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Knives go in the dishwasher and get sharpened with a pull through sharpener (programming.dev)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world
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My tools serve me, not the other way around. It's not worth the time and effort to wash by hand or sharpen on a whetstone. I don't need an expensive knife to cook at home. A pull through sharpener and honing steel are adequate. Get the right material and you don't have to worry about the metal in the dishwasher.

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[+] -6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The detergent in the dishwasher is extremely corrosive. Most kinds of metal can't stand it, and you see the general result (rust) after just one try. So, if your knives are OK with it once, they are OK with it all times.

But: they are going to loose sharpness much quicker. You will have to sharpen them more often. I guess you are OK with that, too.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago*

    Nonsense. I've put all my various knives in the dishwasher for years and there is zero visible rust on them. Every few months i use a sharpener on them and they're super sharp again.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    How does a dishwasher dull a knife?

    I run my steak knives through it all the time, they get sharpened 1/4 as often (or less, like 2x a year) as my hand washed chef's knife, which could be sharpened every week (it's a very good Henckels set).

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