Do you put pots and pans in the dishwasher?

[Bernadine]

I'm never sure if I should or not. I never did in my house, but J does. He has crappy pots and pans, though.

[rex]

Ours are non-stick, so no. The dishwasher fucks up non-stick stuff.

If I had crappy pots and pans I wouldn't care.

[sosaystara]

I do! Seems okay? My dishwasher has a setting for pots and pans...

[bazealina]

Never but we have really nice pots and pans. DH and I are kitchen snobs so our knives and pots and pans among other things are hand washed immediately when finished with use.

[Deleted]

Yup. But our stuff isn't very nice.

[Kristinmo]

If you have stainless steel you should be fine. If you have hard anodized aluminum, it could turn them green.

[Deleted]

Yes, they are all stainless steel.

[Deleted]

Yes. Ours aren't super nice, and we will probably never have super nice ones because we are fairly unwilling to buy things that are handwash only. I love having a dishwasher to do my work for me.

[psychmom]

No. I'd rather hand wash 1 pot than the 3 plates that it would take the place of.

[thedutchgirl]

No. They are stainless but the heat (even on energy saver) fucks up the finish making it look rainbowed.

I have good knives I also don't put in the dishwasher. Or vintage Tupperware. Or vintage glassware.

[mamasaurus]

Yes, ours are stainless steel.

[BieberMyBalls]

Yes, but we have crappy pots and pans so we don't care if they get messed up.

[sosaystara]

So what all you ladies are teaching me is that if I want to use the dishwasher AND have nice pans, I should get stainless steel. Right?

Now talk to me about the sticking, because I have literally never used a non non-stick pan (never used a stick pain? LOL). How bad is the sticking, really? Do you just grease everything?

[sterl724]

Jan 5, 2013 10:48:11 GMT -5 rex said:

Ours are non-stick, so no. The dishwasher fucks up non-stick stuff.

If I had crappy pots and pans I wouldn't care.

This. Before we got married, we both had old hand me downs, and didn't care. We got a set of VERY expensive pots and pans for a wedding present (from H's parents) and they are non-stick and specifically say they are not dishwasher safe. They have a lifetime warranty, and if we put them in the dishwasher, that warranty is void. We have a few old ones we hung on to for stuff we didn't want to use new pans on, and those do go in the dishwasher.

[AHappierHour]

No I have a really nice set and it says not to

[iamgrace]

Nope.

[happybee]

No. We have nice cookware. I'm afraid the dishwasher will mess it up. Plus it takes up a lot of space. It's pretty easy to clean so I just hand wash it.

Our dishwasher has a "pots and pans" setting but we don't use it.

[shoeless]

Wait, I stick stainless steal all-clad pots and pans into the dishwasher?!?! My mind has been blown and my day has been completely made ... yippee....

[pantsparty]

No. It's all stainless steel but mainly it takes up too much space in our dishwasher.

[Deleted]

Jan 5, 2013 10:50:49 GMT -5 squirrelymom said:

Yes, but I probably shouldn't. If it can't go in the dishwasher, it shouldn't be in my house.

Ditto

[grover]

Nope, it takes up too much space in the dishwasher. That and I just find it quicker to wash the one or two pots and pans right after dinner. H cooks, so I wash.

[Deleted]

I hand wash pots and pans. I'm afraid of them getting ruined.

[jssymom14]

I have seen stainless on the outside and non-stick on inside. We got a set last year for mil for Xmas, not sure how good they are from kohls online.

[ginger]

We did with the first set of Pots and Pans because they were very functional and okay for a while, but still cheap.

I just got a new set of cuisinart stainless steel cookware and those bad boys haven't been in the dishwasher yet. I live and breathe by Bartender's Friend. It keeps them looking new. LOVE that.

[ralphlauren]

Jan 5, 2013 10:50:49 GMT -5 squirrelymom said:

Yes, but I probably shouldn't. If it can't go in the dishwasher, it shouldn't be in my house.

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[speckledfrog]

Ours are not dishwasher safe. Sadlyl.

[thumper55]

I don't because

some of my pieces are very nice and I don't want to ruin any of the finish

pots take up too much room

[sawyerthedestroyer]

No. Ours aren't super nice, but we're in no position to replace them with the nicer ones that I want right now. I'm trying to take care of them to make them last.

[annyong]

No. I hand wash those babies with tender love and care.

[fuckyourcouch]

yes. i don't ever feel like stuff is truly clean unless it's sanitized at 8 billion degrees.
unless something is 100% not suitable to go in there, i just throw it in.