On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:53:26 -0400, Jay Hanig
wrote:

I live in a coastal community on a North Carolina barrier island in a
house I inherited from my father. I've noticed a film on the silverware


Are you talking about true silverware or silver plate? If so, it does
not belong in the dishwasher and should be done by hand.

If you are using the term sort of generically to describe flatware
made from stainless, look tot he water for a solution to the problem.
Hard water is probably the cause, not the machine.