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Knives go in the dishwasher and get sharpened with a pull through sharpener (self.unpopularopinion)

submitted 4 months ago by zero_spelled_with_an_ecks to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Not seeing how a dishwasher dulls knives, unless you're banging them around.

I've heard this for decades, I wash my steak knives all the time, the dishwasher doesn't affect their sharpness at all (and they're proper sharp knives, not those bullshit serrated things).

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

When all the utensils are in the rack, and you shove a knife in, it scratches against the other utensils, or even the plastic, and moves around depending on pressure during wash. That's why it "can" dull your knives.

It won't be as much of an issue with a serrated knife

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Water corrodes the edge. Razors stay sharp for much longer as well if you store them in mineral oil after use rather than just put it onto the shelve while still wet.