Dishwasher Safe - Mug Question - Collecting Tiki

T tigertlily Member Beautiful Bay Area Joined: Aug 31, 2002 Posts: 7	T tigertlily Posted posted on Tue, May 27, 2003 10:53 PM When I first began collecting mugs, there was plant dirt, cigarette butts, bugs and insects, and I felt hand washing was not going to get all that crud out, so I stuck everything in the dishwasher. Welllllll, what I learned was, if it has been "cold-painted" like the old Bali Hai mugs, you get a clean mug but it has no eyes or lips. Or a Fu Manchu mug has no fu or manchu left. So I stick the solid-colored ones in the dishwasher and hand wash all the cold painted ones in cold water. By the way, I found the answer to "What is the difference between a cup and a mug?" A cup always has a saucer, but a mug is put directly on the table. Courtesy of Barbara Conroy, author of "Restaurant China".

When I first began collecting mugs, there was plant dirt, cigarette butts, bugs and insects, and I felt hand washing was not going to get all that crud out, so I stuck everything in the dishwasher. Welllllll, what I learned was, if it has been "cold-painted" like the old Bali Hai mugs, you get a clean mug but it has no eyes or lips. Or a Fu Manchu mug has no fu or manchu left. So I stick the solid-colored ones in the dishwasher and hand wash all the cold painted ones in cold water.

By the way, I found the answer to "What is the difference between a cup and a mug?" A cup always has a saucer, but a mug is put directly on the table. Courtesy of Barbara Conroy, author of "Restaurant China".

Post #36172 by tigertlily on Tue, May 27, 2003 10:53 PM