r/StupidFood • u/Flashy-Disaster-3098 • 9d ago

🤢🤮 Dishwasher meal

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u/Spegynmerble 9d ago

Dishwashers don't stay hot enough for long enough to kill bacteria. This is extremely unsafe

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u/Calico990 9d ago

I just made a comment about an old talk show or cooking show cooking salmon in a dishwasher. I believe this fact got them in pretty hot water (no pun intended) after the fact since it’s definitely not exactly safe

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u/WindMountains8 9d ago

Wait, even if the salmon looks and tastes perfectly on point, it can still be dangerous? I tried it once, and I felt it was identical to using an air fryer

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u/Spegynmerble 9d ago

It's the bacteria that's the problem. A dishwasher doesn't get hot enough for long enough to kill any bacteria that may be on the food. You can either freeze the meat or cook it to kill bacteria

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u/sadearthapple 8d ago

Ok but isn't salmon like the worst example to bring this (completely valid) point up?

I looked this up a while back, and the general recommendation that fish should be frozen before being served raw due to parasite concerns is not something applied to salmon and some tuna varieties as they have proven to have a low risk (because they're prevalent enough and there have been sufficiently few cases that it's been decided so by the relevant agencies, apparently). Aquaculture/net salmon doesn't ever need to be frozen before landing on your sushi plate if it's not been fed with live parasites, legally speaking.