Dishwasher Uses...

[yogitunes]

What ideas do you guys have out there for your dishwasher other than washing dishes? Some may not have to run a full cycle, maybe only a rinse hold will do, who knows?

I have:

steamed fish in mine

washed brik/brak nick nacs

sterilized toothbrushes and sponges(also,veg steemer does same)

rinsed silk flower arangements

cleaned fabric softner dispenser

washed baseball caps

sterilized/preheated jars for canning

cleaned filters --hepa type, aquarium, stove hood, vacuum, exhaust fans, dryers,

baby/childs plastic toys

globes from chandeliers, ceiling fans

for tall tub owners -- shelves from fridge, grates from grills

and then there are people (not me) who put their dentures in there, battery operated personal devices, handcuffs(sometimes me...lol), sneakers, bird feeders, etc.

What do you guys use yours for, out of the ordinary?

just find that it can get into all those nooks and crannies better than handwashing and a toothbrush.........

my brother even wants to put a dishwasher in the garage as an automatic parts washer!..I wonder if it would work? he does put his wrenches in there to make them shine and clean all the grease and oil off...who knew

 

[animasinsulinpu]

Dildos

Some gut on here years ago had a pic of their DW FULL of dildos!!! It was VERY funny!!!!.....Bill in Az.....

 

[ronhic]

Now I have heard of washing toothbrushes in the dishwasher, but not dildos.....

 

[stevet]

Garage uses!

I have used many different machines in my garage or in my Mom's basement years ago to wash my tools, car parts, wheel covers, Barbeque grills and fire plates, etc. Clean my oil pans as well, after I discard the oil at a reclamation center of course!
While most of the grease is carried down the drain, there is always some residual under where the door lips into the tank which I will wipe clean with a rag soaked in Dawn. Does a great job and makes it smell nice again.

 

[animasinsulinpu]

Electronic air cleaner

The only thing I put in my Bosch DW is my HUGE Kenmore Electronic's air cleaner cell. This thing is SOOO big that it's on wheels. Takes the whole top rack if the DW, LOVE it ....Bill in Az.....

 

[mpatoray]

IBM used to have lots of Maytag(I think) DW in their keyboard repair department. They would come out all nice and clean, and after washing about 80% of the dead ones worked again.

At least that is what I was once told.

Matt

 

[rinso]

Defrosting Frozen Turkeys, Chickens, Cornish Game Hens
Cleaning my Braun wet and dry electric shaver
Bar-B-Que grill plates after I remove them from the oven self clean cycle
Etegiere (sp?) shelves
Glass Light Fixtures
Baseball Caps
Plastic Drawer Compartments
WaterPic resevoir and housing
Swimming Pool Filter
Vacuum Plastic Dirt Receptacles
Electric Pet Water Fountain Parts
Refrigerator Shelves
Kitty Litter Box

 

[rinso]

OK, just kidding about that last one
EEEEWWWWWWWW!

 

[jakeseacrest]

I've used mine to clean my trash barrels, mop bucket, and fridge shelves. Nothing unusual here!

 

[iheartmaytag]

Back when I was working resturants we had one of those continuous convayer type dishwashers. We would run just about everything in the resturant through the machine to sanatize and clean it. We would run the booster chairs and high chairs through at least once a day. We also ran the grease filters over the grill through the last batch of the night before we dumped the tank and refilled the dishwasher for the next shift.

At home I put my toothbrushes, vacuum cleaner parts through quite regularly.

Once I put my wire wheel covers in the DW, boy did I catch it from my Mom for that.

 

[aquacycle]

I put my computer keyboard in the dishwasher. Leave it to dry for a few days and it's fine

 

[passatdoc]

The porcelain-on-iron grates of my Frigidaire gas range are described in the owner's manual as being "dishwasher safe", and now and then I pop them in the Bosch DW along with a conventional load and they come out nice and clean.

Have also cleaned soap dishes and the dog's stainless steel food and water bowls in the DW. Also large cooking implements like jelly roll trays and cookie sheets. Never thought about cleaning fridge shelves but I suppose it would work fine. Bosch has a removable upper tray with a tall item sprinkler head that screws on to provide a spray from the upper water inlet opening. Of course you are limited to what you can fit on the lower rack, but it does a nice job cleaning.

 

[mysteryclock]

Fish tank and... LeCreuset warning!

I've run a fish tank through the dishwasher before (with extra rinsing) to clean and sterilize it before putting the fish back in after the filter broke down and the water got very yucky. The rocks I just hosed off separately.

PassatDoc-- be careful about your porcelain-on-iron grates and any similarly finished items like LeCreuset you put in the dishwasher.

I'd been putting our big blue LeCreuset in the dishwasher for years without any problems. When we started having more buildup problems due to hard water I started adding a bit of Lemishine to the detergent department, and it really did the trick on everything. Unfortunately I didn't read the warning on the Lemishine about porcelain items and put the LeCreuset in one time -- and it came out with a MATTE FINISH on the outside. Oddly, the inside was still shiny (and quite clean), but the finish on the outside is ruined.

I spent several days in the doghouse over that one....

 

[whirlcool]

We use it also to wash the dogs food bowls each day and their stainless steel water bowl every other day. Keeps the slime out of the water.

Sue, of Talk Sex With Sue recommended that you wash your toys in the dishwasher, unless they were made of that "realistic" skin material, then you have to wash those by hand.

We also use ours to wash the heating/air conditioning register covers once a year during spring cleaning. It does a great job on those.

 

[iheartmaytag]

Celing Fan light fixtures come out sparkling. I do these three or four times a year.

Dog & Cat dishes are a regular, I didn't even consider them different from a normal load.

I have never cooked with the dishwasher, but I do have the recipe for steamed Salmon. Never brave enough to try it, also thought it a waste because you have to run the machine empty with no detergent. Unless I was going to do a whole load of salmon at one time, I could just as easily use the steamer. IMO.

 

[yogitunes]

THESE ARE GREAT GUYS!

I thought I was the strange one who put odd things in there...

need to invent one to wash my dog...just need a hole for his head to hang out...he would get washed everyday....lol....kinda like a carwash for dogs..at least small ones like dachshunds...

also learned you can wash a cat and get the toilet clean at the same time if you put him in there and stand on the lid and flush a few times...just open the back door and stand back when you let him out...lol

 

[favorit]

salmons ... sneakers ....

Cookin' fishes in a DW .... tonight I'll try to wash up with the oven or the fridge ;-)

I wash sneakers (in the c l o t h e s frontloader) always before running a boilwash load. I'd never dry them in a tumbler, find that not so hygenical

Washing them in the same dishwasher I use in the kitchen is outside the borders of my mind !!

Yet there are "dishwasher-like" washers with special fitted racks to wash surgery clogs.
Lab-washers can wash also surgery utensils, dental care utensils (hope not the same clog machine...).
Other similar machines can wash motherboards, chips or pecision mechanical items.
I know about Smeg and Miele ones. Are there other brands ?

 

[dj-gabriele]

Indeed SMEG machines are designed to wash and disinfect shoes too!

http://www.smeg-instruments.com/Ospedaliero_IT/linea_pro.html

 

[yogitunes]

outside the borders of my mind!

that's what I'm talking about....more than just dishes...multi-purpose...

the kids have these plastic clog shoes that they wear outside all the time....just toss in DW and they clean up in no time...

I also put the plants and ornaments from my aquarium in there too!

never thought to put my waterproof electric razor in there...that's genious!

NOW OFF SUBJECT: How many of you guys wash your paper money and iron it flat to fit perfect in your wallet?....my nephew does!

keep them coming guys...think outside the box!