On Tue 06 Sep 2005 05:46:07a, ~patches~ wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> <snip>
>>>Andy
>>>Something else to clean
>>
>>
>> I have always put the crock and lid in the dishwasher. I use virtually
>> nothing in the kitchen that is not dishwasherable (is that a word?),
>> except my good knives, which I hand wash.
>
> Andy, I put the crock and lid in the dishwasher too. Wayne, I don't put
> my pots and pans or any non-stick pans in the dishwasher. My pots and
> one fry pan are stainless steel with a polished finish. I find the
> dishwasher leaves spots that I don't like and sometimes there is a film
> left on the inside. I treat my non-stick frypans and wok with kid
> gloves. IME the dishwasher not only leaves spots on the non-stick
> surface but lessens the lifespan of the non-stick surface. My good
> knives are handwashed too.

I don't like dishwasher spotting either, but luckily mine rarely does it.
I also have polished SS pots, well the interior is a brushed finish, but
they come out spot free 99% of the time. I only own one non-stick pan and
I've had it for years. When I take it out of the dishwasher, I rub a tiny
bit of oil on the non-stick coating. As long as nothing is actually
touching the nonstick surface, it seems to fare well in the DW.


--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
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My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four,
unless there are three other people.