beautiful hand-painted plates may look sturdy, but decorative finishes can be much more delicate than the underlying ceramic.
Repeated dishwasher cycles can contribute to fading, wear, or damage to painted details.
If a dish is handmade, hand-painted, antique, or particularly sentimental, hand washing is usually the more cautious choice unless the maker specifically says it is dishwasher-safe.
10. Vintage or Antique Dishes
This is one of my biggest “think twice” categories.
Older dishes can have finishes, decorations, glazes, or construction methods that weren’t designed for modern dishwasher cycles.
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