Dishwasher Salmon, anyone?

[SIx String Chef]

How does it not absorb the smell of the soap water?

Hi, Chili! Because the aluminum foil is not permeable to smells by itself that would only happen if some of the wash water leaked into the pouch.

And that is why you NEED to use at least two individually wrapped layers of foil, make absolutely tight-crimped seals at the seams of the foil pouch and ensure that there are NO punctures anywhere in the aluminum foil. It's the same principle as when you're cooking "au-papillote" (fancy way of saying "cooking in a sealed parchment paper pouch").

I like to think of it as a tinfoil turnover / empanada

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

That's what I figured, Six. thanks

 

[mcblink]

Took a while but I finally got 'round to doing the test.

DId a little research and found many recipes for it including one on the Food Network website by Bob Blumer, renowned chef (aka The Surreal Gourmet) and who also happens to be a fellow Torontonian Canuck. This gave the process enough credibility in my view to be a bona-fide way of cooking salmon.

Anyhoo, thawed a piece of Costco Salmon (just in case it all went tits-up), coated it with a seasoning mix (dill, cilantro, onion, smoked sea salt, pepper, a dash of a charred habanero salsa and olive oil), and wrapped it tight in a tinfoil pouch.

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Put it in the dishwasher along with the night's load...

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... and let'er rip! Full normal cycle, detergent pod in, the works. And the results are in...

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Moist, melt-in your-mouth texture, cooked to perfection and all flavours married flawlessly. Closest I've tasted to cooking it in bag sous-vide. For those who prefer a firmer consistency, you can try adding the "heat-dry / sanitize" option to the cycle. This will kinda overcook it, but definitely give it that texture.

Plain and simple, it works. Couple of tips: make absolutely sure to use the thickest aluminum foil you can find (reynolds heavy duty works just fine); use at least two layers of foil; roll/crimp all seams around the sides VERY tightly, do not leave any seams across the flat surface of the pouch; this will avoid any undesired filtering of the washing water.

Let me know if you have any questions, brethren... Enjoy!

Wow. That actually looks pretty tasty! Good work!!

 

[Clockworkmike]

Lmao did anyone notice in the Wikipedia story , that it was none other than the ghoulish Vincent Price himself, who brought this to the world's attention via a Johnny Carson episode in the 70s?

Ive done some pretty white trash/degenerate things with food out of lack of resources, drunkenness and possibly signs of full blown brain damage: but i never figured using a dishwasher to cook with. It usually just cleans up whatever said white trash/degenerate thing i concocted lmao