On 11/23/2017 11:23 AM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
> "Nancy Young" > wrote

>> Okay, it's not brand new and it's not the end of the world, but ...
>> *someone* put the flat beater into the dishwasher.
>>
>> Not good, and I don't know if it can be cleaned of the oxidized
>> aluminum to trust it, so I ordered a new beater.

> The oxidized layer only looks bad, it is harmless. You can use 0000 wet
> sand paper to clean it. It will shine like a mirror. The manufacturer went
> cheap and did not anodize the part.
>

(Hi!) The reason I don't trust it is that I learned my lesson on
a meat grinder part. I never did manage to clean it enough to make
gray color from rubbing off onto the meat so I gave up.

Of course, that's different because you can't reach into that part
to clean it (which is why it went into the dishwasher!). I will
try cleaning this one, then I'll have a spare, but I wasn't going
to attempt the white icing using a beater that colors stuff gray.

nancy