Putting wooden handled cutlery in dishwasher

Primrose

We have a canteen of lovely teak handled cutlery whixh we would use more often for formal meals if it could be washed in a dishwasher rather than by hand

Im wondering whether it could actually be washed in a low temperature dishwasher cycle occasionally without harm. We have very occasionally given the handles a coating of teak oil to keep them in good condition. Fashion moves on but if they're really not dishwashable, i'm lf the age now where I need convenience and ease rather than atyle and insividuality.!

pigpen

well I always dishwasher my wooden utensils, chopsticks, pan handles etc and never had an issue.

I'd chuck them in anyway.. at least you'd be enjoying them rather than hiding them away.. you can't take them with you when you go! So unless you are planning on them becoming a family heirloom what is the point in having them if you rarely use them?

PasturesNew

I've just done the last two days of washing up, by hand..... while I was waiting for the microwave to ping, so I know it took me under 3 minutes from start to finish, for the lot. That included dishes, plates and LOTS of cutlery.

I can't believe you can't be bothered to handwash a few bits of cutlery!

Get yourself a pot/jug, fill it with water so it'll never be near the handles. Then just drop the dirty cutlery in there with the handles sticking out "in soak" until you can face it. That way the crud won't dry on.

pigpen

lol.. I won't handwash a single thing

Rainy-Days

Things such as chopping boards and wooden utentsils I always, without fail, wash up by hand.

I had a beautiful wooden chopping board a few years back and him indoors decided to put it in the dishwasher whilst I was away - I came home to find it split into four pieces :mad: I still fume about it now :mad:

Anyway, the thing is, I always have the cat and dogs bowls to wash up and I use the left over washing up water (with their own scratchy sponge) to wash their things through!

If they are sentimental or irreplaceable - wash them by hand

edwink

pigpen wrote: »

lol.. I won't handwash a single thing

I am the same now. Using a dishwasher actually uses a lot less water than hand washing. My dishwasher is very economical and uses 6 litres per full cycle. I know it uses electric but so does heating water or gas is used to heat the water. We put ours on twice a week at most. So that's 12 litres of water instead of a sink/bowl of water every day or every other day if you prefer to save it up. My kitchen stays a lot cleaner as well because I put things in the dishwasher as I go. I put all of my ornaments in at least once a year and they come out sparkling.

I would put one of the teak items in and see how it goes. You could always re-oil it if it gets faded by putting it in.

pigpen

edwink wrote: »

I am the same now. Using a dishwasher actually uses a lot less water than hand washing. My dishwasher is very economical and uses 6 litres per full cycle. I know it uses electric but so does heating water or gas is used to heat the water. We put ours on twice a week at most. So that's 12 litres of water instead of a sink/bowl of water every day or every other day if you prefer to save it up. My kitchen stays a lot cleaner as well because I put things in the dishwasher as I go. I put all of my ornaments in at least once a year and they come out sparkling.

I would put one of the teak items in and see how it goes. You could always re-oil it if it gets faded by putting it in.

I'm going to create a storm now..


I've had literally EVERYTHING in my dishwasher.. cat dishes, potties, the high chair, crocs, toys, mooncups, literally.. everything.. not always with the crockery obviously that would be gross..

If the DW breaks it, well I didn't need it that much.

I bought plastic tablemats so I could put them in!

KeepOnKnitting

I don't have a dishwasher, and never would as I really think they don't clean well at all!

That said, for the OP's issue I would suggest you fling them in the dishwasher. If you need the convenience of the dishwasher then use it. If it ruins the cutlery, well you weren't using it much anyway. If it doesn't, WINNER!

Ben84

They almost certainly won't hold up. All the wooden handled things I've used could be submerged in the sink for washing up, but that's only for a short while. The time they'll stay wet in the dishwasher for will cause them to absorb a lot more water.

suki1964

We got new steak knives in work. Wooden handles with rivets Once into the dishwasher and the rivets fell out

At home I don't put wood in the dishwasher, the heat and the amount of time they are in water will warp the wood and cause cracks I only have a few wooden items now, they take minutes to wash by hand

jk0

My mother put our family bone handled cutlery in her dishwasher. It's now fit for the tip.

My house came with a dishwasher but I never use it. All that bending down to load & unload! I just do a sink of pots every night, but leave them half an hour to soak before wiping, rinsing in the small bowl, and leaving to drain.