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It occurred to me the other day, when people washed dishes in their kitchen
sinks a few times a day the kitchen sinks were cleaner than they are today. Thoughts? Dimitri |
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Dimitri wrote:
> It occurred to me the other day, when people washed dishes in their > kitchen sinks a few times a day the kitchen sinks were cleaner than > they are today. > Thoughts? > > Dimitri We still wash dishes a few times a day in the kitchen sink. Pots and pans, and also a pre-dishwasher quick cleaning for everything else. -S- |
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On Dec 30, 11:32*am, "Steve Freides" > wrote:
> Dimitri wrote: > > It occurred to me the other day, when people washed dishes in their > > kitchen sinks a few times a day the kitchen sinks were cleaner than > > they are today. > > Thoughts? > > > Dimitri > > We still wash dishes a few times a day in the kitchen sink. *Pots and > pans, and also a pre-dishwasher quick cleaning for everything else. We wash dishes a couple of times per day in our kitchen sink. It's a double sink, one side for washing, one for rinsing (hot water and vinegar), and a drainer on the counter. We have a dishwasher, but it only gets used when we have company over for Sunday dinner or special occasions. -- Mike |
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"Dimitri" > wrote in message ... > It occurred to me the other day, when people washed dishes in their > kitchen sinks a few times a day the kitchen sinks were cleaner than they > are today. > > Thoughts? I think so. Whenever I cook, I have a sink full of soapy water that I dunk things in and I wash up many things as I go along. Anything else along with the crocks used during the meal gets stacked in the dishwasher. My sink is never dirty. -- http://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/ |
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Dimitri wrote:
> > It occurred to me the other day, when people washed dishes in their kitchen > sinks a few times a day the kitchen sinks were cleaner than they are today. > > Thoughts? I always hand wash dishes in the kitchen sink...several times a day. My dishwasher is only an expensive drying rack. Gary |
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On Dec 30, 11:19*am, "Dimitri" > wrote:
> > It occurred to me the other day, when people washed dishes in their kitchen > sinks a few times a day the kitchen sinks were cleaner than they are today. > > Thoughts? > > Dimitri > > All my dishes are washed in the sink; I'm the only 'automatic' dishwasher here. |
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On Dec 30, 12:37*pm, Mike Muth > wrote:
> On Dec 30, 11:32*am, "Steve Freides" > wrote: > > > Dimitri wrote: > > > It occurred to me the other day, when people washed dishes in their > > > kitchen sinks a few times a day the kitchen sinks were cleaner than > > > they are today. > > > Thoughts? > > > > Dimitri > > > We still wash dishes a few times a day in the kitchen sink. *Pots and > > pans, and also a pre-dishwasher quick cleaning for everything else. > > We wash dishes a couple of times per day in our kitchen sink. *It's a > double sink, one side for washing, one for rinsing (hot water and > vinegar), and a drainer on the counter. *We have a dishwasher, but it > only gets used when we have company over for Sunday dinner or special > occasions. > > -- > Mike Just about the same story here. I wash after every meal, unless I've used a ton of prep tools and pots and then I'll use the d/w if I'm tired. I DO put a separate dishpan in the sink tho - this gives me room to prerinse and dump small amts of leftover food into the sink. I put the dishpan away after washing it and then give the sink a wash too. I try to store the dishpan and the dish drainer under the sink if I'm not feeling too lazy. If I wash a small amt of dishes, they go onto a towel on the counter. I can't STAND a dish drainer in the sink - I know some ppl have the drainer living there 24/7. And never give IT a good washing either. Ugh. |
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On 12/30/2011 12:19 PM, Dimitri wrote:
> It occurred to me the other day, when people washed dishes in their > kitchen sinks a few times a day the kitchen sinks were cleaner than they > are today. > > Thoughts? I'll go along with that. I was raised that part of washing dishes was scrubbing the sink afterwards. If there aren't dishes to wash by hand, or I'm not the one who does it, the sink can get kind of groady. Not that it matters much since we don't use it for food preparation. (laugh) The rack that sits in it would prevent that anyway. nancy |
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On Dec 30, 2:28*pm, Nancy Young <replyto@inemail> wrote:
