Re: Food-grade plastics

On Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:39:56 +0100, Adam Funk wrote:

On 2009-09-29, Garrett Wollman wrote:

In article <h9rcae$7r3$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Roland Hutchinson
<my.spamtrap@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

They are speaking of a heating element that comes on to dry the dishes
after they have been washed. (It may also be used to heat the wash or
rinse water.)

That explains it.

In dishwashers like the one I and (apparently) Adam have, the drying
part of the cycle involves spraying very hot water on everything and
allowing it to evaporate. My dishwasher's operating instructions
recommend propping the door open for half an hour after the end of the
cycle for best drying. (It's a Bosch, but the same dishwasher is also
sold under the Thermador nameplate.)

Mine is a Bosch too. Leaving the door open is not an option in our
small kitchen. I'd rather leave it closed until someone has a chance to
empty it out; I think the contents stay sanitary as long as it's sealed
(within reason).

I see. Our Kenmore (Sears house brand) has the old-fashioned visible
heating element in the bottom between the lower rack and the drain. It
heats up the final rinse water (and water in other parts of the cycle,
too, depending on what kind of cycle you selected) and then it will
either come on to dry the dishes or not depending on whether you have
selected its energy-saving mode (no-heat dry) or not.

This is the way American dishwashers traditionally have operated since
time immemorial, as far as I know. It is probably less eco-friendly than
a shiny new Bosch/Thermador.

--
Roland Hutchinson

He calls himself "the Garden State's leading violist da gamba,"
.... comparable to being ruler of an exceptionally small duchy.
--Newark (NJ) Star Ledger ( http://tinyurl.com/RolandIsNJ )
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