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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's like dishware being not dishwasher safe

Sometimes they didn't want to pay for the testing and don't want to be liable (Probably cheap product) sometimes they didn't want to spend the extra 0.05¢/item to apply the proper coating/dyes/machine resistant features (Cheap product)

The rest of the time, it's truly because of "specialized" material, like wool.

If you're looking to buy clothing, it's best if you simply didn't buy anything that is "Handwash Only" (Unless it's something like wool).

If everybody checked and avoided buying "Handwash Only" clothing AND dishware, they would disappear off the market rather quickly (With the exception of special materials that truly can't be made machine-safe)

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Tbf knives will not stay sharp if you dishwash them. You just have to sharpen them more often if you do. So you’re either lazy not to hand wash them OR lazy not to sharpen them as much. Has nothing to do with how they are manufactured. Knives just don’t stay sharp in machine washing as the heat dulls it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Wait… people are putting knives in the dishwasher?! The fuck? They’re like the easier thing to clean!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It gets worse. People will go like “this shit is dull” blame the knife and won’t even consider it needs to be sharpened (or don’t want to) chuck it or give it away and BUY NEW knives like every 1-2 years not realizing these things could last decades. All because they think they are too lazy but the whole procedure is actually more work.

Then you have the group who just use dull knives forever and accept it because they think sharp knives are dangerous. And then not realize how much more dangerous that is to use a dull knife that will slip off of things more so than a sharp knife would.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I don’t know how these people function day to day…

I actually did once know someone that I encouraged to buy a new (cheapish but decent) chef’s knife. A few months later I asked how they liked it, and they were like “oh I left it in the sink sitting in water overnight one too many times, and it developed rust spots, so I trashed it” 🤯

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I didn't actually know that it was bad to put knives in the dishwasher until only a couple months ago. For anyone wondering, dishwasher detergent is abrasive, and will mechanically dull blades.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well yeah, so are plates but I'm not going to hand wash all of those. I can only trust my dishwasher with stuff that is easy to clean.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can only trust my dishwasher with stuff that is easy to clean.

You either need different dishwasher detergent or a new dishwasher.

The day I have to pre-rise dishes or the dishwasher doesn’t clean dirty dishes is the day I go shopping for a new dishwasher.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I rent and the dishwasher is like 20 years old.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Just like there are true exceptions for clothing there are true exceptions for dishware

I personally just send them through the dishwasher and sharpen as needed