> On 12/30/2011 12:19 PM, Dimitri wrote: > > > It occurred to me the other day, when people washed dishes in their > > kitchen sinks a few times a day the kitchen sinks were cleaner than they > > are today. > > > Thoughts? > > I'll go along with that. *I was raised that part of washing dishes > was scrubbing the sink afterwards. *If there aren't dishes to wash > by hand, or I'm not the one who does it, the sink can get kind of > groady. > > Not that it matters much since we don't use it for food preparation. > (laugh) *The rack that sits in it would prevent that anyway. > > nancy What IS the purpose of those racks? Isn't it just one most thing to clean every once in a while? |
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On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:28:40 -0800 (PST), Kalmia
> wrote: >On Dec 30, 12:37*pm, Mike Muth > wrote: >> On Dec 30, 11:32*am, "Steve Freides" > wrote: >> >> > Dimitri wrote: >> > > It occurred to me the other day, when people washed dishes in their >> > > kitchen sinks a few times a day the kitchen sinks were cleaner than >> > > they are today. >> > > Thoughts? >> >> > > Dimitri >> >> > We still wash dishes a few times a day in the kitchen sink. *Pots and >> > pans, and also a pre-dishwasher quick cleaning for everything else. >> >> We wash dishes a couple of times per day in our kitchen sink. *It's a >> double sink, one side for washing, one for rinsing (hot water and >> vinegar), and a drainer on the counter. *We have a dishwasher, but it >> only gets used when we have company over for Sunday dinner or special >> occasions. >> >> -- >> Mike > >Just about the same story here. I wash after every meal, unless I've >used a ton of prep tools and pots and then I'll use the d/w if I'm >tired. >I DO put a separate dishpan in the sink tho - this gives me room to >prerinse and dump small amts of leftover food into the sink. I put >the dishpan away after washing it and then give the sink a wash too. > >I try to store the dishpan and the dish drainer under the sink if I'm >not feeling too lazy. If I wash a small amt of dishes, they go onto a >towel on the counter. I can't STAND a dish drainer in the sink - I >know some ppl have the drainer living there 24/7. And never give IT a >good washing either. Ugh. I have one of those rubber mats in my sink, when I use my dishwasher it goes in too. I have a similar mat in my bathtub, it gets cleaned when I do laundry. Sometimes the sink mat get laundered in the clothes washer. None of those products are made nearly as well as when Rubber Maid was really Rubber Maid. |
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On 12/30/2011 2:43 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> On Dec 30, 2:28 pm, Nancy Young<replyto@inemail> wrote: >> Not that it matters much since we don't use it for food preparation. >> (laugh) The rack that sits in it would prevent that anyway. > What IS the purpose of those racks? Isn't it just one most thing to > clean every once in a while? To keep pots from banging on the sink when I wash them or just put them in there. I'd rather have a rack than a mat, but that's just personal preference. I want some type of cushioning. nancy |
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On Dec 30, 3:09*pm, Nancy Young <replyto@inemail> wrote:
> On 12/30/2011 2:43 PM, Kalmia wrote: > > > On Dec 30, 2:28 pm, Nancy Young<replyto@inemail> *wrote: > >> Not that it matters much since we don't use it for food preparation. > >> (laugh) *The rack that sits in it would prevent that anyway. > > What IS the purpose of those racks? *Isn't it just one most thing to > > clean every once in a while? > > To keep pots from banging on the sink when I wash them or just > phut them in there. *I'd rather have a rack than a mat, but that's > just personal preference. *I want some type of cushioning. > > nancy Oh. I see. I will say that maybe a rack will level the washing field a bit and prevent a tower of dirties from toppling. |
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On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:28:40 -0800 (PST), Kalmia
> I try to store the dishpan and the dish drainer under the sink if I'm > not feeling too lazy. If I wash a small amt of dishes, they go onto a > towel on the counter. I can't STAND a dish drainer in the sink - I > know some ppl have the drainer living there 24/7. And never give IT a > good washing either. Ugh. I do not know why one would have a dish drainer in the sink, as opposed to next to the sink. Unless one was completely tight on counter space. Steve |
