A sign of the times

[roto204]

An e-mail broadcast at work today:

Please remember that although the new dishwasher is great, it does not work miracles. It will not remove crusted on /dried on/ stuck on food from dishes. Please PRE-WASH ALL DISHES!

thank you

Apparently we've gone past the usually taboo pre-rinsing and gone straight for the jugular.

Since it's hip to be eco here in the Bay Area, I suspect that the reason for the poor performance rests less on bad design and more on the propensity of green-minded individuals to drop in the lasagna pan from last night's employee dinner and then press "China/Light."

 

[toggleswitch2]

KANSAS CITY?

*FAINTS*

Better yet turn off the heated dry option and leave it in there (for a dozen of so cycles/programmes) until it finally comes out clean! *LOL*

You think that's bad. The last ones to leave my office were the attorneys. They kept putting liquid hand-dishwashing detergent in the autonmatic DW and could not figure out why the suds kept pouring out!

Educated: Technically yes (book-smart)
Common sense: ZERO (street-smarts)

 

[rp2813]

Well Nate, I sure hope you're prepared for some serious culture shock.

 

[Unimatic1140]

And some serious room to play with some washers and dishwashers

 

[toggleswitch2]

Robert there is nothing like an energetic bouncing banana to get ones spirits (*cough*) lifted.

 

[gansky1]

Nate, on your last day, take in a double layer cake and drop the whole thing in the dishwasher. Just for fun. "Well, I saw it on TV"

Can't wait to see you soon!

 

[frigilux]

Nate---The midwest isn't so bad; When the right coast goes below sea-level and the left coasts quakes itself into the ocean, everyone will be moving to the square states!

 

[j2400]

The midwest isn't that bad

The mid west has had its unique cultural influence on the rest of the US. Didn't Lawrence Welk come from the midwest?
***************Thoughtful pause************************
Maybe this wasn't the best example. Oh, well.

Realistically, if you move a thousand miles in any direction, you'll probably have some culture shock. Whether it's to Seattle, or Kansas City.

I knew one person who moved from CA to MO many years ago. It was a change, but the positives (apparently) outweighed the negatives. Particularly the fact that he could actually afford a decently-sized house in MO.

 

[appnut]

Nate, maybe you should show them the pic I posted with the purposefully dumped oatmeal in the bottom of the dishawsher and all the other encrusted oatmeal bowls and pans from about 6 days. Spotlessly clean on SmartWash.

 

[roto204]

LOL

Thanks, guys ;-)

Actually, for me, A) since I haven't been in the Bay Area that long, and B) since I grew up with a family more attuned to the midwestern style o' living, it's not that much of a culture-shock for me. I feel more comfortable there (or--gasp!--in Florida) than I do here, to be honest. (Not dissing the Bay Area; it's like a beautiful high-heel that looks great on someone else's non-hairy leg ;-) )

The house is closing next week, and it has a full basement, so you can be *danged* sure that the hunt is on in a big way. The prospect of having room to keep a collection is almost more than I can bear! Greg has already dibs'ed half the basement for future key asset-sharing, though, so sign-up now for the "My Basement is Your Basement" program, if you haven't already ;-)

And as far as Lawrence Welk goes, if I dragged you go a gay bar in Omaha, I'd easily be able to point out what else the Midwest has bestowed us with--some incredibly fine men ;-) 'Nuff said.

It'll be the next big adventure, and I love looking forward to the next thing that life brings along. Remember, this is not a dress-rehearsal, people ;-).

That said, Greg--great idea! The last time someone tried that at that place, it caused one dishwasher to drain into the other (they have two). The dishwashers are on the second floor...and the rest, as they say, is history. And sponge-mops...

 

[roto204]

Plus...

...I'm willing to move cross-country for a man that's been this good to me, and then, after we looked at houses in KC, said, "How do you feel about an all-vintage turquoise kitchen? I've always wanted one of those."

That's marriage material, right there.

;-)

 

[roto204]

Bob! *giggle*

Good idea with the oatmeal. I have found that my new Frigidaire Pro Series can't budge scrambled eggs on plastic--even on Ultimate Scrub in the bottom rack. I figure if NASA has any problems with thermal shielding in the future, they should coat the undersides of their space vehicles with eggs, because apparently nothing holds up quite like those.

That, and peanut butter.

 

[gansky1]

I was shocked to find a small smear of peanut butter on a silicone spatula out of the KitchenAid yesterday - that's never happened before! In fairness to the machine, it was leaning along side the door in the cutlery basket with a very full 'Bob Load' so we'll let it slide. Last night's load came out perfect and I used the Roto-Rack downstairs for the overflow items as it needed to be run. Beautiful results all around restoring my faith in vintage dishwashing...

Nate, your dishwasher is ready and waiting - remember the commercials "Next time buy a KitchenAid." that ran in the 70's? You'll see why, very soon!

 

[roto204]

YAY!

Thank you, Greg! I'm beyond excited to go Hobarting :-D Now, we'll just have to have a Home Ec course to teach Rick how to do single-level wash loading, and we'll be all set!

I too had issues with KAs and peanut butter (that was the one substance I never could get my 22 series machines to entirely get rid of), but I blame that more on the detergent. It's not like they stealthily designed a wash arm that could scour casseroles but was thwarted by Skippy.

And, I had WhirlAids, so I would concur that yours is probably a chance thing.

Flawless results from the Roto-Rack? I'm proud of you for finally putting the Au Gratin and parsley salad leftovers right in there without scraping or pre-rinsing. See? That twelve-blade macerator chopped it all right up, and the rest was flushed right down the drain! ;-)

 

[rp2813]

Nate, that sounds like a match made in heaven! Good luck and have fun filling your half of the new basement!

 

[laundromat]

I never prerinse anything.I had a room mate in Florida who did and it wasn't until one day when I put away all the pre rinsed dishes that were not run through a cycle that she stopped doing that.If I move into a place that has a dishwasher or electric range I would not give to my dog(of which there are many)I get models to replace them until I move out.If the models there are up to my aproval(which has never happened)then,so be it.I cook and clean at home and because of that,I need good quality appliances that do not need to be of the same brandname or color as long as the colors there are white,stainless steel and/or black.Performance,quality,dependability and design are more important to me than a brand name.back when FRIGIDAIRE and Maytag were in their hay days,I thought differently. But today, things have changed.Not one company makes the best of everything.thos who claim they do,have different companies making different products for them to paste their label on.