Should I put my wine glasses in the dishwasher?
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August 16th, 2016
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I bought some pretty glasses from a secondhand shop. They were inexpensive but I think they are crystal as the rims are very delicate and thin and they make a pleasant ding when tapped. Another reason I like them is that they are short so won’t topple over or be difficult to drink from.
Being small though, means that they will fit in the dishwasher. Should I hand wash them and keep them nice and sparkly or go for the easy option and risk them getting scratched and dull in a couple of years?
first world problems, I know
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Put them in the dishwasher.
If you get spots and they seem cloudy, that is more an attribute of your water than it is the dishwasher. Modern dishwasher soaps don’t leave spots like they did in the 1960s..
Hand wash them. Why risk the delicate glass in a dishwasher? It won’t take very long to hand wash.
From two to four glasses, hand wash. For a full dinner party of 5 or more glasses, use the dishwasher. Place each glass by itself, not touching any other dish.
When handwashing, do not stick your hand into the glass. Use a sponge or bottle brush. Never stick your hand into a glass.
^^^^ I stuck my hand in a tall glass once to wash it, and I had the stitches to prove it! I got so frustrated with my husband at the time. He freaked out so bad that he because absolutely worthless. He started screaming at our daughter, who was 5 at the time. I finally told him to just go sit down somewhere. Holding a cloth over my blood-dripping hand I instructed my daughter to get dressed, then I had to call the neighbor to ask if she’d take her for a bit. Then I watched from the door to make sure she got there.
Then my husband drove me to the ER. Jesus. You’d think I’d been fatally stabbed or shot the way he was driving. I kept telling him to slow down.
“BUT YOU’RE BLEEDING!!!”
@Dutchess_III My husband also has the scars from the most severe cut he has ever had.
I put them in the dishwasher. I never ever drink wine at home, but I have two wineglasses I keep out and from time to time, when they’re dirty, I put them in the dishwasher.
My parents, who drink wine at home often with guests, put theirs in the dishwasher, too.
No.
If they are properly thin the dishwasher’s heat can be enough to soften and deform them.
Ok the consensus seems to be hand wash. I did know that really. I was probably looking for some good reason to put them in the dishwasher because I am lazy like that. But lovely things, no matter what you pay for them, deserve to be looked after. Hand wash it is.
“But lovely things, no matter what you pay for them, deserve to be looked after.”
If only more people felt this way.
I’m the resident glassware expert.
Glass is most vulnerable in water. Most prone to chipping and cracking through contact with another object and susceptible to temperature change breakage.
Be aware of that if you choose to hand wash.
Prolonged contact between water and glass causes a nearly irreparable condition commonly known as sick glass. The heat and harsh chemicals of a dishwasher speed this process up.
So my answer is questions. How clumsy are you? How often do you plan to use the glassware? Do you want the glass to last forever, or would like the opportunity to shop for more in the mid-distant future?
I’d say just put it in the dishwasher. There’s almost no chance of the dishwasher harming glass in the short term, and in the long term you can enjoy buying new if it gets sick. The dishwasher puts an unbelievable sheen on glass. I often run even the finest glass through the dishwasher once before selling it. Handwashing doesn’t compare.
This is what I wanted to avoid. Happens to most of my glasses.
Sick, @Stinley. Looks like a hard-water problem in the pic, to me. Dishwasher exacerbates hard water x 10.
Pitch it.
Enjoy shopping for new.
Flock the old. I wanted to see the new.
Oh, nice.
But go ahead and ruin/dishwasher. Aesthetic but not intrinsic value.
I’m hard pressed to get more than a couple dollars each for these and these.
This set might bring $3.
We just marked an outstanding set of cut/etched octagonal water/wines for the mall. Set of 16 priced about $1 a stem, in groups of 4—4 stems for $4.44. I always say people like nothing more than breaking up a set.
@ibstubro makes a good point with the sheen that dishwasher washing puts on glassware. I was told that it’s because the dishwasher detergent has bleach in it. If you have any cut glassware, like platters, put them in the dishwasher and they will come out looking like new.
Well I will start by hand washing. I’m sure my husband will put them in the dishwasher but I will ask him not to. If they get scratched I will dishwash them. They cost £5 for 6 so about one of your US dollars each. But new would be at least £5 each. They are a pleasure to drink from.
@Stinley. Put the damned things in the dishwasher.
Let your husband do it, too, without recrimination.
Enjoy.
Fantastic glassware is a dime a dozen, second hand.
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