On 8/19/2017 6:12 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2017-08-19 6:05 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> Placed face down in the rack (even on the bottom rack) those Gladware
>> and Ziplock "disposable" containers (which certainly get reused around
>> here!) don't tend to flip over. I don't tend to use plastic utensils
>> unless they come with a take-out meal.
>
> This afternoon I discovered that there are reusable plastic utensils.
> Our kayaking club had our summer post paddle potluck lunch and the host
> had nested sets of utensils; knife fork and spoon. They were much
> sturdier than the usual plastic cutlery and are made to be washed and
> reused.
>
>
I never doubted there are resuable plastic utensils. The ones you
describe probably came in boxes. I've seen those. I simply don't buy
them. If I did buy them I wouldn't have any qualms about putting them
in the dishwasher. But I wouldn't put them in the dishwasher nested
together.

Jill