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September 8, 2010 3:20 PM Subscribe
I washed a coffee-maker's insulated carafe in the dishwasher. Is it a total loss?
Yesterday, I got out a coffeemaker with insulated carafe we hadn't used in years. Forgetting that the carafe shouldn't be washed in the dishwasher, I did exactly that; now it has water sloshing in between its two layers, and no way to easily get it out. Is there any way to fix this, or do I need to suck it up and buy a new carafe?
Yesterday, I got out a coffeemaker with insulated carafe we hadn't used in years. Forgetting that the carafe shouldn't be washed in the dishwasher, I did exactly that; now it has water sloshing in between its two layers, and no way to easily get it out. Is there any way to fix this, or do I need to suck it up and buy a new carafe?
I don't know about yours, but the carafe for my coffee maker has a vacuum between the layers. If mine had water trapped there, it would definitely be junk. I suspect the same is true for yours.
posted by jon1270 at 5:07 PM on September 8, 2010
posted by jon1270 at 5:07 PM on September 8, 2010
What jon1270 said. Integrity has been breached. The carafe will no longer insulate effectively. Time for a new one, I'm afraid.
posted by Decani at 5:50 PM on September 8, 2010
posted by Decani at 5:50 PM on September 8, 2010
Response by poster: I suspected as much, but hoped to be wrong. Thanks!
posted by not that girl at 6:23 PM on September 8, 2010
posted by not that girl at 6:23 PM on September 8, 2010
If it has a glass liner, you should be able to unscrew it somehow and empty out the water, because every vacuum insulated glass lined carafe I've ever looked at had provisions for replacing the glass.
If it's all stainless steel and vacuum insulated, the vacuum is very unlikely to have been breached, and the water is sloshing around in the base of the carafe where the messy bits produced by the process of pulling a vacuum are hidden by the cap that serves as the base of the carafe. You can generally pry that base off, but its pretty tough to do, because you have to fit something into the small groove between the body and the base and twist until separation begins to show, or you have to tap on the thing you've fitted into the groove with a small hammer until the groove begins to widen noticeably. Like I said, tough. procrastination's solution might be your best bet in this case.
Foam insulated: toss.
posted by jamjam at 8:01 PM on September 8, 2010
If it's all stainless steel and vacuum insulated, the vacuum is very unlikely to have been breached, and the water is sloshing around in the base of the carafe where the messy bits produced by the process of pulling a vacuum are hidden by the cap that serves as the base of the carafe. You can generally pry that base off, but its pretty tough to do, because you have to fit something into the small groove between the body and the base and twist until separation begins to show, or you have to tap on the thing you've fitted into the groove with a small hammer until the groove begins to widen noticeably. Like I said, tough. procrastination's solution might be your best bet in this case.
Foam insulated: toss.
posted by jamjam at 8:01 PM on September 8, 2010
Response by poster: In case other people come along: it's this kind of thing jamjam describes: If it's all stainless steel and vacuum insulated, the vacuum is very unlikely to have been breached, and the water is sloshing around in the base of the carafe where the messy bits produced by the process of pulling a vacuum are hidden by the cap that serves as the base of the carafe. And, interestingly, last night when I picked it up off the counter, it was no longer sloshing--the water in the base had evaporated. I guess it just needed time to dry out.
posted by not that girl at 7:39 AM on September 9, 2010
posted by not that girl at 7:39 AM on September 9, 2010
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posted by procrastination at 3:40 PM on September 8, 2010