Kitchen knifes are also infamously not dishwasher safe. Mine’s got wooden handles but they were slightly worn from not drying them immediately when handwashing. Ever since I got a dishwasher I chugged them in there and they have survived without any more damage.
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asteriskeverything@lemmy.world 2 days ago
When I see not dishwasher/microwave safe I assume it is because the plastic becomes harmful and fuck that noise
VonReposti@feddit.dk 2 days ago
Warl0k3@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Generally the reason not to put knives in the dishwasher is because the mild abrasives used in some detergents, and more importantly the agitation which bonks them around, can both dull the edge (and damage the coating on the racks that prevents your dishwasher from rusting, if you have one that isn’t full plastic).
Gathorall@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Which means some can be pretty well cleaned in a top utensil rack which are made of plastic and the knife can be placed to rest on the dull side. Abrasives you should avoid, though the rack has light touch anyway. And handle should be plastic.
Warl0k3@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Are there nonabrasive dishwasher detergents?
DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Generally speaking, we should not be eating hot food from plastic containers. I certainly don’t.
Ideally, we wouldn’t use plastic containers for food at all, but that ship sailed 60 years ago. Also, even if you are able to avoid buying food in plastic containers, the machines used to process the food, even just to transport fresh vegetables along a conveyor line, shed plastic from gears and bushings, etc. But, that’s micro plastic, not the chemicals that leech from the plastic much more readily when it’s heated.
Here’s a study about micro plastic in olive oil. TL;DR: there’s no difference in the amount of micro plastic in olive oil between oil sold in glass containers compared to oil sold in plastic containers.