soyNates 1 post Apr 12, 2010 12:56 PM	Have been drooling for ages now over all the wonderful recipes here and am so grateful to everyone for sharing. Thought as a small return for all your generosity I'd share a little tip. As this ain't technically a recipe I'll understand if you spank me and send me away--but I'll wager I'm not the only one who has fits getting all the residue out of their soybean basket after the milk batch is done. Our model shipped with a little brush which came apart after the third batch and frankly I'm not certain it did any good while it was still alive. (With mesh holes in the basket only a few microns in size is there really a brush out there with bristles that tiny?). In desperation after our basket became so clogged you could barely see light through it, I took it outside and tried spraying it with our pressure washer. Tada! Perhaps not for the faint of heart and please if you try it put on some gloves 'cause you have to hold the basket in your hand and if the high-pressure water hits you it can sting. But seriously, our stainless steel basket looks brand new again. Have found it's not necessary to do this after every batch, just every few weeks or so--when you can see the basket's getting clogged up again. We wrote to the manufacturer and they were gracious to offer to send us another cleaning brush. They also mentioned soaking a badly-clogged basket in a solution of vinegar and water (more water than vinegar) for a few minutes and then scrubbing it with a brush dipped in baking soda. This suggestion did come with a warning that this would reduce the life of the basket because even diluted vinegar is corrosive. Wonder what y'all resort to to unclog the tiny holes in your bean basket? Does running it through a dishwasher do the trick? Perhaps someone out there's discovered a cleaning trick a bit less drastic than ours? Meantime, thanx for the width. We're so tickled to have joined this forum.
Bryanna Owner/Moderator 2717 posts Apr 12, 2010 1:55 PM	Hey, SoyNates! I never would have thought of that! But, then, I don't have a power washer! I just scrubbed ours with the tooth-brushy-looking tool that came with it and then put it through the dishwasher. That worked pretty well. I tried water and bleach, which worked, too, but I don't like using bleach too often. Now I have the filterless one, but I still put the stainless steel blade-protector thing through the dishwasher to keep it shiny.
Brenda W. 249 posts Apr 12, 2010 6:38 PM	Yes, I put mine in the dishwasher, on lower rack, anchored with something on top of it so it doesn't go flying around. (Usually a pot's handle or something) Usually gets completely clean that way, but I usually check about halfway through the cleaning cycle, and if there's any residue left, it brushes off in a breeze with the brush that came with it, and then back into the dishwasher for the remainder of the cycle.
soyNates 2 posts Apr 13, 2010 11:27 AM	Ah, so a cycle through the dishwasher will do the trick. That's great to know--thanx Bryanna and Brenda. Everything I've read about stainless steel suggests that mild soaps or dish detergent are best. Stronger chemicals will damage it. I want this baby to last forever! Thanx y'all, n
Rio 16 posts Apr 21, 2010 10:17 AM	I always clean mine with a toothbrush, works like a charm. If I have the dishwasher full at the same time I make the milk, I'll throw it in there. Both methods work. For some reason, the toothbrush works much better for me than the brush that came with the machine. When the machine quits I'll get a filterless one, but it just won't quit!!

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