Zarky Zork wrote:
>
> So yeah I've been washing my Calphalon anodized aluminum pot and pans in the
> dishwasher as well as my Wusthof knives for years and have never had any
> problems. Then I start reading here and everybody's like "ohhhh it will
> make the universe explode if you do that." I have a Calphalon pan that's
> too big for the dishwasher that I always wash by hand and it looks no
> different than the one I stick in the dishwasher nearly every day and I got
> them at the same time several years ago. When I wash a quality knife I put
> it alone in one of the little utensil compartments so it doesn't clatter
> against other objects and I put it point down so the handle isn't super
> close to the heating element but other than that I do nothing out of the
> ordinary. I put the pots and pans on the top rack. I never use heated
> drying. But that's it. I think a lot of people here really tend to
> over-pamper their stuff. If you have to baby merchandise you bought from
> the store then you should be buying cheaper stuff.

I personally have a number of pieces of hard anodized Calphalon,
including one piece that accidentally went through the dishwasher when
an ex-semi-girlfriend loaded it and I can assure you that while still
useable, it does indeed look different than the others now. I don't use
heated dry either BTW. If you have particularly acidic water strong
enough to counter the very alkaline dishwasher detergent, or use a
particularly mild detergent you may have gotten lucky.

Pete C.