Do you like washing dishes?Most likely, the answer to this question depends on whether you have a dishwasher in your home. But it’s not enough to be its happy owner — you also need to extend the life of this useful device and not ruin the dishes by putting everything in the machine. We’ll tell you about 13 items that are best washed by hand It seems that there is no life without a dishwasher. And it seems right. This device saves our time, protects our hands, water and nerves. Have you noticed that one plate, placed in the sink, soon attracts a couple more in some mysterious way? And then a cup, saucer, saucepan and an incredible number of spoons and forks end up in this company. You gather your courage, wash this mountain, take off your gloves, rub cream into your hands... and oh my God, you notice a forgotten dirty frying pan on the stove. And disorder turns even the coziest kitchen into an unsightly room, not to mention a small one or where everything should be in its place. A dishwasher certainly solves this problem once and for all, but in vain do you think that you can now wash your hands and not think about dirty dishes anymore. You will have to think. And here's why. There are some that cannot be washed in the dishwasher. Water and products used to dissolve fat can negatively affect the materials from which these items are made. So you will have to wash them by hand sometimes. Porcelain is as delicate as a baby's peach skin. And you should also handle porcelain cups and saucers very gently. You don't want an aggressive environment to destroy the gilding or lighten the colors on your favorite tea set, do you? Then immediately after you clear away the dishes after your guests, wash the porcelain under running warm water, dry it and put it away in the cupboard.Crystal also doesn't like sloppy workattitude towards yourself. Don't even think about loading it into the washing machine if you don't want the glass to become cracked and cloudy. Rinse it in cool water with vinegar added, this will be enough to keep the crystal in perfect condition.It would seem that nothing could harm cast ironcookware, except for a smelting furnace or a nuclear explosion? However, if your cast iron pans do not have a non-stick coating, they are at risk. Imagine, without it, your favorite pan after machine washing could be covered with a layer of rust!Our opinion:— Some housewives, striving to make their life as eco-friendly as possible, claim that they have found a replacement for chemical detergents, using safe substances available in every kitchen for washing dishes in the machine. We will not say how safe this is for the machine itself. Although we really like the idea itself and it deserves careful study. Machine washing is also taboo for copper dishes. Copper's reaction to detergents is unpredictable, but it will definitely not lead to anything good.Silver items may darken afterwashing in the machine. We have already told you, , so we hope that you remember our advice. Believe me, it is much easier to spend a few minutes on careful and regular cleaning of silver than to look at it with disappointment after taking it out of the dishwasher.Indestructible, virtually eternal aluminum - inrisk group? What a surprise, we thought. And we decided to share this news with you. So, from now on we wash aluminum by hand too — alas, it is very sensitive to oxidizers and alkalis.Wooden utensils may delaminate ifwill be in an aquatic environment for a long time. And not just in water, but also washed with active agents, which are by no means perfect from the point of view of environmental friendliness. Wooden mugs, plates, cutting boards will last much longer with a gentle method of washing.It would hardly occur to you to put it indishwasher plastic dishes. Even if you sometimes take them out, you most likely throw them away immediately after use. But if you really want to wash them, make sure they are made of heat-resistant plastic. Although we would still wash them only under the tap.Do you like making pizza?So, have you ever grated cheese to sprinkle on top of your toppings? Do you often grate carrots? And what do you do with the grater afterwards? Rinse it under the tap or leave it on the counter and then soak it to wash off the dried crumbs later? Continue doing exactly that, rinsing the grater immediately after use. If you decide to wash it in the dishwasher, the crumbs will cause you a lot of problems, clogging the drain holes of this machine.Everything we wrote above also applies tomethod for cleaning a garlic press. It is better to put in a little effort and remove all the remaining garlic with a special device than to scold yourself later and call a dishwasher repairman.Many housewives make preparations for the winter.Cucumbers, tomatoes, lecho... This is not about you? Well, at least a couple of jars of raspberry jam will help you brighten up the long winter months? In this case, remember: before washing the jars in the machine - yes, you can do this! - do not forget to thoroughly clean them from paper stickers and labels, from traces of glue. Otherwise - well, you know: clogged, hassle, repairman, expenses.You may have a mug with this at home.a heat-sealed sticker, given to you by colleagues for a holiday or just as a keepsake. The dishwasher can speed up the death of this mug. Or the loss of its "marketable appearance" at the very least. Water with active detergents, getting into the smallest gaps between the walls of the mug and the sticker, will start the process of destruction of this decorative ornament.In many homes it is considered good form to serveknives and forks with bone handles to the table. If you are the lucky owner of such a set, wash it gently with your hands. You have already guessed about the destructive effect of cleaning agents on bone inserts. Let all the dishes in your house always be beautiful and, of course, clean.Our opinion:— Many state-of-the-art dishwashers have a “warm wash” mode. In this case, some capricious serving items and dishes can be washed without hands, but still try not to expose your favorite and valuable things to the risk of chemical exposure.