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A dishwasher can make or break a restaurant (2017)

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Re: A dishwasher can make or break a restaurant (2017)

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The "heart," but the only mention of pay is $10/hour, and advancement leads to more long nights as a chef in the volatile restaurant industry? Such respect Edit: also, the lip service of the title "porter" - the electric company will surely except that as payment

They get paid in lip service apparently. Just like all the essential workers during covid lockdowns.

Re: A dishwasher can make or break a restaurant (2017)

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The "heart," but the only mention of pay is $10/hour, and advancement leads to more long nights as a chef in the volatile restaurant industry? Such respect Edit: also, the lip service of the title "porter" - the electric company will surely except that as payment

Not that underpaid workers aren't an issue, but - in my experience working in kitchens, the owner / person controlling the funds is very rarely actually on the cooking team. And so the respect comes from other team members, not management.

Re: A dishwasher can make or break a restaurant (2017)

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Back in the late 90s I was working in a nightclub in the UK. It was my first time when I had to use a 'professional' dishwasher. That thing could wash 50-70 glasses in 3-4 mins and I remember that when I was pulling out that tray it was hotter than the sun. We had 5-6 trays for each dishwasher of them and at any given time 1-2 trays were out filled with glasses cooling down. These were like tiny ovens (same horizonta…

The article is about people, actual human beings washing the dishes by hand.

Re: A dishwasher can make or break a restaurant (2017)

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I worked part time as a dishwasher for around 6 years in middle/high school, at a restaurant with no machine, just three sinks and a huge counter. It's definitely a good way to get into the restaurant industry, but also a great way to learn if you hate working at a restaurant.

Re: A dishwasher can make or break a restaurant (2017)

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but unfortunately the speedy commercial ones aren’t removing the all the chemicals properly – https://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2022/Geschirrspuel... another reason to eat at home.

I think the article refers to the actual human(s) doing the work, not machines. Quite confusing, not sure if it's intentional or not.

Interesting, I was called a busboy when I was working in a restaurant washing the dishes, not a dishwasher. Never heard it be used for anything but the device.

Re: A dishwasher can make or break a restaurant (2017)

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Back in the late 90s I was working in a nightclub in the UK. It was my first time when I had to use a 'professional' dishwasher. That thing could wash 50-70 glasses in 3-4 mins and I remember that when I was pulling out that tray it was hotter than the sun. We had 5-6 trays for each dishwasher of them and at any given time 1-2 trays were out filled with glasses cooling down. These were like tiny ovens (same horizonta…

At one point West Virginia had a very large glass industry, including production of drinking glasses for eastern cities. Sustained breakage ensured a large steady market.

https://www.glassonline.com/usa-opinions-differ-on-decline-o...

"One hundred years ago, by one historian's estimate, the bars, hotels and restaurants of New York City broke 500,000 glass tumblers every day." (2003)

Re: A dishwasher can make or break a restaurant (2017)

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but unfortunately the speedy commercial ones aren’t removing the all the chemicals properly – https://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2022/Geschirrspuel... another reason to eat at home.

What about household ones?

Probably not as much of a concern. IIRC the issue comes from the sani solution and rinsing aids.

Re: A dishwasher can make or break a restaurant (2017)

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but unfortunately the speedy commercial ones aren’t removing the all the chemicals properly – https://www.news.uzh.ch/en/articles/media/2022/Geschirrspuel... another reason to eat at home.

What about household ones?

You also get to choose what chemicals you use and whether you run additional rinse in the machine or simply in a sink.
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