passatdoc
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I don't machine-wash heirloom porcelain (with silver or gold trim) or fine crystal. I also hand wash high quality knives (mine are by Wüsthof and Henckels, either purchased in Germany or at Williams-Sonoma).
Otherwise, it all goes in the dishwasher: plastic cutting boards (Cuisinart), stainless flatware, non-metallic porcelain, and my pots and pans. Mine are MOL Cuisinart "Everyday Stainless", which I don't think they make any more, but they are similar to the $200 set sold today by Costco: copper sandwich bottoms which do not curl up the sides like All Clad. All-steel construction but without the fine mirror finish of All Clad. Since I don't have to worry about preserving a fine finish (which still looks nice after eight years of owning the cookware), I can put them in the dishwasher without worry. Sometimes they get white mineral deposits on the inside bottoms; if I boil some water and add a teaspoon of citric acid, these deposits dissolve and vanish.
Other household items I clean in the dishwasher include soap dishes from the bathrooms, and the dispenser from my FL washer!! I have four large aluminum jelly roll pans and I clean those as well, by removing the upper rack (Bosch) and using the tall items sprinkler. I use foil, parchment paper, or silicone with the pans, so I am not concerned about perfect mint appearance, I just want them clean.
Otherwise, it all goes in the dishwasher: plastic cutting boards (Cuisinart), stainless flatware, non-metallic porcelain, and my pots and pans. Mine are MOL Cuisinart "Everyday Stainless", which I don't think they make any more, but they are similar to the $200 set sold today by Costco: copper sandwich bottoms which do not curl up the sides like All Clad. All-steel construction but without the fine mirror finish of All Clad. Since I don't have to worry about preserving a fine finish (which still looks nice after eight years of owning the cookware), I can put them in the dishwasher without worry. Sometimes they get white mineral deposits on the inside bottoms; if I boil some water and add a teaspoon of citric acid, these deposits dissolve and vanish.
Other household items I clean in the dishwasher include soap dishes from the bathrooms, and the dispenser from my FL washer!! I have four large aluminum jelly roll pans and I clean those as well, by removing the upper rack (Bosch) and using the tall items sprinkler. I use foil, parchment paper, or silicone with the pans, so I am not concerned about perfect mint appearance, I just want them clean.
