S Viemeister wrote:
>
> Kate Dicey wrote:
> >
> > Odd: I've had my big one for over ten years, wash it several times a
> > week in the dishwasher, and it's perfectly clear still. So are both the
> > other two - the half pint one and the pint one. The only measuring jugs
> > I have that have gone cloudy are the ikkle baby plastic ones. (about
> > 150ml each). The oldest Pyrex one is over 40 years old (inherited!) and
> > it's only signs of wear are a chip caused by dropping a cast iron pot
> > lid on it a long time ago, and a few scratched caused by many years of
> > stirring in it with metal spoons.
> >
> Ah, but European dishwashers and North American dishwashers are quite
> different (well, they may LOOK similar, but they work differently) - and
> the detergents are different, too. I've had a similar problem in the US,
> with Pyrex markings wearing off, but in the UK, this has not been a problem
> at all.
>
> Sheila


Yikes! What could be worse than the caustic stuff that is UK dishwasher
powder? What do they do - sandblast the flipping stuff clean?
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