Thread: Wilton Armetale
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On Sat 11 Feb 2006 10:09:40a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Dee
Randall?

>
>> Back in the 1970s I had several smaller pieces or Armetale, but I never
>> cooked in any of it. After discovering that it could not be washed in
>> the dishwasher, I gave them all away. How did I discover this? Don't
>> know if there was a warning, but I also had a brand new set of Armetale
>> flatware. After the first use, I put the pieces in the dishwasher.
>> They were all pitted and ruined.
>>
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>> Wayne Boatwright ożo

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> Thanks for your reply, Wayne. (Hope you are doing well on you WW
> program.)


Yes, thank, down 20 lbs.

> I've not washed mine in the dishwasher. On the platter I did cut some
> meat -- perhaps porterhouse, since when I bought it, it was in my "salad
> days"(back in the 70's, too) -- and it did scratch something horribly.


Yes, it's not knife friendly.

> I did for a while use the tureen as a container for fruit on a 'side'
> table. Perhaps I'll just use it for this again. No sense sitting
> around. I still think they are sorta nice looking still.
> Dee Dee


I think you easily could use it in the oven to cook/heat something and
serve in it. I wouldn't use it on the stove top or put in the dishwasher.

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