Are stainless steel saucepan glass lids dishwasher friendly
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Are stainless steel Saucepan glass lids dishwasher friendly?
Best Answer
The lids are most likely dishwasher safe.
Factors in dishwasher safe designation:
Will the item be damaged by high temp water? (probably not, this is a pan)
Will the item be damaged by the drying cycle heat elements? (probably not, it was designed to take high heat)
Is the item susceptible to the corrosive detergents used in dish washing?
I think most better brands would pass all three factors.
The corrosion from the detergent is the wildcard. On a lesser quality brand of kitchen ware:
Might the hardware (screw and washer) that attaches any handle knobs be a low quality metal?
Might the glass be soft and susceptible to abrasion? Is it really glass?
If a steel ring surrounds the lid edge, is it low quality metal?
I agree with comment: check with the manufacturer.
OT because we're talking lids here: but, most non-stick pans are not dishwasher safe. And of course: don't put your well seasoned iron cookware in a DW.
The advantage of using stainless steel is the fond (tasty brown bits) that form in the pan. It both flavors whatever you are sauteing and is often used as the base for a pan sauce.
Modern stainless steel pans with clad bottoms can be as good as copper pans. McGee developed a simple technique to test the heat distribution where he fits a piece of paper to the bottom of the pan, placing the pan over a burner and carefully watching how the paper browns. Thick aluminum, clad bottom stainless, and copper all worked equally well.
There are differences that relate to the techniques used in cooking. A thin copper pan is great for melting butter or chocolate straight on the burner. Modern air-gap wall stainless steel pans hold the heat better and work better for simmering or boiling. Copper is harder to upkeep.
Pans will develop hot spots, even copper which is the better conductor. Until we get graphite added to the cladding or some other exotic material to distribute the heat, thickness will matter the most for even heat distribution.
I have read several consumer tests and reviews of pans and they fail to note that thermal conductivity and thickness can both be used in practice to balance the temperature distribution and heat flux in a pan.
Best Answer
The lids are most likely dishwasher safe.
Factors in dishwasher safe designation:
I think most better brands would pass all three factors.
The corrosion from the detergent is the wildcard. On a lesser quality brand of kitchen ware:
I agree with comment: check with the manufacturer.
OT because we're talking lids here: but, most non-stick pans are not dishwasher safe. And of course: don't put your well seasoned iron cookware in a DW.