With a food processor, you can chop up all your ingredients in the kitchen within seconds. It’s probably one of those items on your counter that goes unused 99% of the time but is still worth it because when you want to use it there are no words for how fast and easy everything becomes!
Your food processor not only makes cooking easier; its size allows foods such as ginger root or garlic cloves to be chopped with ease without any risk of cutting oneself due to small pieces flying around while chopping these hard vegetables by hand.
You don’t have to memorize the instructions for how your food processor’s parts should be washed, because there are only two methods. The first is by hand washing them; while this method takes a little more time and effort, it will also result in cleaner blades with less risk of damage. However, if you’re not up to doing dishes every night after cooking dinner then try putting all the dirty pieces on the top rack of the dishwasher-just make sure that you’ve removed any metal bits from inside before loading!
Manufacturers claim that their food processor parts are dishwasher safe, but it is not recommended to clean them in the dishwasher. Let’s explore why this is so and what you should do instead if your machine doesn’t have a self-cleaning function.
Cleaning in the Dishwasher
There are pros and cons to whether dishwashing your food processor parts is a good idea, even if the manufacturer said yours was safe for it. You’ll need to consider both before you wash any of your food processor’s pieces or buy new ones.
Pros:
The convenience of a dishwasher is undeniable. With the ability to toss food processor parts and dirty dishes without worry, it makes quick work out of cleanup time. A large family or party-goers will find this appliance especially valuable as they can get multiple pieces dirty in one go with its interchangeable blades and slicers.
Heat kills germs. The scalding-hot dishwasher water that you just grabbed left a red mark on your sensitive skin, but at least the hot temperature killed all of those nasty bugs in seconds.
You’ll likely have a shiny, clean dishwasher that doesn’t develop mold. With the drying cycle option and with all of those hot cycles, there’s really no need to use liquid cleaners or chemically-laden soaps for your dishes and equipment in order to avoid spoilage from mildew growth!
Cons:
Waiting for the dishwasher to finish running can be a time-consuming task, and if you are one of those people who won’t run it until it’s full then that means your food processor will not get cleaned.
Dishwashing parts should be rinsed before you put them in the dishwasher to help avoid food from sticking. But what if your detergent commercial says that it can get all of those nasty bits off? Well, unfortunately not every dish is created equal and pre-rinsing still does wonders for getting dishes spotless!
While the heat of a dishwasher is generally seen as an advantage, it also heats your kitchen and adds humidity. Growing up in Houston where even small increases to humidity can cause physical discomfort or overheating.
Sometimes, dishwashing detergent can be too harsh for the food processor parts. For example, when hand washing dishes soap is used by humans to clean birds impacted with oil-slathered feathers – it’s gentle enough that no one will ever use this type of water and soap on animals in need of cleaning because it would damage their skin over time.
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