On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 14:53:58 GMT, "Anny Middon"
> wrote:

>"Boron Elgar" > wrote in message
.. .
>>
>> Anyone else have the set? Do you put them in the dishwasher? Do you
>> endanger them with every pot of pasta? Mine will go in the dishwasher
>> regardless, as I really believe this set will outlive me, but I am
>> curious to know what others think.
>>
> Have them. Love them. Dishwasher them all the time. Well, except for the
>stockpot and the large frying pan -- both of which are too big for my
>dishwasher.
>
>I got the pots a while back -- I think close to 2 years now. I haven't
>noticed anything happening to them due to dishwasher washing, but I have to
>admit it would have to be pretty big or somehow interfere with how well they
>cook for me to notice.
>
>They're tools. I don't expect them to look pretty, I expect them to
>function well. I don't care if there are tiny scratches on the outside.
>Not that I know if there are -- I've never really looked.

I feel the same way.
>
>Oh, I forgot -- I use that Dawn power spray stuff on them sometimes. But
>only when they need it, which is pretty seldom. My general approach to
>dirty pots is to stick them in the dishwasher. I don't even rinse them
>first, although I do of course scrape them if they need it. If they aren't
>clean after one go-around in the dishwasher (happens every now and then), I
>run them through again on the next load. In the unlikely event they're
>still not clean, I Dawn power-gunk them.
>
>Anny
>
If the Dawn power gunk were a publicly traded company all by itself,
I'd buy stock in it.

Boron