Things you always wanted to know the answer to [Vol. 3]

[227bhp]

Halmyre said:

Same with plastics.

Aren't dishwashers too harsh for non-stick coatings?

No, how can they be when its normal use is being held over a gas flame?

[Shakermaker]

glenrobbo said:

Why do boxes of fine assorted chocolate truffles have the images and descriptions of the delicious contents printed on the underside of the box?

Maybe it is so that you can tell what you are getting in the box before you open it? Useful if you are a nut allergy sufferer, you can know not to buy based on this info without having to open the box.

if there is no legend printed inside the box though, then its just cheap on the part of the manufacturer.

[227bhp]

Shakermaker said:

glenrobbo said:

Why do boxes of fine assorted chocolate truffles have the images and descriptions of the delicious contents printed on the underside of the box?

Maybe it is so that you can tell what you are getting in the box before you open it? Useful if you are a nut allergy sufferer, you can know not to buy based on this info without having to open the box.

if there is no legend printed inside the box though, then its just cheap on the part of the manufacturer.

So you can do Laurel & Hardy type sketches to amuse your family and friends.

[Hugo a Gogo]

as Forrest Gump said "Life is like a box of chocolates, if you look at the bottom you'll see which one is which"

[grumbledoak]

227bhp said:

No, how can they be when its normal use is being held over a gas flame?

You don't normally put the flame to the Teflon surface. Anyway it's the chemical (salt) and/or the abrasive environment that normally kills things in dishwashers.

[227bhp]

grumbledoak said:

227bhp said:

No, how can they be when its normal use is being held over a gas flame?

You don't normally put the flame to the Teflon surface. Anyway it's the chemical (salt) and/or the abrasive environment that normally kills things in dishwashers.

No it isn't, when the pan is on the hob (the right way up) the Teflon is at a much higher temp than in any dishwasher.
A DW environment is far gentler to a pan than anything it sees in normal service on a hob.

From here: https://www.chemours.com/Teflon/en_US/products/coo...

Myth: "Nonstick-coated pans cannot be put in the dishwasher."
Fact: If a nonstick pan has Teflon™ nonstick coatings and is from a reputable manufacturer, it can be put in the dishwasher."

Edited by 227bhp on Friday 3rd February 11:39

[rambo19]

227bhp said:

No it isn't, when the pan is on the hob (the right way up) the Teflon is at a much higher temp than in any dishwasher.
A DW environment is far gentler to a pan than anything it sees in normal service on a hob.

From here: https://www.chemours.com/Teflon/en_US/products/coo...

Myth: "Nonstick-coated pans cannot be put in the dishwasher."
Fact: If a nonstick pan has Teflon™ nonstick coatings and is from a reputable manufacturer, it can be put in the dishwasher."

Edited by 227bhp on Friday 3rd February 11:39

Why would you need to put a non stick pan in the dishwasher?

[andym1603]

rambo19 said:

Why would you need to put a non stick pan in the dishwasher?

Why not? We like to wash cookware once it has been used.

[Dr Jekyll]

andym1603 said:

Why not? We like to wash cookware once it has been used.

I always thought the typical PHer was the kind of person to wash up before the next meal rather than after the last one.

[rambo19]

andym1603 said:

Why not? We like to wash cookware once it has been used.

I wipe my non stick pans down with kitchen towel after use.

[Drummond Baize]

Watching a documentary on EMI last night got me wondering; if you took a silver/gold/platinum disc off the wall, took it out of its frame and put it on a turntable, would it play just the same as the vinyl version?

[Halmyre]

Drummond Baize said:

Watching a documentary on EMI last night got me wondering; if you took a silver/gold/platinum disc off the wall, took it out of its frame and put it on a turntable, would it play just the same as the vinyl version?

I think they used to be just ordinary albums spray-painted, so the answer is...probably?

I have heard a story of one recipient trying to play it and finding out it was a James Last LP or something like that.

[Drummond Baize]

Halmyre said:

Drummond Baize said:

Watching a documentary on EMI last night got me wondering; if you took a silver/gold/platinum disc off the wall, took it out of its frame and put it on a turntable, would it play just the same as the vinyl version?

I think they used to be just ordinary albums spray-painted, so the answer is...probably?

I have heard a story of one recipient trying to play it and finding out it was a James Last LP or something like that.

Well that's terribly disappointing on both levels; that they're not actually made of silver/gold/platinum and they're not necessarily a copy of the actual record that sold all those copies.

Sad face.

[br d]

Drummond Baize said:

Halmyre said:

Drummond Baize said:

Watching a documentary on EMI last night got me wondering; if you took a silver/gold/platinum disc off the wall, took it out of its frame and put it on a turntable, would it play just the same as the vinyl version?

I think they used to be just ordinary albums spray-painted, so the answer is...probably?

I have heard a story of one recipient trying to play it and finding out it was a James Last LP or something like that.

Well that's terribly disappointing on both levels; that they're not actually made of silver/gold/platinum and they're not necessarily a copy of the actual record that sold all those copies.

Sad face.

Listened to a Tracey Thorn book recently and she said exactly that. EBTG received a gold album on which she could clearly see 7 tracks on side 1, their album had 5 tracks, it was just any old disc painted up.

[98elise]

grumbledoak said:

227bhp said:

No, how can they be when its normal use is being held over a gas flame?

You don't normally put the flame to the Teflon surface. Anyway it's the chemical (salt) and/or the abrasive environment that normally kills things in dishwashers.

There is very little salt in dishwasher water. The salt (brine) is used to regen the water softner. Water thats been softened is drinkable, so is unlikely to damage a teflon surface.

[Nezquick]

Here's a question for you:

If someone is born blind, do they dream? And if they do, what do they dream of and how?

[gregs656]

Nezquick said:

Here's a question for you:

If someone is born blind, do they dream? And if they do, what do they dream of and how?

They have auditory dreams.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Why are the toilets in DIY stores always in such dreadful condition. Bits missing, bits broken, stuff leaking. FFS, the stuff needed to fix it up to look presentable are on the damn shelves.

[anonymous-user]

Dr Jekyll said:

I always thought the typical PHer was the kind of person to wash up before the next meal rather than after the last one.

Wash up?!

Good God man, it's neither 1950 nor is it the third world. Do you go outside to use the toilet too?!

We have machines to wash for us. Using a sponge and a bowl of soapy water is rather backward.

[berlintaxi]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Why are the toilets in DIY stores always in such dreadful condition. Bits missing, bits broken, stuff leaking. FFS, the stuff needed to fix it up to look presentable are on the damn shelves.

Where do you think plumbers source their parts?