Guilty !

Guilty, the Cuisinart chopping board that assassinated my dishwasher. How? well that's easy. Cusinart likes to put fancy logos on their products. 

Here are the specs as collected on Amazon.com

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Cuisinart Basic Grooved Poly Cutting Board 8-by-11-Inch

Product Features Non-absorbent Curved groove to catch juices Will not dull knives Dishwasher safe

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Product Details Product Dimensions: 8 x 11 x 0.4 inches Shipping Weight: 2 pounds Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S. ASIN: B0002TU3MY Item model number: CCB1001PWH

Note the part where it says it's dishwasher safe. Apparently the board will be fine in your dishwasher.. but your dishwasher will not. This is a picture of my cutting board. Note the logo is missing? Guess where it went ? Yep that's right... in the guts of my dishwasher. How is still a mystery, but the Sears repair guy replaced the motor that was toast ($260 parts and labor) and this is what we found INSIDE the motor:

Yep that's right .. the very chewed up Cuisinart logo from my chopping board. Not happy with Cuisinart right now. Murpf!!