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yetanotherBob

In article >,
says...
> 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.
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Please also consider that your experience may be a sign that you've got
an exceptionally gentle (or anemic) dishwasher, vs. your other theories.
Believe me, the average dishwasher WILL trash Caphalon. Big time, and
quickly. Really.

Having said that, I do have one piece of Caphalon that I absolutely
love, and it gets used every day. It's a long-handled, stainless steel
slotted spoon with a flat tip. I use it to clean out the downstairs
kitty litter box. It is, quite simply, fantastic for this application!
Major kudos to the cat box scoop folks at Caphalon! I only wish I could
find another one for $5.97 at the Home Goods store where I got this one,
so I'd have another for the upstairs boxes! Still, as much as I like
this spoon, I *do not* put it in the dishwasher! :-)

But while they may make fantastic long-handled, flat-tipped, stainless
steel slotted cat box spoons, I wouldn't touch Caphalon pots and pans
with a stick. Too little performance for too much money, imo.

So it's indeed A Good Thing® that you're enjoying your Caphalon pans,
but they do not take much real abuse at all, in my experience. You may
actually be pampering yours, just in a different way.

Take care,
Bob