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Old 07-23-2011, 03:39 PM   #1
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Is sink able to withstand boiling water?

While my wife and I were enjoying a week at the shore we were cooking spaghetti noodles one evening and questioned weather the sink and plumbing would withstand boiling water. Not sure what the sink is made of but it seems like a plastic composite. I took the water and found a nice tree to strain the noodles by to make sure we didn't do any damage. Anyone have any thoughts on this topic. Sure would hate to ruin something out of stuppidity.
We did have a great week , the first full week in our trailer.
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Old 07-23-2011, 04:09 PM   #2
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we have poured boiling water thru ours. no problems so far. i wouldn't try grease or a hot pan though.
the water may be going thru fast enough that the plastic doesn't get too hot.
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Old 07-23-2011, 04:19 PM   #3
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No problems for the plumbing. Hot water is good to get rid of the grease in the pipes. But about the sink itself hot water is okay but boiling water I would not take a chance on this nice composite finish.
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Old 07-23-2011, 04:27 PM   #4
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The sink is made from ABS which has a melt point of 400+deg. Boiling water will not hurt it.
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Old 07-23-2011, 04:43 PM   #5
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Done this a lot of times with no problems. Should be fine. Randy
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Old 07-23-2011, 07:40 PM   #6
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Thanks for the quick answers!!
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Old 07-23-2011, 07:56 PM   #7
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Ditto on pouring boiling water in sink.
Do it all the time.
Big no-no on hot oil/grease but that goes for home too.
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It's the same plastic plumbing that most have in their stick homes, so Mangia! Enjoy your spaghetti!
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Old 07-23-2011, 09:25 PM   #9
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Were you able to cook the pasta completely? At the beach using a camping stove I ended up with a un-cooked gummy mess.
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Old 07-23-2011, 11:43 PM   #10
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Were you able to cook the pasta completely? At the beach using a camping stove I ended up with a un-cooked gummy mess.
I had this happen too when using a bigger pot. Water never got hot enough to boil. Only does with a small quart pot. So I got the microwave pasta cooker. And it is wonderful. Only way I cook pasta while camping now.
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Pasta cooker----------

Robyn & Dustin, you just mentioned something a "pasta cooker". Where did you get your pasta cooker? And could you post a picture of it. My D/W always complains about taking so long to cook pasta on the stove top and heating up the RV inside. Using the micro seems to be the answer to preparing pasta.
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Google search is a wonderful thing...
just google
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Old 07-24-2011, 12:25 PM   #13
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I used a 25 + year old coleman stove and the noodles were great. Thanks for all the replys I guess that the next time we'll be staining it in the sink .
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When we plan to have pasta when camping, we cook it at home and put it in a large zip loc bag. Prevents having to take the time to cook it when away and no heating up the inside of the coach. A minute or two in the microwave is all that is needed to warm it up.
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Like others I've been pre-cooking pasta at home and putting into a bag.

Walmart sells something that suppose to cook rice or pasta in the MO but would work well for heating up soup or spaghetti sauce too. Since I'm only cooking for me it should work ok.
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Robyn & Dustin, you just mentioned something a "pasta cooker". Where did you get your pasta cooker? And could you post a picture of it. My D/W always complains about taking so long to cook pasta on the stove top and heating up the RV inside. Using the micro seems to be the answer to preparing pasta.
It's called Fasta Pasta and we got it at walmart. There's also one called pasta boat. Wonderful for RV cooking. I tried posting a picture but I'm using the iPhone app for the forum and can't seem to find where it allows me to do that in the thread.
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Thanks for the info on the pasta cooker, I have it on order.
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