On May 14, 11:37*am, "cybercat" > wrote:
> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
>
> ...
> On May 13, 6:55 pm, "cybercat" > wrote:
>
> > "buzzsaw mcgee" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > > 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.

I have All Clad stainless, which come out of the dishwasher looking
pretty good, except for water spots.

My Teflon pans are from the restaurant supply. They last a while, but
I don't
expect them to last forever. They're about $20-$50, depending on the
size. The
ones that are too big to go in the dishwasher look like the ones on
TV
programs that are shot in commercial kitchens: brown and crusty with
baked-on grease on the outside; clean on the inside.

> 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.

I do care what they look like, just not a lot. Life is way too short
to worry
about what the pots look like. Maybe I was hoping the OP would relax
a little.

I also don't worry if there's sawdust on the drill. It's a tool, just
like the pots.

Cindy Hamilton