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How can I fix a smelly dishwasher?

My dishwasher smells so bad that after the dishes are washed they are unusable. It's like there is a dead aimal inside of it.
Richard Torres, September 2006
It's well worth buying a big bottle of white vinegar, I simply splash in a good dose before i start the cycle. 99% of the time it works a treat. Just avoid putting stuff in the washer that has had egg on it, I find that the main culprit

Keith Blumfield, March 2009
Hi there have you tried baking soda, and cleaning the filters out and what about the baking soda and vinigar trick for pipes why not the dishwasher who knows whats stuck inside it from before or many washes.......clean those filters and try to clean the filter that sends the steam into the room its located in.
We tend to bleach ours every so often.
Jen

jen Gina&Beaches fryreyesonly@sympatico.ca, September 2006