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I have researched this extensively online due to the corrosion problem between my silverware and the stainless steel interior of my $700 (in 2007) LG dishwasher in Michigan. It is the only dw I've ever had that, even when using the heated dry cycle, did not dry the interior of the dw, nor the dishes. Despite two service calls. And rust spots all over the silverware. It's also the only dw I've ever had with a s/s interior.

Part of the problem is the fact that the US does not manufacture its own steel for stainless steel silverware anymore. To keep the costs down, the steel is coming from third-world countries and is inferior to the stainless in your mother's silverware. What few pieces of silverware I have left over from my mother-in-law and her mother never had this problem in the LG.

My builder-supplied Whirlpool does not have s/s interior, has many options, and does a fantastic job on the dishes & silverware, without depositing corrosion spots anywhere. I found online several suggestions to use Finish Power Ball. Since phosphates were banned several years ago, few dishwasher detergents will do a decent job. You used to be able to get restaurant-grade detergent with phosphates at Gordon's, but they have taken the phosphates out of that too.

I use normal wash setting, high-temp wash and sani-rinse so I don't have to turn the water heater up and scald us the rest of the time, and heated dry. And either Finish Power Ball or Finish Gel. The Power Ball works better than the gel for keeping spots off the silverware, but Publix had a BOGO on the gel a year ago, and I couldn't pass it up. When I think of it, I use liquid Jet Dry, but I hardly ever remember to refill it. It really is redundant with the water softener. I can tell immediately when our softener runs out of salt. There's water spots on the glasses and also the shower floor!

And I replaced my silverware with the best quality silverware I could find, manufactured in Italy, on sale from Sur La Table. Not cheap, but I got tired of throwing out spotted silverware that I was embarrassed to use when we had guests.

Sorry, Bonnie, but I don't agree with all you said. I've been wrestling with this problem since 2007 and have finally came up with a solution that works for me. Could it be the LG brand? Maybe, but I'm not going back to a s/s interior just to check.