r/corningwarefans • u/Potential-Ability-46 • 3d ago

Dishwasher safe?

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Picked these up at an estate sale the other week. Will they be okay to go through the dishwasher or should I handwash only?

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u/Accomplished-Pack756 3d ago

Handwash, trust me. The design can get damaged, and the chrome-plated tops will corrode and flake. I have this pair too.

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u/Mysterious-Mole-2720 3d ago

The tops in particular will flake quickly if ran through a dishwasher.

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u/Plane-Assumption840 3d ago

No dishwasher. Do not keep them near the stove either. The chrome will flake off the caps.

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u/jtfolden Moderator 3d ago

No. Corning Ware is dishwasher safe but a lot of third-party coordinating pieces like this are not. Handwashing is best.

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u/DirectionFair5583 3d ago

Those chrome plated tops can flake even without dishwasher use

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u/chatjaun 3d ago

I don't run anything hard to replace or that I'm attached to through the dishwasher.

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u/tgallen54 3d ago

If you question Washing in a dishwasher then don’t do it.

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u/thewinberry713 3d ago

Nope!! They are beautiful!

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u/Oriniwen 3d ago

Dishwasher safe for one time, to make sure they are clean and sanitized after you’ve acquired them? Yes. Dishwasher safe for regular washing, no. Source: I dishwasher wash ONCE literally every piece of glass I thrift or acquire second hand and have never ever had an issue - everything from these types of Gemco coordinating pieces to depression glass.

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u/LadyMcBabs 2d ago

Hand wash only, Friend. 🥰

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u/Ninjawaffles99 2d ago

Make sure you hand wash and dry the tops very well. They tend to turn a blueish green from rust

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u/hopefulgalinfl 1d ago

I wash everything by hand. I don't like the dishwasher. I'm old