dishwasher tip

squeaky

I kust get rid of the big bits and leave the rext to the filters. i remember people saying in another thread that mashed potato is the one thing the scrupulously rinse off a plate because it can survive the wash and leave things all bitty. Never been a problem for me but there ya go.

I once worked for Servis and they did a time and motion study of housework with an eye on appliances. It turned out that housewives would spend more time at the kitchen sink doing dishes than they would doing the laundry. So for time saving (not to mention cleaning benefits) a dishwasher ought to be the first thing you bought.

Mine cleans better than I can by hand too. Take a look at the join between a cup and the handles and also at the bottom of the cup where it normally sits on things. Compare an old cup against a new one if you can. With the best will in the world it's almost impossible to keep them as new by hand - but my dishwasher does it.

Them's my excuses and I'm sticking to them

MATH

squeaky wrote:

i remember people saying in another thread that mashed potato is the one thing the scrupulously rinse off a plate because it can survive the wash and leave things all bitty.

I have this problem. Even if you can't see it everything feels like stucco. Lots of melted chocolate like when you've made a yule log or something is also a begger as it covers all plastics with a brown dust that thakes ages to wash off.

squeaky

My machine has a water softener built into it. The salt container is there so that the water softener can be cleaned and replenished by salt water - and it's the fact that the machine is using soft water which stops limescale build up. Mostly

maryb

i couldn't live without a dishwasher at home but when we go sailing I have to cope with a kettle to heat water (which i have to pump up with a foot pump) and a very smalll sink. It used to be a nightmare until I started rinsing everything really well in cold water as i was stacking before tackling the washing up proper. I use a small squirt of washing up liquid on greasy pots then rinse and stack with everything else. it takes very little extra time because you have to scrape the plates anyway. Then I found i could wash up a huge load of stuff with just one kettleful of hot water and the water stayed clear . also beacuse it is so quick to wash up when the things are almost clean anyway they dried very easily beacuse the water stays hot.

with holidays coming up I thought this might help others who have to cope with less than ideal kitchens in holiday accommodation

squeaky

MATH wrote:

I have this problem. Even if you can't see it everything feels like stucco.

So do an experiment - no mashed potato allowed AT ALL and see what results you get...

..as for putting chocolate into a dishwasher... ARE YOU MAD????


Chocolate is for EATING! Sheesh!

MATH

squeaky wrote:

So do an experiment - no mashed potato allowed AT ALL and see what results you get...

..as for putting chocolate into a dishwasher... ARE YOU MAD????


Chocolate is for EATING! Sheesh!

:eek: We can't go all Winter without Mash. Are you billy-bonkers. The nights drawing in is nature's way of telling me to put the spuds on a low light:p

squeaky

Nah... you can HAVE mash - just be very careful about not putting any in the dishwasher. Silly

pandas66

I had a friend a long time ago that reckoned you could steam veg and fish in it too.........I think not :eek:
but to put chocolate in..............................................call the police :mad:

toozie_2

squeaky wrote:

I kust get rid of the big bits and leave the rext to the filters. i remember people saying in another thread that mashed potato is the one thing the scrupulously rinse off a plate because it can survive the wash and leave things all bitty. Never been a problem for me but there ya go.

I once worked for Servis and they did a time and motion study of housework with an eye on appliances. It turned out that housewives would spend more time at the kitchen sink doing dishes than they would doing the laundry. So for time saving (not to mention cleaning benefits) a dishwasher ought to be the first thing you bought.

Mine cleans better than I can by hand too. Take a look at the join between a cup and the handles and also at the bottom of the cup where it normally sits on things. Compare an old cup against a new one if you can. With the best will in the world it's almost impossible to keep them as new by hand - but my dishwasher does it.

Them's my excuses and I'm sticking to them

Just read this whole thread with interest.

We bought the cheapest Servis dishwasher, 10 years ago, when I had a mail order catalogue, didn't owe anything, so to encourage me to spend they sent me a £25 voucher off £100 spend. Bought the Servis coz it was about £145, less the £25, plus I had my 10% comission back after it was paid for.

I think Servis was classed as a "cheapie make" then? But it was all we could afford. We had two young children,I had a part time job, and had been diagnosed with an illness. So it turned out to be a God send. 10 years later the Servis is still going strong, never been repaired, although a couple of the prongs have broken off, and sometimes the power compartment won't shut properly.

I can honestly say that I love this dishwasher to death! I'd rather be without a microwave, or even a freezer, or any small appliance (not slow cooker tho!) than loose my trusted friend!

When he goes to the great dishwasher graveyard in the sky, I probably will buy a German make then, and just hope it lasts as long.....

Sujamjen

badgermonkey wrote:

I don't rinse anything - just get rid of any big bits of food. I put all pans and cooking utensils in, all plastics, and even my crystal glasses! (Before you all faint they were 99p for 4 :j so I can afford to be cavaliar with them.)

And I HATE WASHING UP. I hate the way your hands get all dry and wrinkled, or feel gross after wearing rubber gloves. I hate fishing around in lukewarm water for things. I hate washing-up liquid smell. I hate the bits of food floating on the top of the water and I hate having to keep changing the water if you want any chance at all that it'll actually be clean. We used to both detest it so much we'd leave it for 3 days rather than buckle and do it! Imagine the state of the kitchen...now everything's so damn clean. Brilliant.

I totally agree with everything you've said Badgermonkey!!!
I also love the way the kitchen always looks clean and tidy because there are not dirty dishes waiting to be washed or clean dishes draining/drying.
My dishwasher and my washing machine are top of 'my must' have list.