The Cook > wrote:

>My MIL did not have a dishwasher. Dish pan and drainer both in the
>sink. Of course she dried her dishes by hand and put them away. The
>drainer was just temporary storage.

>Not all kitchens can accommodate a drainer on the counter. My sink
>has a fairly high rim on it which would cause the water in the drain
>tray to backwards, not into the sink.

Right. Hand-drying would allow faster turnaround and make
a small-ish drainer, that might fit in a sink, more
practical.

I hadn't thought about the sink-rim problem. It could
probably be addressed by propping up a drainer mat on the
rim and sloped towards the sink.

Steve