Paul M. Cook wrote:
> "Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Doug Freyburger wrote:
>>> Ceramic is light weight, never needs sharpening, is very brittle. It
>>> would be dishwasher safe if not for the fact that they are so sharp they
>>> tend to cut the plastic wire covering in the dishwasher so it eventually
>>> starts to rust.
>> You need a nylon dishwasher blade rest.
>
> Who has to put a knife through a dishwasher anyway? They take 2 seconds to
> clean with soap and a sponge and they don't get damaged in the dishwasher
> that way.
>

I never put good knives in the dishwasher. I learned from a friend who
had handles fall apart in the dishwasher.