My wife tells me that it is more about the handles than the blades. I
am informed that the heat of the dry cycle will shrink and deform the
handle material of kitchen knives over time.


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Just bought the wife a nice set of Kitchen knives for Christmas, and
had heard
the advise to hand wash them only, I suppose because the granular
dishwasher detergent
might dull them.

Truth or wives tale??????



Good luck to you. (At least it wasn't for a birthday or god forbid
aanniversary)

Seriously, many hihg-quality knives do have that admonition. What does
the manufacturer say?