The top portion of my wire whisk has just left black residue all over my hands, in my frosting and on my towel.
It's a mess. Evidently someone (guest, babysitter) put my whisk into the dishwasher unbeknownst to me.
I cannot tell you how annoyed I am.  I have used a kitchenaid stand mixer for years - my mother's (purchased probably 35-40 years ago) has never had this problem and her whisk has always been dishwasher friendly. Why in the world in this day and age any company would manufacture a product that could not be put in the dishwasher is beyond me. Other stand mixers that I know of do not have this issue. This should certainly have been stainless steel or some other non-oxidizing metal.  Is there an alternate whisk available that I can use that doesn't have this issue?  In looking at the reviews for this piece, I see that I am far from the only person who had a problem. (This review was collected as part of a promotion.)