In rec.food.cooking, Sheryl Rosen > wrote:

> You just don't like handwashing cooking utensils, is that it???

I find it easiest to give things a quick rinse and then stack them in the
dishwasher.

> No, I would not put Bakelite in the dishwasher any more than I would put
> Calphalon pots and pans in the dishwasher, for the same reason.

> How hard is it to wash out a coffee pot?????

> Rinse it in hot water, swish the inside with a soapy sponge, rinse it again
> in hot water..Done! It takes as long to do it as it does to describe it, and
> you don't have to worry about the beautiful Bakelight handle getting ruined.

The opening is less than 1 inch, so swishing the inside with a soapy
sponge is pretty much out of the question. I sometimes use a bottle
brush.

> I don't understand something, maybe you can explain:
> You spend time and money (even if it's not a lot of money, it's still money)
> buying things you like, quality objects like Calphalon and wonderful antique
> coffee pots with Bakelite handles...

> And then you want to risk ruining them by putting them in the dishwasher.

I don't want to risk ruining them, moron. That's why I ask for advice
before I do it. If I were to do it WITHOUT asking, then I'd be taking a
risk.

Logic was never your forte, eh?


> WHY?????

> The fact that you're asking here means you have an idea that it might get
> ruined. Why would you risk it?

Again, since I have an idea that it might get ruined, I ask BEFORE I take
any risk. Therefore, I DO NOT risk it. Can you follow that?


> No matter how little or how much money something costs me, especially if
> it's something old or relatively rare (by today's standards), if it's
> something I like, I'm going to take care of it.

Good for you. And that's why I ask before I just throw it in the
dishwasher - because I take care of things too.


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