What would a dishwasher do to a non-stick pan or skillet that had badly caked-on crud that handwashing woudn't do?

I put plastic lids in the top rack and have not had any kind of problem with them.

Same. Have for years.

I've always put my non-stick skillets in the d.w. and it doesn't seem to bother them at all.

It makes them dull if they rub against other utensils, is that what you mean?

I put my wooden cooking spoons in the d.w., have done for years. No bad effects yet. Also my knives, handle sides down. They're not expensive knives but they been unaffected by being in the d.w. for at least a few decades. I'm the only one who loads and unloads the dishwasher. I take the whole utensil rack out of the dishwasher to unload it.

New Balance

That would be Bakelite.

Good possibility it's made of Bakelite.

Depends 99% on how they're taken care of. Or not taken care of.

Give it a good brushing all over with a soft brush to get all that dust off it. Vacuuming out those open slots would be a good idea too.

No, we don't. The Sylmar CA quake of 6.5 is the my point of reference.

3.7 would feel like a heavy truck passing by.

I don't think I'd even notice a 3.7, having grown up in southern California. I remember being in the 6.5 quake.

Well, yeah.

My electric bill is around $60 USD in months where neither heating nor air conditioning is needed. My electric company uses hydro-power, which every electrical thing in my house uses.

You do you, the rest of us will do ourselves.

If you owned one you liked how would you clean it? Or would you?

Amen. My dishwasher - a Kenmore Elite, stainless steel tub - is used too. Paid $70 for it several years ago. Does a fantastic job. It was manufactured in 2010.

Millions of people were laundering fabrics successfully for many decades in washing machines that only had knobs for controls. I can customize almost any function of it to suit what I'm washing. And I wouldn't trade my older, used, Kenmore 700 top loader for any that is new and supposedly better.

I don't know about BIFL washing machines but if I was shopping for a replacement I'd look at older top loaders on Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace. When I say older I mean from not later than the 2000's. Brands: Whirlpool, Kenmore, Maytag.

Might as well try a used one that's in excellent condition for a not big investment. People got rid of ones that worked perfectly because they thought front loaders and electronic controls were better.

I've been using a older Kenmore 700 for several years that I bought used for $75. It does a perfect job.

I can't remember how long I've had my set but it's been decades. I have the plain Winter Frost pattern. They're so slender that a lot of them can fit in the dishwasher at one time. I wouldn't trade my Corelle for any other kind.

As well as being dishwasher friendly and nearly break-free:

"CORELLE® Dinnerware can be used for serving and re-heating food. CORELLE Dinnerware can be used in microwave and pre-heated conventional ovens up to 350˚ F (176˚ C)."

Corelle® StonewareDinnerware: OneYear Limited Warranty

InstantBrands LLC promises to replace any CORELLE stonewaredinnerware item(plates, bowls, mugs) with a manufacturing defect within ONEyear from date of purchase.

https://www.corelle.com/product-warranties#:~:text=CORELLE%C2%AE%20Dinnerware%20can%20be,and%20stoneware%20mugs%20are%20microwavable.

Dishwasher friendly too. They're thin so quite a lot of it can be stacked and stored in cabinets. I like that they don't have raised borders around the plates and saucers, which are annoying and useless.

Corelle

Don't know.