What you can usually wash safely in your dishwasher.
And what you can’t.
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Usually
Material
Safe
Exceptions (not safe)
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Aluminum
YES
Some colored anodized aluminum can
fade.
Special Instructions
Some darkening or spotting possible. Remove by
scouring
with soap-filled steel wool pads.
ChintiStoneware
crystal
YES
Antique, metal-trimmed, hand-painted
or over-the-glaze patterns fade. Gold
leaf will discolor.
YES
Antique, metal-trimmed or
hand-
painted patterns fade. Gold leaf will
discolor,
If
in
doubt,
check with the manufacturer, or test wash
one piece
daily
for at least a month. Compare with the
rest of the set.
Load
securely to prevent movement. Check
manufacturer’s instructions for your crystal.
Non-dishwasher
items+uch
as
electronic air cleaner
filters, furnace filters,
paint
brushes, etc.
NO
Do not wash in
dishwasher. Damage to dishwasher and
discoloration or staining of dishwasher may result.
Glass
]
YES
Iron
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NO
Pewter
j
NO
Plastics
YES
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Milk glass may yellow.
Iron will rust.
Pewter tarnishes.
If it doesn’t say DISHWASHER SAFE, test one piece in
the top rack before
dishwashing
an entire set. Wash in
top rack only.
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Stainless steel
YES
Rinse if not washing immediately. Salty or acid foods
can stain if left on.
Sterling Silver
and Silver plate
Non-stick
coatings
YES
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.
After washing, wipe the non-stick coating area with
vegetable oil to keep it from losing its non-stick quality,
Tin
I
NO
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Tincanrost.
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Wood
NO
Wood can warp, crack or lose its
finish with any type of washing.
Forget a dish? Here’s
However, opening the door during
2. Wait a few seconds until the
when you can add it.
any cycle lessens cleaning power
water calms. Then open the door.
because the temperature inside the
Add dishes any time during the
dishwasher is lowered. So try to
3. Add dishes you’ve forgotten.
RINSE & HOLD cycle. With
load everything at the beginning.
4. Close the door and push the
other wash cycles, you can add
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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