I never washed chef knives in the dishwasher but did used to wash steak knives in there.. but I eventually realized that leaving sharp items in there probably wasn't safe for anyone else who unloaded the dishwasher. Especially now that the kids like to "help"!

I did some further research and found out that putting knives in the dishwasher can be bad for the knives and the dishwasher (they can become dull from hitting each other, or damage the dishwasher)... so long story short, I stopped washing sharp knives in there. I still wash butter knives though, on the rare occasion that we use one.

Do you wash your knives in the dishwasher?