Posted on 09/22/2012 2:35:11 PM PDT by T Minus Four
It takes the right mix of ingenuity and desperation to discover new uses for old tools, but whoever first tried steaming a salmon fillet in their dishwasher must’ve been drunk. For folks who are curious about what else their kitchen contraptions can do, here’s a rundown of the most unconventional uses for your home dishwasher.
Steam Fish Fillets
The best part about steaming fish in your dishwasher—other than novelty of steaming fish in your dishwasher—is how simple it is. All you need to do is season a cut of your favorite fish, wrap it (tightly!) in aluminum foil, place it in the top rack, and allow it to run through an entire normal cycle. There’s no single recipe that works best; just make sure you wrap it tight enough to keep water out. Also, don’t forget to engage the dry cycle, and for the love of fish don’t load the detergent! If you’re feeling extra adventurous, check out these recipes for dishwasher lasagna and dishwasher potatoes. There’s a whole culture of dishwasher chefs with too much time on their hands!
Wash Baseball Caps
Baseball caps can fade and become misshapen in traditional washing machines. So instead of washing them that way, try loading them in the top rack of your dishwasher and running it on a full cycle. Of course, you don’t want to run the machine with dirty dishes in it; this will just spray food all over your precious Diamondbacks hat.
For fledgling roller derby enthusiasts, you can also clean knee pads, shin guards, and other sports equipment in your dishwasher. But we don’t recommend putting your jock strap in there. That’s just gross.
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I used to know this waitress who had some use for a South American dishwasher. He told me some tales, I tell ya!
Steam fish fillets in the dishwasher .... what could possibly go wrong?
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I remember my grandmother doing this during the energy crisis in the early 70’s. She didnt run the stove, she ran the dishwasher. Did nt make sense to me.
Did you ever hear of anyone who would have a dishwasher in her boudoir? Well, she did, this waitress, and she used the dishwasher unconventionally, I was told.
I’ve heard you can cook a lobster in a dishwasher on a full setting with heat
Dry and it comes out perfect (Florida spiny lobster anyways)
I know a cop who said he liked stainless steel firearms because he could disassemble them and throw the parts in the dishwasher to clean them.
I add TSP to both my laundry and dishwasher.
It's true... My dad used to do this with his model 64 S&W revolver. The model 64 is a stainless steel .38 special. He never did it with his model 10 which was blued. Due to this trick, there were a lot of happy officers when the department transitioned over to the stainless model 64. It really did the job on removing powder residue, and the front of the cylinder looked like new!
Love all the comments, political and otherwise :-)
Our youngest son told me of another, interesting use for the dishwasher; cleaning a gummed up computer keyboard. You run it through with no soap, and no heated drying. Let it dry thoroughly for a couple of days, and voila, clean keyboard! I spilled some coffee into mine once, and he told me to do that. Worked like a charm!
If The women don't find you handsome They should at least find you handy.
As long as the stains are on the outside of the pot, it's no big deal. Actually, shiny pots will reflect some of the heat away from the pot, so a gunky dark bottom on the pot actually saves fuel!
Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it!
If you absolutely have to have shiny metal pots, there's nothing better than an SOS pad and a lot of elbow grease.
You put your weed in it?
Don’t you?
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