The term "stainless steel" sugeriert that you can make the whole part in the dishwasher. But far from it. After having been taken out of the dishwasher not appetizing stains on the chrome sites can be seen. Stainless steel? The material testing with a magnet is as follows: handles and stamps are magnetic; Sieve and filter holder are not magnetic. This means handles and stamps are made of a Fe-metal (ferrous) and sieve and filter holder of a non-metal Fe. So how does it happen that sieve and filter holder begin to rust? The metals that are incorrectly referred to as stainless steel, because there is no high-grade steels but only precious metals (something like gold), there are large differences in the composition. Cheap materials may undergo oxidation with, for example, the dishwasher salt, which is commonly known as rust.
Conclusion: Considering the garlic press always washes by hand; no problem. since it works great. Is for me but a nuisance and therefore she flies into the garbage and replaced with a stainless (18/10).