What you can usually wash
safely
in
your dishwasher.
And what you can’t.
Usually
Safe
Material
Exceptions (not safe)
Special Instructions
Aluminum
YES
Some colored anodized aluminum
can
fade.
Antique, metal-trimmed, hand-painted
or over-the-glaze patterns fade, Gold
leaf will discolor.
Some darkening or spotting possible. Remove by
scouring with soap-filled steel wool pads.
If
in
doubt, check with the manufacturer, or test
wasb
one piece daily for at least a month. Compare with the
rest
of the set.
ChindStoneware
YES
Crystal
YES
Antique, metal-trimmed or
hand-
painted patterns
fade.
Gold leaf will
discolor.
Load securely to prevent movement. Check
manufacturer’s instructions
f’or
your crystal.
Do
not wash in dishwasher. Damage to dishwasher and
discoloration or staining of dishwasher may result.
Non-dishware
items—such as
NO
electronic air cleaner
filters, furnace filters,
paint brushes, etc.
Glass
YES
Milk glass may yellow.
Iron
NO
——
NO
YES
Iron will rust.
Pewter tarnishes.
Pewter
Plastics
[fit
doesn’t say DISHWASHER SAFE, test one piece in
the top rack before
dishwashing an entire set. Wash in
top rack only.
Stainless steel
YES
Rinse if not washing immediately. Salty
or
acid foods
can stain if left on.
Sterling
Silver
and Silver plate
YES
Don’t put in same silverware basket
with stainless steel. Contact between
metals can damage silver. Don’t wash
copper utensils in the same load. Silver
may get a brown film, Adhesive used
to attach some hollow-handle knives
can
loosen.
Rinse if not washing immediately. Salty or acid foods
can stain if left on. Dry detergent can cause
difficult-to-
remove black spots. Place in back section of silverware
basket to avoid exposure to detergent from the detergent
cup.
YES
After washing,
wipe
the non-stick coating area with
ve&etable
oil to keep it from losing its non-stick quality.
Non-stick
coatings
Tin
NO
Tin can rust.
Wood
NO
Wood can warp, crack or lose its
finish with any type of washing.
Forget a dish? Here’s
when you can add it.
Add dishes any time during the
RINSE & HOLD cycle. With
other wash cycles,
you
can
add
However, opening the door during
2. Wait a few seconds until the
any cycle lessens cleaning power water calms. Then open the door.
because the temperature inside the
dishwasher is lowered. So
try
to
3.
Add dishes you’ve forgotten.
load everything at the
begin~ing.
4. Close the door and push the
dishes at any
-
time BEFORE the main
Here’s how to add a forgotten dish:
latch to the far right. When the
door is locked,
washing
will
detergent wash portion of the cycle.
1. Push the door latch to the left.
continue.
Washing
will
stop.
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