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Michael 'Dog3' Lonergan said:

Sheldon, what do you run thru your grinder to clean it? I have used the hot
water tap but I'm sure there is more I can do. Thanks.

Michael

Stale bread, maybe?

Michael 'Dog3' Lonergan said:

Sheldon, what do you run thru your grinder to clean it? I have used the hot
water tap but I'm sure there is more I can do. Thanks.

What... coffee grinder, meat grinder... what?

Sheldon

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Michael 'Dog3' Lonergan said:

Sheldon, what do you run thru your grinder to clean it? I have used
the hot water tap but I'm sure there is more I can do. Thanks.

What... coffee grinder, meat grinder... what?

Sheldon

Meat grinder.

Michael

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Michael 'Dog3' Lonergan said:

Sheldon, what do you run thru your grinder to clean it? I have used
the hot water tap but I'm sure there is more I can do. Thanks.

Michael

Stale bread, maybe?

I've used stale bread and it works okay. I still have a greasy residue.

Michael

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Michael 'Dog3' Lonergan said:

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Michael 'Dog3' Lonergan said:

Sheldon, what do you run thru your grinder to clean it? I have used
the hot water tap but I'm sure there is more I can do. Thanks.

What... coffee grinder, meat grinder... what?

Sheldon

Meat grinder.

Really hot soapy water.

Michael 'Dog3' Lonergan said:

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Michael 'Dog3' Lonergan said:

...what do you run thru your grinder to clean it? I have used
the hot water tap but I'm sure there is more I can do. Thanks.

What... coffee grinder, meat grinder... what?

Sheldon

Meat grinder.

Michael

I used to work in a grocery store and one of my jobs was to clean up
after the owner had used his meat grinder, he insisted no soap be used
on it (which i accept with cast iron) but i would cheat and use soap and
extremely hot water when he was not around, several times he caught me
and roundly berated me for it, but on those occasions when he was
unaware of what i had done he praised my ability to clean his steel
grinder.

IMO the grinders are not 'seasoned' the way an iron skillet is and
dishwashing liquid is fine, i use soap on my food processor and my old
hand cranked meat grinder to no ill effects.

Perhaps i am missing some other important aspect of this debate but as
far as i can tell there should be no problem with cleaning a meat
grinder with soap and hot water. Now my pepper grinder is another issue
all together. It don't come apart and the one time i washed it, it took
days to full dry and become useful again. But its an old wooden model
and i really should up grade to a version that can be fully
disassembled.
---
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Michael 'Dog3' Lonergan said:

Sheldon, what do you run thru your grinder to clean it? I have used
the hot water tap but I'm sure there is more I can do. Thanks.

Michael

Stale bread, maybe?

I've used stale bread and it works okay. I still have a greasy residue.

Michael

Ok, I'm out 🙂

Joseph LIttleshoes said:

Michael 'Dog3' Lonergan said:

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Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:

>...what do you run thru your grinder to clean it? I have used
>the hot water tap but I'm sure there is more I can do. Thanks.

What... coffee grinder, meat grinder... what?

Sheldon

Meat grinder.

Michael

I used to work in a grocery store and one of my jobs was to clean up
after the owner had used his meat grinder, he insisted no soap be used
on it (which i accept with cast iron) but i would cheat and use soap and
extremely hot water when he was not around, several times he caught me
and roundly berated me for it, but on those occasions when he was
unaware of what i had done he praised my ability to clean his steel
grinder.

IMO the grinders are not 'seasoned' the way an iron skillet is and
dishwashing liquid is fine, i use soap on my food processor and my old
hand cranked meat grinder to no ill effects.

Perhaps i am missing some other important aspect of this debate but as
far as i can tell there should be no problem with cleaning a meat
grinder with soap and hot water. Now my pepper grinder is another issue
all together. It don't come apart and the one time i washed it, it took
days to full dry and become useful again. But its an old wooden model
and i really should up grade to a version that can be fully
disassembled.
---
JL

Might there be parts of the grinder that need to stay lubricated - where
the soap would remove that lubrication?

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Sheldon, what do you run thru your grinder to clean it? I have used the
hot
water tap but I'm sure there is more I can do. Thanks.

Michael

What kind of a meat grinder are you talking about? The only two I'm
familiar with are the attachment for the Kitchenaid mixer and the old
fashioned hand cranked one that comes in various sizes. I put the parts for
both in the dishwasher.
Janet

Sheldon said:

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Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
> Sheldon, what do you run thru your grinder to clean it? I have used
> the hot water tap but I'm sure there is more I can do. Thanks.

What... coffee grinder, meat grinder... what?

Sheldon

Meat grinder.

Really hot soapy water.

Would it improve results to run ice cubes through first?

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Janet Bostwick said:

Michael 'Dog3 said:

Sheldon, what do you run thru your grinder to clean it? I have used the
hot water tap but I'm sure there is more I can do.

What kind of a meat grinder are you talking about? The only two I'm
familiar with are the attachment for the Kitchenaid mixer and the old
fashioned hand cranked one that comes in various sizes. I put the parts for
both in the dishwasher.

There aren't all that many parts to a meat grinder, regardless which.
Naturally if it's electric you're not going to submerge the motor
portion. The only parts to clean are the body, the auger, the plate,
the blade, and the retaining nut (five parts). All should be washed by
hand with hot sudsy water, rinse, and dry. The plate will normally be
of hardened tool steel and should be lightly coated with cooking oil to
prevent rust. These days most grinder employ a stainless steel blade,
but if of tool steel then oil that prior to storage too. There's no
rule that the grinder can't be cleaned in a dishwasher but I don't
recommend placing carbon steel , aluminum, die cast, or tinned parts in
the dishwasher. It shouldn't take more than three minutes to clean a
grinder by hand, no one can be that lazy they need to use a dishwasher
to clean five measly parts.

