Countertop dishwashers

[mralex]

I have a great recipe for polenta orage cake! I’ll look for it and post it when I find it! It’s yum!

 

[thomasortega]

Sorry to tell you but Bosch doesn't make it...

It's also made in china, OEM, same factory...

In off, we will have a similar dishwasher but 2 racks...

 

[rolls_rapide]

"Bosch doesn't make it..."

Honestly, it wouldn't surprise me.

But I would rather have the Bosch than the other machines (Danby, et al), based on the experience of obtaining spare parts. Bosch have been rather good with availability of components, in the past.

 

[mralex]

Polenta cake

<span class="s1">250g Polenta or cornmeal polenta<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>

<span class="s1">225g White flour</span>

<span class="s1">15g Baking powder</span>

<span class="s1">Pinch of salt</span>

 

<span class="s1">250g Sugar</span>

<span class="s1">125g Butter soft - Unsalted </span>

<span class="s1">Vanilla, lemon, orange or other flavourings</span>

<span class="s1">3 Eggs</span>

<span class="s1">2 Tablespoon corn oil or vegetable oil</span>

 

<span class="s1">Add a little of the dry ingredients at a time.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>

 

<span class="s1">1 Cup milk or milk and cream</span>

 

 

<span class="s1">Sprinkle a little sugar on top before going in the oven</span>

 

 

<span class="s1">170C/338F/Gas Mark 3 - 30 min</span>

 

[panthera]

I've made pressure cooker polenta for years and

Yes, the Italian side of the family does, too - they just don't let anyone know.

Ditto risotti.

 

[appnut]

I've made pressure cooker risotto before.  Couldn't imagine doing it any other way.  Is it risotto or risotto?

 

[lordkenmore]

I can't speak about risotto or polenta...but I can say that I've gotten amazingly sloppy in the kitchen compared to the standards of my 20 year old self. When I was first cooking, I was all fired up to do things The Right Way. Now, I suppose I respect and value tradition...but for my cooking of today I value cheats. They may be something my 20 year old purist self would shudder at, but fast preparation makes the difference today between actually cooking something, and just nuking a frozen dinner...

 

[thomasortega]

Panthera and Appnut

Ma che quosa, dio mio

Please remind me to NEVER let you come close to my Kitchen.

When you die, San Genaro will have a serious conversation with both of you because of this pressure cooker sacrilege.

Please don't tell me you also cut pasta... Humpf!

ROFL

It just reminded me something.... I can't stop laughing horrified... Martin, Kevin, where are you?

 

[thomasortega]

@Rolls Rapide

The quality will be exactly the same, why pay a fortune for a dishwasher that 1) will last for a long time, those little beasts are very durable) 2) When they break, it doesn't matter the brand, you can't fix it.

Get the cheapest you can find, it's the best you can do for your money... No matter the brand, they are all made in the same factory. When it breaks, just get rid of it. Don't waste your time (and money) trying to fix it because it's not worth.

 

[thomasortega]

Unless it's something silly like a leaking hose, or a fill valve. that you can fix.

The price they'll charge you to fix something more complex is usually 2x the price of the dishwasher.

 

[rolls_rapide]

I still think the Bosch appliances are a tad more serviceable/repairable than the majority of others.

Though whether the cost of repair for the control circuitry is worth it, is a valid point. Sensible parts can be replaced: dispensers, filters, etc.

 

[panthera]

Thomas,

I suppose you'd like to hear that I boil pasta until mushy and then I rinse it under cold running water.

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Nope - but when you live well above 2000M, you learn to work with what's possible, not what works at sea-level.

 

[logixx]

The Bosch/Siemens one would be the only countertop model I'd consider. Luckily, my 1993 model is still working just fine (and fast).

 

[thomasortega]

Guys, what I tried to say is that event his super cool bosch is absolutely the same "cheap brand".

The only "bosch" thing in those dishwashers is the bosch logo... Bosch doesnt really make them. The quality will not be different from the electrolux or consul that is sold in Brazil, the Magic chef, danby, haier, SPT, whatever other brand sold in the US, the eslabón de lujo sold in argentina, etc...

So if in your country there is a cheap brand and the bosch, (for example in brazil the two largest companies (Electrolux and Whirlpool) have their versions) it doesn't make any sense to pay much more for a bosch thinking it will be better or last longer or perform better. Everything is exactly the same.

 

[thomasortega]

And again I repeat... those little dishwashers are excellent. No matter what brand, they come from the same factory in china (an excellent quality factory by the way)

 

[foraloysius]

"Absolutely the same"

Are you sure about that? The design of the inside of the door looks different to me. Also the racks are different. Perhaps they are made in the same factory but according different specifications? Or just somewhere else? Here are some pictures of the TOL Bosch compact.

 

[foraloysius]

Here are some pictures of the Edgestar.

 

[foraloysius]

Also the back of the Edgestar and the Bosch are different. The Bosch has the water connection at the other side.

A picture of the Edgestar and a video of the Bosch.

 

[mralex]

foraloysius - I’ve been looking at the Bosch but spending £400 on a counter one.. I could get a full sized one :/

 

[rolls_rapide]

Louis is correct

I thought the same, that the Bosch and the Edgestar are not similar. The clues are in the basket design, and the door catch.

However, one that is identical to the Edgestar is the Zanussi, shown below...