Man, a 9-minute cycle; that's almost beyond the pale in today's 3-hour Normal Cycle world.
Cutco, shmutco. Put it in the dishwasher! I even put bamboo cooking spoons in the top rack. Of course, this from the man who will soon be without a dishwasher as he transitions to an apartment, LOL.
Jon: What are the two things that look like small slot machines on the right side of photo #1 in the original post?
Final Thoughts: Don, I think I've mentioned this before, but you look very much like Bernard Sumner, the guitarist from New Order.
There, I think that covers everything...