What can't I put in a dishwasher?

Things not to put in the dishwasher:
Wooden chopping boards - they bend and warp
Sharp knives with the blades uppermost - they tend to get a bit blunt, plus you get stabbed when taking them out. Blades down.
Very fragile delicate glass. Mine became scratched.
The family cat. They don't like it.

Thanks Chewbacca, I'll leave the cat out in that case. ?

However, you can put a salmon in a dishwasher and poach it!

That has always fascinated me. I know! I'm a sad person.

Ooh Marydoll, sounds like the beginning of a new adventure for me!

Plastic (chinese containers) plates etc
they warp.
Some pottery, especially if it has a transfer pattern on will state on the base that it's not suitable for dishwashers

Mellow ... I regularly put our cat Minnie in the dishwasher, she always comes out lovely and clean...

Just kidding obvs ... but she has been known to climb in, just to check I’ve loaded it properly ... then she reports back to my partner...

Thanks nina. Nortsat, loving the photo! Ha ha. What are cats like!!!!

By the way, I put plastic take away cartons in the dishwasher, in the upper basket.
I put my knives in, sharp edge downwards.

Just make sure you keep the Rinse Aid and the salt topped up ..
Enjoy it.
Our konked out in March and we were without it for about 4 weeks. Boy, we were so bored with washing up ... ?

Can someone please explain to me how putting sharp knives in the dishwasher can possibly make them blunt?
My Siemens dishwasher has a narrow tray above the top rack which holds the sharp knives safely. I can't see how its any different to washing by hand

Marydoll Not tried the poached salmon, all though I believe it benefits from being wrapped in tin foil first.

I have over the years washed many things in the dish washer .
A few examples from memory
Glass lamp shades.
Ornaments
Sponges (Washing up)
Fridge and freezer shelves, boxes etc.
Oven racks etc

Defiantly no cats!
However our much loved late departed dog would try to lick the plates, as I tried to load the dishwasher.

I buy Aldi 3in1 dishwasher tablets, so no rince aid required.
But I regularly use dishwasher salt.

Rinse

GrannyLaine if you put a sharp knife, blade uppermost, into the dishwasher, the force of the water, plus the chemicals in the detergent, have been proven to blunt the edge of the blade (and sometimes discolour them). If you put them blade down, they don't get knocked around as much and the hot water and detergent run downwards and away, instead of sitting in the shank of the knife handle.

Norstat, I never, not for one minute, expected to actually see a cat in the dishwasher!

I do not put crystal glasses in mine.

If I buy plates etc I make sure they are dishwasher proof.

Dishwasher tablets are so expensive I only buy when they are at a reduced price in a supermarket.

Aldi dishwasher tablets are cheap and effective

Dishes maybe ?

Aldi dishwasher tablets are cheap and effective
A box of 70 All in One tablets £4.99 this week.

But Chewbacca who on earth would put sharp knives blade uppermost in a dishwasher?? It's just asking for an accident if not amputation. Our kitchen knives are VERY sharp and my favourite is 15 inches long - it has to lie flat.

I use 3 in 1 tabs, always Fairy, which I buy when they are cheap. I use rinse aid but not salt.

The only things I dont put in are our best glasses and wooden boards.

I love the cat photo! ?

Long knives go flat on the top level, small ones, blade down in the holder. We have a knife sharpener anyway.

I don’t put silver cutlery in but as it doesn’t get used more than once a year, that’s not an issue.

I put in plastic breakers etc on the top shelf and they seem to survive.

I’ve washed Lego in the DW, in one of those netting laundry bags, and recently washed the top half of a high chair in it. Istr putting unravelled knitting wool in once, to get the kinks out.

I have my first ever dishwasher I put sharp knives big ones by lying them flat in the top basket. Smaller ones in the knife holder above the top basket. Nothing has gone blunt. Make sure you check for the dishwasher symbol on the bottom of things . I use fairy original tables, Sainsbury's rinse aid and dishwasher salt. Remember to clean the filter ever week. Just need to run it under tap and use a dishwasher cleaner once a month. My daughter told me what to do. As I hadn't got a clue. But love it . Hate it if I have to wash something up by hand.

Ha, I didn’t put knitting yarn in the DW. I’ve remembered now - I put it in the steamer. ?

Lead glass such as cut glass should not go in as they go more cloudy.
Wooden knife handles and also bone handles do not do well in the D/W.

I put in everything except wooden boards and very expensive glasses. Small knives go blade down on the cutlery basket large knives flat on the side pieces on the top shelf. Wouldn’t be without my dishwasher, I buy any tablets that are on special offer