February 26, 2007
That’s dishwasher safe?
by Jen (February 26, 2007)
Tipnut features some things you didn’t know you could put in the dishwasher today. I won’t repeat the list here so you’ll have to click over 
but I will add a couple.
- Ziploc bags: if you want to save some money, a trip through the dishwasher will thoroughly clean out
and sterilize(see comments) your used Ziploc bags. Just make sure you spread the bag open on some prongs, so the water gets down in it completely. - Plastic or glass art stuff: your paint mixing cups or brush-rinsing jars should do just fine in the dishwasher. If you don’t clean these items regularly, scraping off the crud by hand can be an awful job. I’m not sure how well dried acryllic paints come off (I kind of enjoy scraping those off since they just peel like some sort of alien putty, LOL). I would definitely recommend scraping off any outstandingly big chunks just to make sure you don’t gum up the works in the dishwasher.
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February 27th, 2007 at 9:03 am
Thanks so much for the mention, I love your site!!
March 1st, 2007 at 4:07 pm
Hi, nice site! As a nosy nurse, I couldn’t help but comment on the ziplock baggies in the dishwasher. A dishwasher can clean a baggy, however it’s very unlikely that a residential dishwasher sustains a high enough temperature for long enough or enough psi to actually sterilize an item. Not that we really need sterile baggies…clean will usually suffice…
March 1st, 2007 at 7:18 pm
Tipnut, you’re welcome, and thank you!
Working Girl, you’re exactly right - poor choice of words on my part. I’ve edited the post. Thanks for the correction - I certainly don’t want to misinform anyone.
March 3rd, 2007 at 11:27 pm
Hi,
I’m really embarrassed that I left that comment above. I just had some surgery and was under the influence of a lovely narcotic pain killer. It seems that I thought people truly needed to know that dishwashers don’t actually sterilize baggies — as if someone might take one into surgery or something. “Nurse, quart-sized ziploc, please.” You must think I’m a terrible know-it-all. Please forgive?
March 3rd, 2007 at 11:35 pm
Don’t be embarrassed! “Sterilize” IS a technical term, and while I hope no one would think they could use dishwasher cleansed Ziplocs for a blood transfusion, you never know.
Please feel free to comment any time, pain killers or not.