Itâs not about killing microbes, itâs about getting rid of pathogens and spores they create. You canât steam that away. For example, botulinum toxin can withstand up to +85C and botulinum spores can withstand boiling water. No dishwasher will make your stuff safe from botulinum.
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Laticauda@lemmy.ca â¨10⊠â¨months⊠ago
I mean logically the kind of shit that grows on your dishes isnât much better for you than the literal shit that a toilet brush would scrub out of your toilet bowl. They both contain a lot of the same bacteria, you wouldnât be much better off licking an old used plate that has been sitting in a moist environment for a few days before you put the dishwasher on than you would be from licking a toilet brush. Well made dishwashers are designed to vigorously wash and, with the right settings and detergent, sanitize everything inside them so that they are safe to eat off of. Heck the machines they use to sanitize surgical equipment are essentially fancy dishwashers. But emotionally I couldnât do it. Even if I used the best dishwasher known to man and rewashed everything multiple times, I just wouldnât be able to get over that mental hurdle.
Aux@lemmy.world â¨10⊠â¨months⊠ago
Laticauda@lemmy.ca â¨10⊠â¨months⊠ago
Hot water isnât the only thing cleaning your dishes you know.
Aux@lemmy.world â¨10⊠â¨months⊠ago
Yes, but none of the things inside the dishwasher are rated against fece transmited pathogens.
Laticauda@lemmy.ca â¨10⊠â¨months⊠ago
Considering you can find traces of human feces on literally every surface inside a human home, I imagine you mainly need stuff like that for surgery, and surgical items are washed in what is, essentially, a dishwasher.
0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works â¨10⊠â¨months⊠ago
I know, right? If nothing else it just feels wrongâŚ