FoodBanter.com - View Single Post - Been washing Calphalon and Wusthof in dishwasher

Pete C.

yetanotherBob wrote:
>
> 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.
> >
> >
> >
> 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.

Not when you buy them at said Home Goods store for 20% off the already
50% off list.

Pete C.