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    Default Silverfish in my rice cooker! EWWWWWW!

    While going through my aunt and uncle's garage (I rent a room from them), I found my Asian electric rice cooker. I had been looking for it for ages. How I love that white, fluffy staple! However, my reunion with my beloved denki gama was not a happy one.

    I opened the lid, and I saw a bunch of silverfish scatter. I nearly retched. The last time I had made rice, my aunt put it away in the garage before I got a chance to clean it properly. The silverfish had been feasting on the little pools of dried rice water that had evaporated to starch flakes around the lid. I quickly drowned them in hot soapy water by taking out the metal pot. I then thoroughly cleaned the whole pot with Clorox wipes (this was the electric component, so I stuck with wipes), and used Q-tips to clean out every last bit of dried rice starch. I am now using the cooker itself as an autoclave. You see, rice cookers cook rice with steam and pressure, just like an autoclave. I filled the pot with water but no rice, and I'm letting it run like how sometimes you clean out your washing machine with water, bleach, and soap.

    No, I'm not throwing it out. This thing cost me over $100, and the steam and pressure should kill off the germs.

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    Good luck! I hope you clean it REALLY GOOD! You may want to repeat that over and over a few times before using it again. Soak the thing overnight, too!



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    Heh, hope your rice cooker turns out OK. Rice is awesome.
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    Default Re: Silverfish in my rice cooker! EWWWWWW!

    Actually, steaming under pressure is the best thing, which I will do a few times. I'm also repeatedly wiping the thing down with Clorox wipes, letting it dry, and repeating.

    The problem is that it's an electric appliance, so there's only so much I can do to clean the main component. At least the inside heats up to high temperatures.

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    Also, I'm going to go though the garage tomorrow and see what else of my stuff is there, namely my cookware. Hopefully it's not dirty and infested like my poor rice cooker.

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    Yeah...the steam will definitely help, too.



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    What's a silverfish? Some kind of bugs?

    Soudns nasty, whatever it is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mily View Post
    They look funny

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    Oh wow! When I was a little kid I got some books from this abandon house up the street and there were these odd little holes in the spine...I always wondered what caused that, now I know...

    Enlightened by SW once again!

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    Dam thats Awful... I remember the time I wanted a grilled cheese, from our sandwich toaster..... yeah I finally found it, in the mold forest... no that was one that did not survive... I could not dare to use it again... I think I cleansed in bleach after that one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mily View Post

    ...they have no direct effect on human health beyond psychological distress to those who are frightened by their appearance.

    Not too much to worry about, it seems.
    "He will come in one of the pre-chosen forms. During the rectification of the Vuldrini, the traveler came as a large and moving Torg! Then, during the third reconciliation of the last of the McKetrick supplicants, they chose a new form for him: that of a giant Slor! Many Shuvs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Slor that day, I can tell you!"

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    Default Re: Silverfish in my rice cooker! EWWWWWW!

    the clorox wipes are a great idea. you can also try wiping down the smaller areas with a q-tip soaked with the bleach or alcohol.

    but your autoclave idea is also a good idea. that should definitely kill any germs but you'll still need to wipe down/off the organics. ew.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Silverback View Post
    Not too much to worry about, it seems.
    Yeah, but they still leave feces after eating.

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    omg! A hundred dollar rice cooker! Thankfully I have all 6 dollar appliances, for times when I melt the blender in the dishwasher, and disgusting bugs are all up in the coffee machine. But they don't DARE touch the rice cooker!!!!!

    Do tell, what are the benefits of a pricey rice cooker? (seriously curiously)

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    They last forever.

    They have a keep warm function. Cheap ones just cook and turn off.

    They cook the perfect Asian white rice, and rice porridge as well.

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    Mine does too! It's from Walgreens. Maybe it has toxifying things leaking into the meal everytime, who knows. But once I left it in Texas, thankfully bought another one. That magnet on my fridge that says "domestically disabled" isn't kidding.

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    I had no idea what a silverfish was so I googled it. Ew ew ew

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    Silverfish would help vegan rice be a more complete protein.

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    I was rinsing off blueberries and I found the biggest silverfish EVER in the sink. I freaked. They can be so creepy looking. I didn't go back in the kitchen all night.
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    Quote Originally Posted by echomadison View Post
    Oh wow! When I was a little kid I got some books from this abandon house up the street and there were these odd little holes in the spine...I always wondered what caused that, now I know...

    Enlightened by SW once again!
    Yeah! They're the actual BOOKWORMS!!!

    And thank you ArmySarge, for that helpful dietary tip. May you soon visit a land where this is a delicacy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ArmySGT. View Post
    Silverfish would help vegan rice be a more complete protein.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hatshepsut View Post
    Yeah, but they still leave feces after eating.

    I'm sorry, I forgot, "Ewwwww!".

    As in: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40U063Oh83c
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    Quote Originally Posted by Silverback View Post
    Not too much to worry about, it seems.
    Inspector Clouseau: Unless one considers a disturbing coincidence. What are the odds of the names Silverfish and Silverback appearing simultaneously in precisely the same thread? Hmm...

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    Default Re: Silverfish in my rice cooker! EWWWWWW!

    I'm pretty sure just steaming in once after all the other cleaning you've done will be plenty to kill any germs in there. I think you're overkilling on the cleaning


    But, yuck!

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