What is a Cabinet Glasswasher?
These are specialist machines in the catering and hospitality business that work to clean glasses effectively while preventing damage to the glassware.
How to operate a Cabinet Glasswasher
Most cabinet glasswashing machines will have an open wash tank at the bottom of the machine, this means once they are turned on the bottom of the machine will fill with a mixture of cold water and glasswashing detergent (Pumped in automatically from a 5L container attached to the machine by a thin plastic tube).
This water will then be heated up to the correct temperature and the glasswasher will indicate it is ready to operate, usually by a light on the front panel. Used glasses are inverted (Put upside down) in a wire basket which is then put into the machine and the door closed, a start button is pressed and the cycle begins.
The complete cycle including rinsing and steam heating will take upwards of 90 seconds after which the wire basket should be remove from the machine and the glasses left to dry on glass matting.
Why do I need a glasswasher when I already have a dishwasher?
Dishwashers and Glasswashers work in a slightly different way, they use different amounts of chemical for their wash and rinse cycle and they operate at different temperatures.
Glasses will become damaged if washed and rinsed at temperatures that are too high. A glasswasher should only ever wash glasses at 50-55ºC and rinse at 60-65ºC, this prevents scratches and thermal shock which can cause glasses to spontaneously shatter. In comparison dishwashers operate at +65ºC and rinse at +85ºC which is far too hot.
Glasswashers also use different types of chemicals to dishwashers which have been specially designed to clean without causing damage. Always choose the correct products for your machine.