Sometimes i let the "tappan" an electrolux product fill and start washing, then i unlock the door without completely opening the machine... and let em steam while i clean the stove and countertops, by then the water is good and HOT. reclick the door to lock and were off to the race. I will admit i often wash my heavy magnalite pans by hand. The racks are pretty flimsey, but on a budget when we fixed up I bought the midnight special. My HVAC guy cut out the cabinet and did the connections, so when it gives up the ghost i will try to buy something a little higher up a different brands selections. It is better than washing tableware by hand. alr
What is it about dishwashers and oatmeal?
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Several years ago there was an article in the Wall Street Journal about how there has never been a successful dishwasher in Japan because of the difficulty in removing rice starch from dinnerware, and that Matsushita (Panasonic) was working on it.
mark_wpduet
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My WP Tall Tub has never had a problem with oatmeal (even after a few days of it dried on and not running a load) even in the top rack.
What amazes me most is that bowl(s) will be clean, yet there is something that should have easily been cleaned, yet it isn't. It's like HUH???
My WP Tall Tub has never had a problem with oatmeal (even after a few days of it dried on and not running a load) even in the top rack.
What amazes me most is that bowl(s) will be clean, yet there is something that should have easily been cleaned, yet it isn't. It's like HUH???
passatdoc
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I make oatmeal for breakfast nearly every morning. It takes me five days on average to fill my ten year old Bosch DW. So when I fire up the DW, the oldest bowls---which I neither rinse nor scrape---have five day old, dried on oatmeal on them. Either Regular or Power Scrub Plus cycles gets them clean--all the time. Quick Wash is too brief and not hot enough to do the job---nor would I expect Quick Wash to be effective in this setting.
MaytagA710
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It's all about the Rinse & Hold cycle baby!!!
I agree, Oatmeal stuck/dried on cannot be removed by Frigidaire's two pump model. My parents have one, and every time I load/unload it I laugh at the top rack, and the poor cleaning performance on that kind of heavy soil. The GE Medallion I have with the Multi-Orbit spray arm will blast concrete off of the dishes.
Everyone is right, dried on oatmeal, spinnach, or egg removal can be a tall order for some machines. However, potato starch is a nasty problem, not enough rinses and washed and that stuff can hang out on your dishes and cups for ever. Baked on pasta sauce can also be a trouble, but nothing, nothing is as bad as dried on oatmeal.
I agree, Oatmeal stuck/dried on cannot be removed by Frigidaire's two pump model. My parents have one, and every time I load/unload it I laugh at the top rack, and the poor cleaning performance on that kind of heavy soil. The GE Medallion I have with the Multi-Orbit spray arm will blast concrete off of the dishes.
Everyone is right, dried on oatmeal, spinnach, or egg removal can be a tall order for some machines. However, potato starch is a nasty problem, not enough rinses and washed and that stuff can hang out on your dishes and cups for ever. Baked on pasta sauce can also be a trouble, but nothing, nothing is as bad as dried on oatmeal.
Ran a load this morn, included a bowl holding since Monday in which two consecutive packages of instant oatmeal were micro-cooked. Also a coffee mug that took two consecutive micro-cooked egg batches (one egg, then two).
Cascade Complete poweder with enzymes and 5.4% phosphates.
The bowl is perfectly clean.
The mug had some residue, which came off easily with light scrubbing with a blue S.O.S. sponge.
Sorry, no pics.
I grow my own avocados and enjoy using mashed avocado (when in season) with some salsa and lime juice as a dip or even as a spread on toast. Delicious! But the plate and utensils I mash it with generally won't clean up 100% in the Bosch dishwasher. It has to be scraped off. Doesn't take a lot of force, cause the stuff is still not hardened, but it really does seem to repel soap and water.
I guess that's why it's so good for the arteries ;-)
Other than that, yeah, eggs and silicone spatulas. Who would have thunk? But they are so good to nonstick cookware, can't do without them.
Latest cool little acquisition, by the way, is a Chef's Choice egg steamer. It can do the usual six or seven boiled eggs. But where it really shines is that it can poach up to three eggs with a different insert. And these come out GREAT. A poached egg on a bed of steamed chinese broccoli sprinkled with olive oil and resting on a seasoned brown rice. Makes a great and healthy breakfast.
I guess that's why it's so good for the arteries ;-)
Other than that, yeah, eggs and silicone spatulas. Who would have thunk? But they are so good to nonstick cookware, can't do without them.
Latest cool little acquisition, by the way, is a Chef's Choice egg steamer. It can do the usual six or seven boiled eggs. But where it really shines is that it can poach up to three eggs with a different insert. And these come out GREAT. A poached egg on a bed of steamed chinese broccoli sprinkled with olive oil and resting on a seasoned brown rice. Makes a great and healthy breakfast.
passatdoc
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Wow, I never knew avocados grew that far north (writing this as a native of San Diego County, which accounts for 90% of the US crop). Do you have to use a special cultivar or variety, or do all varieties do well in the Bay Area?
