The ones having a mighty machine should never underestimate its power since although it’s is just another machine, it is no less than a life saver and sanity protector. Although, many of us might just know some of the basic uses of dishwasher, and know its basic functioning like the way it uses hard water or has a drying heating element but dishwasher can serve more than that. Check out this post in order to grasp some not-so-basic dishwasher hacks that you can derive out of it.
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Give A Great And Generous Wash To Your Fruits And Vegetables
All of us want to save their time while cooking, right? You can actually save a lot of time if you wash your fruits and vegetables with dishwasher and apply that rinse-only cycle but don’t add dishwasher detergent. You can add a little bit of white vinegar for a more deep clean.
Dishwasher’s Cleaning Service At Your Service
The cleaning abilities of dishwasher are not just confined to cleaning fruits and veggies and hence you can clean your kid’s and shoes and toys and get them sparkling!
Not Only Confined To Washing
Contrary to what the name suggests, dishwasher is not just confined to washing and cleaning but you can actually cook a salmon filet with this. To do this, you just need to season two salmon filet with olive oil, lemon or lime juice, salt and pepper, then seal them in two airtight foil packets. Place the packets in the top rack of the dishwasher and run a normal (soap-free) cycle, then remove and enjoy your fuss-free fish!
Say Goodbye To The Germs On Your Handles
We all are usually so busy and never get a chance to wash and sanitize our door handles, right? But use this dishwasher hack and take off those handles and put them into your dishwasher. Make sure to wash only those handles made up of ceramic and metal and not painted or plated.
Sparkling And Shiny Keyboard
Keyboards can get really messy since you are all day typing and sending germs via your hands. You can actually sanitize some keyboards in a rinse cycle in your dishwasher but make sure that you have got a keyboard which is recommended for this type of cleaning.
Clean Your Makeup Brushes
This dishwasher hack is most helpful for girls who spend a lot of time cleaning makeup brushes. Just place your makeup brushes in a silverware tray of your dishwasher to remove all the deposits and gunk.
Clean Out The Covers Please
A lot of dust accumulates on the covers of fans, switches, lights and vents and you can get rid of all those dirty deposits by making sure you run those covers through your dishwasher every couple of months.
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Serves You Even After Its Death
So, your dishwasher is very loyal to you since you can use its worn out parts to make a ribbon or thread organizer.
Maintain Your Washing Machine With Dishwasher Tablets
You can add a dishwasher tablet to empty cycle at 60 degrees and this will kill any bacteria in the machine.
Cook Lasagna With Dishwasher
You can cook lasagna in the same way as you cook your Salmon but make sure that your guests approve of your ‘dishwasher lasagna’ instead of ‘oven lasagna’ !
Keep Your Food Hot
You can always keep your food warm with the dishwasher option of no water and heat/dry cycle.
Ripen Your Avocados
Throw your unripe avocados into the dishwasher and they will ripe.