Is the Vanotium board actually dishwasher safe?

I’m still deciding on one of these too, and the dishwasher thing is the part I keep going back and forth on. For me it would mostly be a backup option since I prefer hand washing my boards anyway, just feels like they last longer that way. Curious how it handles the heat over time though.

I’ve always treated “dishwasher safe” on kitchen stuff as more of a “you can, but maybe don’t make a habit of it” label. The heat and the drying cycle are what usually mess with things over time, not really the water itself. So even if the board survives a few runs, doing it every single day is probably a different story than once in a while when something messy happens.

If the main reason you want the option is for those times you’ve had raw meat on it and just want it really clean, that makes sense. I’d probably still hand wash most days and save the dishwasher for when you actually feel like you need it. That way you’re not finding out the hard way how it holds up after a year of cycles. Whether it stays perfectly flat long term is the part nobody can really promise you.

Mine’s gone through plenty of cycles and it’s still flat.

I’ve had mine a few months and I do run it through the dishwasher sometimes, mostly when I’ve used it for raw chicken and want to be extra sure it’s clean. So far it’s been fine, still flat, no peeling or anything weird. That said, mine is a little smaller than my old wood board and I honestly think that helps it not warp as much since it’s not fighting gravity in the rack. The one thing I’ve noticed is it comes out really hot and takes a bit to cool down, so I just let it sit before using it again. I still hand wash it most days because it’s so easy, but it’s nice knowing I can toss it in when I’m lazy.

Mine survived the top rack fine but the coating started looking cloudy after a couple months of that. Hand washing keeps it looking new, so that’s what I do now.

I’ve never actually put mine in the dishwasher, mostly because it’s so easy to wipe down that it barely seems worth the risk. My sister has the same board though and hers has been fine, so take that for whatever it’s worth.