Dishwasher Cooking: Make Your Dinner While Cleaning The Plates
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#2Could this be considered a derivative of Sous-vide[0]? That is, the mason jar technique is cooking in an air-tight container and temperature is at least somewhat regulated by the dishwasher. Have I had access to a cheap sous-vide machine this whole time!?
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#3Could this be considered a derivative of Sous-vide[0]? That is, the mason jar technique is cooking in an air-tight container and temperature is at least somewhat regulated by the dishwasher. Have I had access to a cheap sous-vide machine this whole time!? [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sous-vide
Sort of, but the temperature to a large extent depends on your water supply. Also, sous-vide often means cooking at low temperature for much longer than a dishwasher cycle. If you want to get into it on the cheap and are willing to experiment, a slow cooker is another option.
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#4Did anyone watch the Mythbusters episode where Alton Brown cooked a lasagne in the dishwasher?
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#5Also consider cooking with your car:
http://www.wikihow.com/Cook-Food-on-Your-Car%27s-Engine
http://www.amazon.com/Manifold-Destiny-Guide-Cooking-Engine/...
Re: Dishwasher Cooking: Make Your Dinner While Cleaning The Plates
#6Could this be considered a derivative of Sous-vide[0]? That is, the mason jar technique is cooking in an air-tight container and temperature is at least somewhat regulated by the dishwasher. Have I had access to a cheap sous-vide machine this whole time!? [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sous-vide
Sort of, but the temperature to a large extent depends on your water supply. Also, sous-vide often means cooking at low temperature for much longer than a dishwasher cycle. If you want to get into it on the cheap and are willing to experiment, a slow cooker is another option.
Modern dishwashers have a heating element, they don't depend on an external source of heat for water. Some can use a more efficient external source to reduce heating costs, but dishwashers run a lot hotter than what comes out of the tap.
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#7Could this be considered a derivative of Sous-vide[0]? That is, the mason jar technique is cooking in an air-tight container and temperature is at least somewhat regulated by the dishwasher. Have I had access to a cheap sous-vide machine this whole time!? [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sous-vide
Sort of, but the temperature to a large extent depends on your water supply. Also, sous-vide often means cooking at low temperature for much longer than a dishwasher cycle. If you want to get into it on the cheap and are willing to experiment, a slow cooker is another option.
My dishwasher runs too quickly and my water is too hot to make this technique usable. I've had great success with a $20 crockpot and the Dorkfood DSV, a no-frills PID controller that you can get on Amazon right now for $99. Much cheaper and easier than the other Kickstarter projects or making your own with an Arduino or something.
And I didn't think about the energy angle until now, but I'd think the crockpot transfers heat much more efficiently than a dishwasher, where most of the joules are going down the drain in a short period of time.
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#8Could this be considered a derivative of Sous-vide[0]? That is, the mason jar technique is cooking in an air-tight container and temperature is at least somewhat regulated by the dishwasher. Have I had access to a cheap sous-vide machine this whole time!? [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sous-vide
Do you not have a drink cooler? It'll do a better job of this than a dishwasher.
http://www.seriouseats.com/2010/04/cook-your-meat-in-a-beer-...
The dishwasher cooking trick is old, by the way; here's a reference to an article in Salon about it, from the '90s:
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#9Could this be considered a derivative of Sous-vide[0]? That is, the mason jar technique is cooking in an air-tight container and temperature is at least somewhat regulated by the dishwasher. Have I had access to a cheap sous-vide machine this whole time!? [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sous-vide
Do you not have a drink cooler? It'll do a better job of this than a dishwasher. http://www.seriouseats.com/2010/04/cook-your-meat-in-a-beer-... The dishwasher cooking trick is old, by the way; here's a reference to an article in Salon about it, from the '90s: http://www.salon.com/2000/03/03/cookbooks_4/
This'll be the next thing I try, definitely. Thanks for letting me know!
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#10Also consider cooking with your car: http://www.wikihow.com/Cook-Food-on-Your-Car%27s-Engine http://www.amazon.com/Manifold-Destiny-Guide-Cooking-Engine/...
Mythbusters also tried it (with the help of Alton Brown) in their "Surreal Gourmet Hour" episode (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqABijWMlxA). Incidentally, that episode also had a bit on cooking with a dishwasher but it was cut (http://mentalfloss.com/article/13132/mythbustersalton-brown-...).