Comments on: Shouldn't you cook salmon in your dishwasher?

Shouldn't you cook salmon in your dishwasher?

QuietDesperation — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 19:55:31 -0800

Shouldn't you cook salmon in your dishwasher? Poaching fish in the dishwasher is a virtually foolproof way to shock your friends, prepare a succulent meal, and do the dishes—all at the same time. Not all of the The Surreal Gourmet's offerings are quite so weird, but they might, as he claims, make you into a culinary hero.

By: greasy_skillet

greasy_skillet — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 19:58:13 -0800

The Surreal Gourmet was cool until he started doing those Mrs. Dash commercials.

By: stbalbach

stbalbach — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 20:07:46 -0800

You can also wash your computer keyboard in the dishwasher (according to a recent flurry of posts on BoingBoing). And a greasy skillet cleans up nicely, so long as its not cast iron, then you have rusty skillet.

By: arse_hat

arse_hat — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 20:34:00 -0800

The galloping gourmet did the poaching fish in the dishwasher thing back in the 60's. (watch too much Food Network)

By: wendell

wendell — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 20:40:01 -0800

I am so going to hate myself for jumping at this easy joke... And the Frugal Gourmet did the Surreal Gourmet back in the '70s.

By: mischief

mischief — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 20:43:04 -0800

I believe it was watching the fifth rerun of the Tool Man poaching salmon in his dishwasher that led me to dropping my TV off the porch roof.

By: Keith Talent

Keith Talent — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 20:44:01 -0800

Bob Blummer should be tried and shot for crimes against cuisine. The funny thing is he is such a hack that he kinda was on the vanguard of the whole food as art movement that's so popular at the moment, but was never bright enough to realize what was happening around him. Ferra was. He is a visionary for realizing that conceptual art and cooking are not mutually exclusive, only his lack of talent led to his greatest triumph, "Shrimp on a Barbie" which after you get over the hilarious and thought provoking act of serving deep fried shrimp between Barbies spread thighs, is not more than a Long John Silvers menu item with some plastic staturay on the side.

By: arse_hat

arse_hat — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 20:45:45 -0800

"And the Frugal Gourmet did the Surreal Gourmet back in the '70s." oh dear, wendell. oh dear.

By: arse_hat

arse_hat — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 20:53:49 -0800

" serving deep fried shrimp between Barbies spread thighs" Garlic buttered lobster works much better.

By: gorgor_balabala

gorgor_balabala — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 21:17:11 -0800

Ooooh ooh, ireallywannatrythis!!!! But like most people with props in the kitchen, i do not want people who eat my food to think i am a total crackpot who will one day poison them.

By: pruner

pruner — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 21:43:27 -0800

they really should make clear that you're not supposed to use detergent when running the "normal" cycle.

By: artifarce

artifarce — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 21:59:54 -0800

Pruner, I thought that as well...and saying you can do dishes while cooking the fish is very misleading. Sure, the fish is wrapped up, but I don't trust aluminum foil that much.

By: alumshubby

alumshubby — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 05:20:39 -0800

I hope my next apartment has a dishwasher in the kitchen -- I so want to try this.

By: Pollomacho

Pollomacho — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 06:10:04 -0800

My question is; heated dry setting?

By: crunchland

crunchland — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 08:58:59 -0800

Once you've mastered this, try a cooking a pot roast on your crankcase on the next long road trip you're taking.

By: OmieWise

OmieWise — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 09:44:58 -0800

Reminds me of Marinetti's Futurist Cookbook, but not as crazy and cool. (Oh, and without the Fascism.)

By: troutfishing

troutfishing — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 10:39:11 -0800

I'm wondering if I can try this dishwasher trick with smaller mammals, like a Laotian Rock Rat, a hedgehog, or even a pot-bellied pig.

By: crunchland

crunchland — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 10:51:26 -0800

mmm... poodle.

By: Specklet

Specklet — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 10:53:35 -0800

I just moved to a place with a dishwasher and am rather fond of salmon...

By: Smedleyman

Smedleyman — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 12:52:27 -0800

Oh great. Surrealism. Now I have to stand in the tea chest. ...do ya put soap in when you poach the salmon?

By: Goofyy

Goofyy — Wed, 08 Jun 2005 02:29:53 -0800

I did this once, it worked very well. That was in the early 70's. I heard this attributed to Vincent Price (RIP), who made horror on the screen and wrote cooking books.