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What you can usually wash safely in your dishwasher.
And what you can’t.
usually
Safe
Material
Aluminum
Exceptions (not safe)
Special Instructions
Some darkening
or spotting
possible.
Remnve
by
scouring with soap-tilled steel
WOUI
pfids,
If in
doubt,
check
with the manufacturer,
or
test
wash
~~ne
piece daily
fur
tit
least
a
munth.
Compare
with
the
rest of the set.
YES
Some
colured
~inodized
aluminum
can
fade.
Antique. metal-trimmed,
hand-puinted
ur
over-the-gla~,e patterns
I’dde.
Guld
leaf will
discnh)r.
ChindStoneware
YES
Crystal
Antique, metal-trimmed
or
h:md-
p~inted
putterns
lade,
Gold
leaf’
will
disc{llm..
Lc}ud
securely
t{)
prevent
m[}vement.
Check
mtinutacturer’s
instructi(ms
for
your
crys[al,
Du
not
wash in
dishw:lshcr,
Damuge
to
dishw~sher
and
disculuraticm
nr
staining
(~t
dishwasher may
resul[.
Non-dishware
items—such as
electronic air cleaner
filters, furnace filters,
paint brushes, etc.
NO
Milk
gluss
may
yelh~w.
Glass
Iron
YES
NO
lr(>n
will rust.
Pewter
[arnishes.
Pewter
NO
If it
doesn’t
say
DISHWASHER SAFE. test
(mc
piece in
the
top
rack
before
dishwashing
;m
entire
set,
W~sh
in
top
rack
only.
Rinse if
not
washing immediately.
Salty
tn.
;]cid
foods”
can
stain
if
left
un,
Rinse
it’
not
washing immediately. Salty
(Jr
acid
Iouds
can
stain if
left
(m. Dry detergent
can
c~use
dif’l’icult-t{)-
rernnve
black
spots.
Pluce
in
btick
section
nl’
sil~erware
basket
[u
avoid
expnsure
tu
detergent
from
the
detergen(
cup.
Plastics
YES
Stainless steel
YES
Sterling silver
and silver plate
YES
Dun’t
put in
same
silverwtire
basket
with stainless steel.
C(mtact
be[ween
metals can damage silver.
D{m
’t wash
copper utensils in
the
same
lnad.
Silver
may
ge[
a
brown
film.
Adhesive used
tn
attach
s(mle
hollow-handle”
knives
can
loosen.
After
w~shing.
wipe the
n(~tl-stick
c{~t~ting
area with
vegetable
oil
t(}
keep it
I’r(m]
Insin: its non-stick quality,
Non-stick
coatings
YES
Tin
N()
Tin
cun
rust,
Wood
NO
wood”
c:LI)
Wklrp,
crack
or
lose
its
f’inish
wi[h
tiny
type
of’
washing.
Forget
a dish? Here’s
However, opening the door during
2. Wait
a
few
seconds
until
the
any
cycle
lessens cleaning power
water calms. Then
c)pen
the
door.
when you can add it.
Add dishes any time during the
RINSE & HOLD
cvcle.
With
because the temperature inside the
dishwasher is lowered.
So
trv
to
3.
Add dishes you’ve forgotten,
load everything
at
the begin;ing. 4. Close the
door
and
push the
other wash cycles,
~ou
can add
dishes at any time BEFORE the main
Here’s how to
add
a
forgotten dish:
latch
to the
far
right. When
the
door
is locked, washing will
detergent wash
portion
of the cycle.
1. Push the door latch to the
left.
continue.
Washing will
st(}p.
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