Oh those dirty, dirty dishes!!

[chachp]

<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Well at the risk of hearing "Okay Ralphie boy, enough about your love affair with the 15!!!!" I thought I'd post some pics of a recent KDS-15 load of dishes.</span>

 

<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">I had found this recipe for Risotto balls where you made the Risotto, let it cool and then mix it with some eggs and other stuff.   Anyway, I had this bowl that was a mess of creamy Risotto and raw eggs that I didn't rinse at all.  I let it sit in the dishwasher for a couple of days and let it get good and crusty.  I literally had to chip pieces off at this point.</span>

 

<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">So I ran this through the Full Cycle setting on the 15 with some other crusty dishes that had sat over night with the racks pulled out so they would be nice and dry and crusty.   I am amazed at how well this machine performs.  There were no traces of the eggy mess on the bowl or on the silverware.  I wish I had taken a close up of the silverware so you could see how they looked before and after.  Just amazing and all this in some 40 odd minutes!!  Not a trace of any of this anywhere when it was finished.</span>

 

<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">This load would have kept my old Dacor dishwasher running for probably 2 hours or more with the soil sensors and everything else that extended the cycles.</span>

 

[warmsecondrinse]

Lol, I actually think stuff like this is important.

Why? Posts like these are important when one's trying to decide which vintage appliance to buy.

Personally, I'll remember this because of the time: 40 minutes? For the whole cycle? Including drying??

 

[toploader55]

Jim.

It's true.
At the most I think the 15 series runs a Full Cycle in no more than 50 minutes with the dry. I think (I haven't run my 15 in a year or so) washing and rinsing is 30 minutes and the dry is around 15-20 with the heated flo thru drying.

One armed wonders are great as long as you understand the racking.

Other than that a KDS 18 will clean the graffiti off the side of a truck parked in the Hunt's Point district overnight.

 

[tomturbomatic]

Congratulations

The 15 was a cleaning power house. It was check rated by CU in 65, I think. We were always very pleased with the performance of ours. It was installed when our house was built in 1966 and was still working when we sold it in 2003.

You do know that your upper rack is adjustable by moving it up and down in those hook-like brackets in the upper rack rails.

May you have many years of enjoyment from your 15.

 

[gansky1]

These are important posts for sure! Just like the commercials in the 70's proclaimed: "Next time, buy a Kitchenaid"

What always impresses the questioning visitor is the door slam test. (Also from a commercial.) Give the door a good push to close it and let it slam. It will make the dishes in the cabinets rattle, but not the machine.

 

[chachp]

Cycles Times.

<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">Here are the cycle times.  This thread made me wonder exactly what the times are.  This shows the times and the water usage.</span>

<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> </span>

<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">I don't know if anyone noticed or not but I am using a 17 series lower rack in this machine because the 17 series has one less row of tines on the left and right hand sides of the machine.  I like having that space open for bowls and frying pans, etc. </span>

 

<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">As mentioned, loading correctly is important in this machine.  However, I have had a couple of loads where I wasn't so careful and surprised at how the dishes in the upper rack still got clean.</span>

<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;"> </span>

<span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">You do know that your upper rack is adjustable by moving it up and down in those hook-like brackets in the upper rack rails.</span> </span>

<span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span>

<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva; font-size: 10pt;">I found that after a bit, it wasn't that obvious to me at first.  I have the rack in the lowest position on the right hand side.  On the left I had to move it to the center position so I could accommodate the small frying pan.    On this particular model moving the rack up and down can be tricky when loaded with dishes.  Later models sure improved that with the handles.</span>

 

 

[brib68]

Yes, yes, yes...your dishwasher washes your dishes....Now where's that recipe for the risotto balls????

 

[chachp]

Recipe

<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">This cookbook was a Christmas gift from a coworker.  Hope no one is offended.  But I couldn't scan the recipes without showing the cover as they wouldn't make sense.  LOL.  </span>

 

<span style="font-family: verdana,geneva;">I hope it's OK to scan and post like this.  If not, let me know and I will delete the post.  I didn't see anywhere in the book where it said the recipes could not be reproduced but I don't know if that's implied in the copyright.</span>

 

[stevet]

Yeah, Ralph..

Where is that recipe?
And, you thought people would be tired of hearing about KDS-15 war stories.

Ed, can you imagine what your 18 would do if we transplanted the 15's controls to it? A one armed wonder with 2 arms and a constant rinse!

Think about it!
Steve

 

[toploader55]

And what are you implieing ?

The Bride of FrankenSuperba ???

Good God, That would eat the Glaze off of Porcelain.

So, are you telling me you want to perform a transplant ???

I'm leaving next week and had no plans for a passenger in the bed of the truck. Now, Dr. Hobart... What are you thinking ??? "Speriment ???

 

[stevet]

No way

will I comment on what might go into the bed of your truck!
Might have to move this to Dirty Laundry soon!

 

[norgeway]

There is!

NOTHING on the market today that will compare with one of these old Kitchenaids!

 

[artcurus]

OMG, the 2 hour wash times on these new models blows monkeys, especially when you are trying to get a lot of stuff done in a hurry. I really don't see how these models are better when so much is invested in the wash time.

 

[toploader55]

Well, Now...

Steve ...

You leave Brandon out of this !!!

This is about machines. Uh... well, he kinda is one... BUT... he's not going for the ride.

So, It's Me ... or the Superba - 18

Wish he was ... but Fine. !!!!!!