Re: [CH] Stupid chile trick in the kitchen

Mike Benson (mbens@execpc.com)
Wed, 20 Nov 2002 10:42:08 -0600

> Unfortunately, our dishwasher was not working so I had to wash
> everything by hand in hot soapy water.
>
> In the past I had always washed my
> salsa-preparation dishes in the dishwasher, which must have had the
> right kind of detergent to remove the "hot stuff" from the dishes.
> Apparently the dish soap I used when I washed the dishes by hand
> didn't remove the capsaicin from the plastic of the bowl.

It might be the heat of the dishwasher more than the detergent.  I'd bet
it gets quite a bit hotter in there than what your hands could handle
washing by hand.  Just a thought.

-Mike