AEG 40660 manual Daily use, Loading cutlery and dishes

In daily use

Loading cutlery and dishes

1 Sponges, cleaning cloths and any other objects that can absorb water must not be washed in the dishwasher. Plastic and Teflon-coated dishes and pans tend to retain water droplets. These dishes and pans therefore do not dry as well as those made of china and stainless steel.

For washing in the dishwasher, the following cutlery/dishes/pots and pans

	are not suitable:	are of limited suitability:
• Cutlery with wooden, horn,
		• Only wash stoneware in the dishwasher if it is
	china or mother of pearl han-
		specifically marked by the manufacturer as
	dles
•		being dishwasher-safe.
	Plastic items that are not heat
		• Glazed patterns may fade if washed very fre-
	resistant
•		quently in the dishwasher.
	Older cutlery with cement
		• Silver and aluminium parts have a tendency to
	that is sensitive to temperature
•		discolour during washing. Food remains, e.g.
	Dishes or cutlery with glued
		egg white, egg yolk and mustard often cause
	parts
•		discoloration and staining on silver. Therefore
	Pewter or copper items
		always clean food residues from silver immedi-
•	Lead crystal glass
		ately, if it is not to be washed straight after
•	Steel items that rust
		use.
•	Wooden boards/platters
		• Glass can become dull after a large number of
• Items made from synthetic ma-
	terials	washes.

•Before loading the dishes, you should:

–Remove the worst of the food residues.

–Soak pans with burnt-on food residues.

•When loading the dishes and cutlery, please note:

–Dishes and cutlery must not impede the rotation of the spray arms.

–Load bowls, cups, glasses, pans, etc. with the opening downwards so that water cannot collect in them

–Dishes and items of cutlery must not lie inside one another or cover one another

–To avoid damage to glasses, they must not touch one another

–Don’t put small items (e.g. lids) in the baskets for the dishes, but in the cutlery basket, so that they can’t fall through the holes.

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