel which makes the DW much more audible than it should be. I'll have it adjusted when/if they come back to do other things here in future. On our second reno it was measured correctly and the Miele was nearly silent. I'd be sure to consult the specifications (download) and have copies for the cabinet people and contractor.

She wasn't looking for a way to put more silver on, for which the aluminum would be no help, for sure. But just to clean it. Some are suggesting that the action of the hot water with the aluminum might result in some of the silver being yanked off of the plated piece. Don't want to steal anyone's thunder ... but we'd rather not have a view of (partially) unplated steel knives, forks and spoons to grace the table when guests visit, would we? o j