"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
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On May 13, 6:55 pm, "cybercat" > wrote:
> "buzzsaw mcgee" > wrote in message
>
> ...
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> > hello everyone, my stainless pots and pans are losing their finish in
> > the dishwasher and i'm not sure what the cause or fix would be.
> > i cook on a glasstop range, should i try cookware w/ an enamelized
> > outer coating?
> > thanks
>
> Yes, and try not putting your pots and pans in the dishwasher. I never
> do.

>I always do. They look fine. They're just tools; they don't have to
>look brand new.

You're telling me. You should see mine. I wash by hand because I use
A. Calphalon, which get really ****ed up if you even use regulat dish
detergent on them IN THE SINK. and

B. Cheapo teflon pans, the cooking surfaces of which are iffy at best. I
need new ones, or we will be eating Teflon soon.

Your answer, with regard to the OP's question, is that it does not matter to
YOU what your (I assume stainless steel?) pots and pans look like. But the
OP clearly does care what his look like. Washing by hand is likely the
answer.