[bnjj]

I saw this before on The Food Network...the chef also cooked fish on the car engine.

[claireZk]

Originally Posted by berryblondeboys

She said, "I ran it", so I'm assuming not just the heat.

And just because someone hadn't thought of it and is stealing the idea doesn't mean it's a good idea.

As I said, it was probably harsh, but in a world where water is precious and resources are getting scarcer, wasting energy in an obviously wasteful way just bugs me. I just wanted to say something to maybe turn on the "Oh... right" light bulb over other people's heads before they go and do the same thing... I can just seem 400 dishwashers running empty tonight just to make fish!

You don't like the idea. We get it. You don't need to be so rude to the OP about it...

[Voodoo]

Originally Posted by berryblondeboys

And just because someone hadn't thought of it and is stealing the idea doesn't mean it's a good idea.

As I said, it was probably harsh, but in a world where water is precious and resources are getting scarcer, wasting energy in an obviously wasteful way just bugs me. I just wanted to say something to maybe turn on the "Oh... right" light bulb over other people's heads before they go and do the same thing... I can just seem 400 dishwashers running empty tonight just to make fish!

I never EVER said it was my idea. I'd heard of it before...I just thought it'd be fun to try. Further, I don't have to justify myself to anyone (including you) just because I don't have the same opinion as others (including you).

Originally Posted by glamgirl84

that is so funny! imagine how quickly you could cook like, 50 filets for a large dinner party? I love that you not only thought about doing it, but you actually went ahead and tried! Good for you!

HAHA! I dunno, but that's a good idea! You wouldn't have to worry about making the entire kitchen hot cooking that much fish!

Originally Posted by miSsxhuStLer

That wouldn't have been good. I imagine an exploded zip lock bag with a dozen fish fillets in it would have made for one very messy dishwasher

That nightmare did cross my mind when I pushed the "start" button.

[HubbaWubba]

This is an old idea. If you google, salmon dishwasher, you will find lots of info. Most times it's done with Salmon. It's kind of like poaching. I don't know who ever thought up this idea, but to each his own. Just make sure not to add soap.

[cocogirl07]

OMG Voodoo I read the title and was like oohh no...Im scared to try this
I bet it will be fun to try.

[cocogirl07]

Originally Posted by berryblondeboys

May I ask WHY you did this? I would have to look, but I imagine this is a huge waste of water and electricity just to make fish. Perhaps if your oven is broken and you don't have a microwave, but to PURPOSEFULLY use a dishwasher with all that HOT water and electrical heat just seems extremely wasteful for no reason. Why not put them in a steam bath?

Maybe I'm being harsh, but it really bugs me when people don't think. I would have felt better if you had double or triple bagged it and actually DID this when your dishwasher was full of dirty dishes.

OK everyone start throwing the rotten tomatoes at me.... I just couldn't keep my mouth shut on this one.

It seems like someone wants attention

[cocogirl07]

Originally Posted by berryblondeboys

She said, "I ran it", so I'm assuming not just the heat.

And just because someone hadn't thought of it and is stealing the idea doesn't mean it's a good idea.

As I said, it was probably harsh, but in a world where water is precious and resources are getting scarcer, wasting energy in an obviously wasteful way just bugs me. I just wanted to say something to maybe turn on the "Oh... right" light bulb over other people's heads before they go and do the same thing... I can just seem 400 dishwashers running empty tonight just to make fish!

Why does it bother you that she made fish in a dishwasher Do you pay her water and electric bill?

[scarlett_2005]

I saw this on the Today show a few weeks ago. I had no idea you could cook fish like that.

OP you are much braver than I am. I don't have the guts to try it.lol.

[maggiesze1]

Hahaha... When I first read the title I immediately thought of that one episode from Everybody Loves Raymond where Ray was helping Debra prepare for the Thanksgiving feast and he was loading the dishwasher and accidently put the fish in the dishwasher too and then he ran it with the fish and all the other dirty dishes inside...

[wordpast]

When I read this title I thought you found an actual fish in your dish water!!!

I have no idea how I came up with that.

[heartnaspade]

Originally Posted by cocogirl07

Why does it bother you that she made fish in a dishwasher Do you pay her water and electric bill?

It doesn't matter who pays for her water and electric bills - the point is that by now most people should be aware of our planet's fragile condition, and shouldn't squander away our resources without thinking twice about their actions.

[Vegas Long Legs]

^^^ I totaly agree.
We all need to be good stewards of the world resources. They are not unlimited.

[berryblondeboys]

This bothered me all night (not the jabs, but that this is DONE and promoted on a food network show). First, no one should use ziploc plastic bags to cook in unless they are MEANT for cooking food. Ziplocs are not meant for cooking and will break down at near boiling point (190 degrees is the beginning of breakdown).

Here's an article on that:

http://camping.about.com/od/campingr...locbaggies.htm

Now, on the ziploc site it says that you can use ziplocs and saran for heating and reheating foods in the microwave and to follow label directions for use. On further searching using "ziploc boil" it pulled a ziploc.ca site, but it's no longer working, so I can't connect it, but listed is the question, "can you boil in a ziploc bag" and the answer is no. Dishwashers are near boiling.... If you insist on cooking in ziplocs, I would suggest you use their zip and steam bags (or whatever they are called).

Also, a dishwasher uses an average of 25 gallons of water (depending on how old and big the machine is, it could be a super saver with only using 8 gallons, but most of us don't have those).

It cost about 50 cents to run that dishwasher that one time - more because the heat dry was turned on.

Compare that to using 1 gallon of water on the stove with a steamer insert over boiling water while using a FDA approved bag for boiling/steaming. I can't find info on boiling one gallon of water on the stove, but it would be a couple pennies. You would get the same flavor and same fish without all the waste. Plus, the time needed to cook the fish could be controlled better.

25 gallons of water and 50 cents versus 1 gallon of water and 5 cents (which is probably too much money for boiling water on the stove for a few minutes).

Really, I'm not so annoyed that someone tried this. I'm ore annoyed a food show demonstrated this because that is just promoting nonsense and wastefulness.

OK, I'm done now. I don't want "attention"... I'm just tired of so much wastefulness. I talked to my MIL for flushing the toilet because she spit into it to... it's just me.

[HubbaWubba]

^^^Your MIL put the wrong end in the toilet. j/k trying to lighten the mood.

[berryblondeboys]

^^^LOL.... OK, that gave me a HUGE chuckle! LOL The visual is too much for me... she's a good person, but well... she's a typical MIL! LOL