Felice wrote:
> Talk about thread drift!
>
> "Michael "Dog3"" > wrote in message
> . ..
>> sf : in rec.food.cooking
>>
> <snip>
>>> Oh, I ALWAYS wash my glasses in the dishwasher - including the antique
>>> ones. Nothing, nada thing is etched. I don't have hard water, that's
>>> why.
> <snip>.
>
>> You surely don't put good crystal in the dishwasher... Do you?
>>
>> Michael <- about to cringe at the thought
>
> Don't know about sf, but I've been putting my good crystal in the dishwasher
> as long as I've had one. Even the paper-thin clear goblets look as good as
> they did 50-some years ago! I also put antique glassware in there.
>
> And with the exception of hollow-handled pieces, I've been putting my
> sterling in there as well (although separated from the stainless).
>
> Maybe a factor is that I don't use the heated drying cycle, I dunno.
>
> Felice
>
>
We've done the same for nearly as long. We also don't use the heated
drying cycle.