Avocados do well here, in part because they are such thirsty trees, and the moderating influence of the Bay keeps the winter temperatures from dropping too low.
No special cultivars are needed. I have a large Haas tree, which tends to bear alternate years. Also a "Bacon" which bears more evenly. I have a Pinkerton that has been doing badly in a 5 gallon container for years. I should really give it a bigger container or plant it but I've run out of land in the backyard for another big tree. I gave away the "Minicado" I had in a planter - it was growing sideways and only gave one or two avocados every couple of years. I needed the space in the paved courtyard.
Young trees can get frost bit in cold winters here, but they survive. The Minicado got the most damage from strong sunlight on hot summer days, which burned the top branches (which were mostly horizontal).
The biggest problem I've had in recent years is that the local robins discovered they can cause fruit to fall by pecking at it on the tree. Then it falls to the ground and isn't in the greatest of shape, even though it can be collected and ripened. And of course the squirrels go after them as well. The robins and squirrels also do a number on the figs and grapes. They do leave the citrus alone (yes, I grow oranges, lemons, and limes here as well).
I stumped back the Bacon a few years back but it's recovered all its height and then some. The fruit is good for salads - not heavy and as oily as the Haas; it has a lighter taste and a firmer texture that does better in a tossed salad. It also acts as an extra pollinator for the Haas, although I understand that in this climate the A/B flower thing isn't as important as it is in warmer climates, because the flowers get confused by the more variable temps here and tend to pollinate their tree mates. (I won't bore you with a discussion of the time- and-temperature-dependent hermaphrodite nature of the avocado).
No special cultivars are needed. I have a large Haas tree, which tends to bear alternate years. Also a "Bacon" which bears more evenly. I have a Pinkerton that has been doing badly in a 5 gallon container for years. I should really give it a bigger container or plant it but I've run out of land in the backyard for another big tree. I gave away the "Minicado" I had in a planter - it was growing sideways and only gave one or two avocados every couple of years. I needed the space in the paved courtyard.
Young trees can get frost bit in cold winters here, but they survive. The Minicado got the most damage from strong sunlight on hot summer days, which burned the top branches (which were mostly horizontal).
The biggest problem I've had in recent years is that the local robins discovered they can cause fruit to fall by pecking at it on the tree. Then it falls to the ground and isn't in the greatest of shape, even though it can be collected and ripened. And of course the squirrels go after them as well. The robins and squirrels also do a number on the figs and grapes. They do leave the citrus alone (yes, I grow oranges, lemons, and limes here as well).
I stumped back the Bacon a few years back but it's recovered all its height and then some. The fruit is good for salads - not heavy and as oily as the Haas; it has a lighter taste and a firmer texture that does better in a tossed salad. It also acts as an extra pollinator for the Haas, although I understand that in this climate the A/B flower thing isn't as important as it is in warmer climates, because the flowers get confused by the more variable temps here and tend to pollinate their tree mates. (I won't bore you with a discussion of the time- and-temperature-dependent hermaphrodite nature of the avocado).
laundromat
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I have two Sears kenmore convertable/portable dishwashers one is newer then the other but both are Whirlpool made. I eat lots of oatmeal and use it on cookie dough. I have yet to ever need to rewash anything,including oatmeal,off my dishes,bowls or cookware.I always use the hottest cycles available and rarely use the prewash.I don't have to put any or all plastic pieces in the bottom rack because I use only a cold dry.I also use only Finish (previously known as Electrosol)tablets and never pre rinse anything.I also had a "FrigiScare" Pro Series dishwasher. What a P.O.S.they are.I'd do better using a garden hose or my Dishmaster faucet with cold water to wash my dishes.I thank EBAY for having the one I got that was never used and cost me only $150 as oposed to its retail price or M.S.R.P.(manufacturers retail price)listed in their line of products on their web site.
laundromat
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oops, forgot "suggested" in MSRP. Must be the drugs I'm on.
This may sound gross:
OK, having a bowl of oatmeal in a bowl w/ a dab of egg that couldn't be scrubbed out actually loosened the egg, and avoided eating that particle from the former load...
However, I've discovered oatmeal does come out when I put a difficult to clean bowl with it on the BOTTOM rack of the dishwasher...
-- Dave
OK, having a bowl of oatmeal in a bowl w/ a dab of egg that couldn't be scrubbed out actually loosened the egg, and avoided eating that particle from the former load...
However, I've discovered oatmeal does come out when I put a difficult to clean bowl with it on the BOTTOM rack of the dishwasher...
-- Dave
