I dishwashed a bowl with some starter left in it and now everything is a floury mess! Help!
Long story short, everything now, 4 washes later, STILL has this sticky film on it. How do I get this outta my dishwasher?
Surely I’m not the only one.
by 4giveMethisisata
15 Comments
BadManor
Check the dishwasher filter, it may be full of starter.
Techwood111
Someone needs to watch the Technology Connections videos.
Spooky_Tree
Have you washed your filter and ran a cleaning tablet?
doomrabbit
Hard water area? Might be a combination of flour and limescale clogging things up. A generous splash of vinegar during the washing phase or a spoonful of citric acid crystals/powder in the detergent cup can do wonders with melting limescale away. Citric acid is used for canning, look for it near the mason jars in stores.
Michigan/hard water coping strategies, fixed my issues like this.
DushiTashita
I always handwash with a little bit of vinegar or bleach and after that I put it in the dishwasher
I_aura
For the future, always soak starter and dough covered items in *cold* water, then rinse of all traces before contact with hot water.
pokermaven
i do this almost every day. Not a ton, but I don’t get any residue on mine. how old is the dishwasher and what kind of detergent are you using? Might use a rinse agent as well.
4art4
Putting a Pyrex measuring cup (or any brand) in the dishwasher will slowly fade the red markings. The cleaner you pre-rinse, and more soap you use, and the softer your water, the faster that happens.
Chefmeatball
Looks like you get to soak in some hot water a hand wash now 🤷♂️
Odd-Combination-9067
Wipe off and compost any starter or dough, soak dishes in cold water w vinegar a bit, wipe off dishes w paper towel
TankApprehensive3053
Wash everything by hand. Clean dishwasher fully.
Ambitious-Ad-4301
Couldn’t be bothered to read through all the comments but I would soak in tepid water with a fair bit of soap added. Leave for an hour and scrub. The tepid water and soap will break down most of the gluten crap left over. It’s the same as in the old days when flour was used to seal a still (some places it still is). High temperature is the enemy of cleaning off flour. It needs to be tepid and a bit of soap is alkaline to help break down the fats.
jameson71
Putting that yeti insulated cup through the dishwasher is also not the best idea I don’t think.
4giveMethisisata
Holy crap this guy is awesome!!
distantreplay
When was the last time you cleaned your dishwasher?
15 Comments
Check the dishwasher filter, it may be full of starter.
Someone needs to watch the Technology Connections videos.
Have you washed your filter and ran a cleaning tablet?
Hard water area? Might be a combination of flour and limescale clogging things up. A generous splash of vinegar during the washing phase or a spoonful of citric acid crystals/powder in the detergent cup can do wonders with melting limescale away. Citric acid is used for canning, look for it near the mason jars in stores.
Michigan/hard water coping strategies, fixed my issues like this.
I always handwash with a little bit of vinegar or bleach and after that I put it in the dishwasher
For the future, always soak starter and dough covered items in *cold* water, then rinse of all traces before contact with hot water.
i do this almost every day. Not a ton, but I don’t get any residue on mine. how old is the dishwasher and what kind of detergent are you using? Might use a rinse agent as well.
Putting a Pyrex measuring cup (or any brand) in the dishwasher will slowly fade the red markings. The cleaner you pre-rinse, and more soap you use, and the softer your water, the faster that happens.
Looks like you get to soak in some hot water a hand wash now 🤷♂️
Wipe off and compost any starter or dough, soak dishes in cold water w vinegar a bit, wipe off dishes w paper towel
Wash everything by hand. Clean dishwasher fully.
Couldn’t be bothered to read through all the comments but I would soak in tepid water with a fair bit of soap added. Leave for an hour and scrub. The tepid water and soap will break down most of the gluten crap left over. It’s the same as in the old days when flour was used to seal a still (some places it still is). High temperature is the enemy of cleaning off flour. It needs to be tepid and a bit of soap is alkaline to help break down the fats.
Putting that yeti insulated cup through the dishwasher is also not the best idea I don’t think.
Holy crap this guy is awesome!!
When was the last time you cleaned your dishwasher?
Maybe it’s time.