On May 13, 6:55*pm, "cybercat" > wrote:
> "buzzsaw mcgee" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > hello everyone, my stainless pots and pans are losing their finish in
> > the dishwasher and i'm not sure what the cause or fix would be.
> > i cook on a glasstop range, should i try cookware w/ an enamelized
> > outer coating?
> > thanks
>
> Yes, and try not putting your pots and pans in the dishwasher. I never
> do.

I always do. They look fine. They're just tools; they don't have to
look
brand new.

Cindy Hamilton

"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
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On May 13, 6:55 pm, "cybercat" > wrote:
> "buzzsaw mcgee" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > hello everyone, my stainless pots and pans are losing their finish in
> > the dishwasher and i'm not sure what the cause or fix would be.
> > i cook on a glasstop range, should i try cookware w/ an enamelized
> > outer coating?
> > thanks
>
> Yes, and try not putting your pots and pans in the dishwasher. I never
> do.

>I always do. They look fine. They're just tools; they don't have to
>look brand new.

You're telling me. You should see mine. I wash by hand because I use
A. Calphalon, which get really ****ed up if you even use regulat dish
detergent on them IN THE SINK. and

B. Cheapo teflon pans, the cooking surfaces of which are iffy at best. I
need new ones, or we will be eating Teflon soon.

Your answer, with regard to the OP's question, is that it does not matter to
YOU what your (I assume stainless steel?) pots and pans look like. But the
OP clearly does care what his look like. Washing by hand is likely the
answer.

On May 14, 11:37*am, "cybercat" > wrote:
> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
>
> ...
> On May 13, 6:55 pm, "cybercat" > wrote:
>
> > "buzzsaw mcgee" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > > hello everyone, my stainless pots and pans are losing their finish in
> > > the dishwasher and i'm not sure what the cause or fix would be.
> > > i cook on a glasstop range, should i try cookware w/ an enamelized
> > > outer coating?
> > > thanks
>
> > Yes, and try not putting your pots and pans in the dishwasher. I never
> > do.
> >I always do. *They look fine. *They're just tools; they don't have to
> >look brand new.
>
> You're telling me. You should see mine. I wash by hand because I use
> A. Calphalon, which get really ****ed up if you even use regulat dish
> detergent on them IN THE SINK. and
>
> B. Cheapo teflon pans, the cooking surfaces of which are iffy at best. I
> need new ones, or we will be eating Teflon soon.

I have All Clad stainless, which come out of the dishwasher looking
pretty good, except for water spots.

My Teflon pans are from the restaurant supply. They last a while, but
I don't
expect them to last forever. They're about $20-$50, depending on the
size. The
ones that are too big to go in the dishwasher look like the ones on
TV
programs that are shot in commercial kitchens: brown and crusty with
baked-on grease on the outside; clean on the inside.

> Your answer, with regard to the OP's question, is that it does not matter to
> YOU what your (I assume stainless steel?) pots and pans look like. But the
> OP clearly does care what his look like. Washing by hand is likely the
> answer.

I do care what they look like, just not a lot. Life is way too short
to worry
about what the pots look like. Maybe I was hoping the OP would relax
a little.

I also don't worry if there's sawdust on the drill. It's a tool, just
like the pots.

Cindy Hamilton

On Wed, 14 May 2008 06:30:48 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On May 13, 6:55*pm, "cybercat" > wrote:
>> "buzzsaw mcgee" > wrote in message
>>
>> ...
>>
>> > hello everyone, my stainless pots and pans are losing their finish in
>> > the dishwasher and i'm not sure what the cause or fix would be.
>> > i cook on a glasstop range, should i try cookware w/ an enamelized
>> > outer coating?
>> > thanks
>>
>> Yes, and try not putting your pots and pans in the dishwasher. I never
>> do.
>
>I always do. They look fine. They're just tools; they don't have to
>look
>brand new.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

i agree that tools don't have to look their best, but i still don't
put pans in the dishwasher. i don't think detergent agrees with them.
(no measuring cups, either - the glass gets etched and the markings
fade.)

your pal,
blake

On May 14, 2:17�pm, blake murphy > wrote:
> On Wed, 14 May 2008 06:30:48 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>
>
>
>
>
> > wrote:
> >On May 13, 6:55�pm, "cybercat" > wrote:
> >> "buzzsaw mcgee" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> >> > hello everyone, my stainless pots and pans are losing their finish in
> >> > the dishwasher and i'm not sure what the cause or fix would be.
> >> > i cook on a glasstop range, should i try cookware w/ an enamelized
> >> > outer coating?
> >> > thanks
>
> >> Yes, and try not putting your pots and pans in the dishwasher. I never
> >> do.
>
> >I always do. �They look fine. �They're just tools; they don't have to
> >look
> >brand new.
>
> >Cindy Hamilton
>
> i agree that tools don't have to look their best, but i still don't
> put pans in the dishwasher. �i don't think detergent agrees with them.

I don't put pots in the dishwasher, but because about half the time
there's some areas where food just doesn't wash off so I have to
rewash by hand anyway, and pots take up too much space that I can
better use for dishes, at least my pots do, I rarely use smaller than
an 8 quart pot. I don't think hand washing a pot is any big deal,
takes me a couple three minutes, and at the same time I'll wash some
other things that don't go in the dishwasher either like aluminum
utensils, woodenware, and cat bowls... if I didn't wash cat bowls by
hand I'd need to own about 100 of them.

> (no measuring cups, either - the glass gets etched and the markings
> fade.)

Very true... I never put good glassware in the dishwasher, not my good
flatware either. Dishwashers are for every day dishes, nothing better
quality than ordinary restaurantware