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

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/unpopularopinion

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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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[–] SquirtleHermit 2 points 2 months ago

I initially assumed this was unpopular because "just wipe the knives off..." and "why sharpen them at all?". Boy am I surprised.

[–] nebulaone 1 points 2 months ago

Idk man there is a limited ammount of times you can sharpen them. For cheap-o knives: sure, go for it. But I am not putting my VG-10 knives in there.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Damn, taking the meme post and running with it! That's a serious pet peeve lol

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Translation: I'm wasteful

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[+] NeoNachtwaechter -6 points 2 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months 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).

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

It bounces it around from the jets of water.

There’s also abrasive in the detergent IIRC, but idk if that would make any appreciable difference.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 months ago

Placebo problems created by hyperfocusing on one thing (knife sharpness) leading to bullshit flying around

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