Sheldon

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rule that the grinder can't be cleaned in a dishwasher but I don't
recommend placing carbon steel , aluminum, die cast, or tinned parts in
the dishwasher. It shouldn't take more than three minutes to clean a
grinder by hand, no one can be that lazy they need to use a dishwasher
to clean five measly parts.

Sheldon

If the dishwasher is already half full, there's no reason not to put those 5
parts in there too.

On Sat 10 Dec 2005 08:35:04p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Janet
Bostwick?

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rule that the grinder can't be cleaned in a dishwasher but I don't
recommend placing carbon steel , aluminum, die cast, or tinned parts in
the dishwasher. It shouldn't take more than three minutes to clean a
grinder by hand, no one can be that lazy they need to use a dishwasher
to clean five measly parts.

Sheldon

If the dishwasher is already half full, there's no reason not to put
those 5 parts in there too.

Apparently you didn't get the rule book, Janet. <g>

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A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!

jake said:

Joseph LIttleshoes said:

Michael 'Dog3' Lonergan said:

>Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
>
>>...what do you run thru your grinder to clean it? I have used
>>the hot water tap but I'm sure there is more I can do. Thanks.
>
>
>What... coffee grinder, meat grinder... what?
>
>Sheldon
>
>

Meat grinder.

Michael

I used to work in a grocery store and one of my jobs was to clean up

Quoted message said:

after the owner had used his meat grinder, he insisted no soap be

used

Quoted message said:

on it (which i accept with cast iron) but i would cheat and use soap

and

Quoted message said:

extremely hot water when he was not around, several times he caught

me

Quoted message said:

and roundly berated me for it, but on those occasions when he was
unaware of what i had done he praised my ability to clean his steel
grinder.

IMO the grinders are not 'seasoned' the way an iron skillet is and
dishwashing liquid is fine, i use soap on my food processor and my

old

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hand cranked meat grinder to no ill effects.

Perhaps i am missing some other important aspect of this debate but

as

Quoted message said:

far as i can tell there should be no problem with cleaning a meat
grinder with soap and hot water. Now my pepper grinder is another

issue

Quoted message said:

all together. It don't come apart and the one time i washed it, it

took

Quoted message said:

days to full dry and become useful again. But its an old wooden

model

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and i really should up grade to a version that can be fully
disassembled.
---
JL

Might there be parts of the grinder that need to stay lubricated -
where
the soap would remove that lubrication?

Well yes, in an commercial grinder i imagine there are such parts but i
would think no food would come into contact with a 'lubricated' portion
of the machinery and i cant recall ever having to wash such a part as
ball bearings or the like.

Nothing like that of course in my hand cranked table top grinder all its
parts can be washed in soap and water.
---
JL

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Michael 'Dog3' Lonergan said:

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Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
> Sheldon, what do you run thru your grinder to clean it? I have used
> the hot water tap but I'm sure there is more I can do. Thanks.

What... coffee grinder, meat grinder... what?

Sheldon

Meat grinder.

Really hot soapy water.

So I'm doing it right then. I clean it good after every use but I thought
there might be something else I shouls be doing. Thank you.

Michael

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"Dog3" Lonergan?

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Michael 'Dog3' Lonergan said:

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> Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:
>> Sheldon, what do you run thru your grinder to clean it? I have used
>> the hot water tap but I'm sure there is more I can do. Thanks.
>
>
> What... coffee grinder, meat grinder... what?
>
> Sheldon
>
>

Meat grinder.

Really hot soapy water.

So I'm doing it right then. I clean it good after every use but I thought
there might be something else I shouls be doing. Thank you.

Yes, really hot soapy water. Although I dry it thoroughly, I also put all
the metal parts in a 200 degree oven for 15-20 minutes to insure that it's
dry. My grinder is tinned cast iron and there are a few small areas that
are not tinned. I don't want to risk rust. I also rub those surfaces with
a bit of oil on paper towel.

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Wayne Boatwright *¿*
_____________________________________________

A chicken in every pot is a *LOT* of chicken!

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On Sat 10 Dec 2005 08:35:04p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Janet
Bostwick?

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There's no

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rule that the grinder can't be cleaned in a dishwasher but I don't
recommend placing carbon steel , aluminum, die cast, or tinned parts in
the dishwasher. It shouldn't take more than three minutes to clean a
grinder by hand, no one can be that lazy they need to use a dishwasher
to clean five measly parts.

Sheldon

If the dishwasher is already half full, there's no reason not to put
those 5 parts in there too.

Apparently you didn't get the rule book, Janet. <g>

I always clean mine by hand regardless of the state of the dishwasher 😉 I
don't know why, I just do. It's like the big pots. I always hand wash
them even if there is room for them in the dishwasher. I think it's
because I get to use the [censored] factor afterwards 😉 I can [censored] about doing
"the dishes" <G>

Michael

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snip your relationship

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with your dishwasher is evidently quite intimate... fuzzy, warm, and
vibrates.

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Sheldon

You promised, you promised you wouldn't tell. Liar, liar, pants on fire.

Hi, I run bits of raw fish through mine to clean itl Salmon works best,
although,
chicken does a good job too.

Never Use hot water, as this will kill
the germs.

We need the germs to make good food.

Chef Charles
Michigan food pantry