Karen Wheless wrote:
>
> I have an old ice cream scoop that I unthinkingly put into the
> dishwasher the other day. It's now rough and discolored. Is there
> anything I can do to fix it - and if not, will it hurt anything to keep
> washing it in the dishwasher? I'll be glad to hand wash it if I can get
> it back to the way it was before.
>
> Karen

It's unlikely it had any special finish originally so all that should be
required to resurrect it is a good polishing. This would be a polishing
with a power buffer and compound like it probably received at the
factory after the casting flash was ground off, not a hand polishing.

I have some aluminum baking half sheets that specifically state they are
dishwasher safe. They do discolor a bit in the dishwasher but seem to
suffer no ill effects beyond the cosmetic.

Pete C.