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On 12/30/2011 3:15 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> On Dec 30, 3:09 pm, Nancy Young<replyto@inemail> wrote: >> On 12/30/2011 2:43 PM, Kalmia wrote: >> >>> On Dec 30, 2:28 pm, Nancy Young<replyto@inemail> wrote: >>>> Not that it matters much since we don't use it for food preparation. >>>> (laugh) The rack that sits in it would prevent that anyway. >>> What IS the purpose of those racks? Isn't it just one most thing to >>> clean every once in a while? >> >> To keep pots from banging on the sink when I wash them or just >> phut them in there. I'd rather have a rack than a mat, but that's >> just personal preference. I want some type of cushioning. > Oh. I see. > > I will say that maybe a rack will level the washing field a bit and > prevent a tower of dirties from toppling. Or for pot filling. I really don't put a lot of dishes in the sink as they go right into the dishwasher. Same with the rack once in a while. nancy |
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Nancy Young > wrote:
>On 12/30/2011 2:43 PM, Kalmia wrote: >> On Dec 30, 2:28 pm, Nancy Young<replyto@inemail> wrote: > >>> Not that it matters much since we don't use it for food preparation. >>> (laugh) The rack that sits in it would prevent that anyway. > >> What IS the purpose of those racks? Isn't it just one most thing to >> clean every once in a while? > >To keep pots from banging on the sink when I wash them or just >put them in there. I'd rather have a rack than a mat, but that's >just personal preference. I want some type of cushioning. I use a mat. It's essential to extend the lifetime of the sink, if it's an enamel-type sink. If the sink lasts another 30 years I won't have to replace it. (Rough estimate.) Steve |
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On 12/30/2011 3:30 PM, Steve Pope wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:28:40 -0800 (PST), Kalmia > >> I try to store the dishpan and the dish drainer under the sink if I'm >> not feeling too lazy. If I wash a small amt of dishes, they go onto a >> towel on the counter. I can't STAND a dish drainer in the sink - I >> know some ppl have the drainer living there 24/7. And never give IT a >> good washing either. Ugh. > > I do not know why one would have a dish drainer in the sink, as > opposed to next to the sink. Unless one was completely tight on > counter space. Oh, now I'm really going to make Kalmia mad! Hee. Yup, in the small side of the sink is my dish drainer. It just stays there. You can't see it unless you're standing in front of the sink. I particularly do not care to see it on the counter. nancy, slinking away |
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On Dec 30, 12:28*pm, Kalmia > wrote:
> > I try to store the dishpan and the dish drainer under the sink if I'm > not feeling too lazy. *If I wash a small amt of dishes, they go onto a > towel on the counter. *I can't STAND a dish drainer in the sink - I > know some ppl have the drainer living there 24/7. *And never give IT a > good washing either. *Ugh. > > My dish drainer and drain tray lives on the counter 24/7 as I don't have a dishwasher. But it doesn't bother me that it sits out continually as that's what all dish drainers did when I was growing up. Nobody had a dish washer, unless they counted the kids as one, so it doesn't bother me to see it squatting there patiently waiting on me. That being said my drainer and tray both get regular scrubbings and scaldings and the area beneath these benign objects is cleaned as well. Bar Tenders Friend not only makes pots and pans shine like a new minted coin, it also has the same effect on my stainless steel sinks. |
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Nancy Young > wrote:
>On 12/30/2011 3:30 PM, Steve Pope wrote: >> I do not know why one would have a dish drainer in the sink, as >> opposed to next to the sink. Unless one was completely tight on >> counter space. >Oh, now I'm really going to make Kalmia mad! Hee. Yup, in >the small side of the sink is my dish drainer. It just stays >there. You can't see it unless you're standing in front of the >sink. I particularly do not care to see it on the counter. At least with a sink the size of ours, it would not work to place a dish drainer in the sink, because it would be impossible to prevent splatter of detergent-y water onto the dishes in the drainer. I am Nationalist Socialist about not wanting ANY detergent residue in my dishes/utensils/glassware. So. We wash dishes in the sink, several times per day. The sink and its mat get washed with cleanser about every three days. The drainer and its mat, about every three weeks. Nothing gets particularly skanky in this length of time, in my estimate. Steve |
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On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:47:34 -0500, Nancy Young <replyto@inemail>
wrote: >On 12/30/2011 3:30 PM, Steve Pope wrote: >> On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:28:40 -0800 (PST), Kalmia >> >>> I try to store the dishpan and the dish drainer under the sink if I'm >>> not feeling too lazy. If I wash a small amt of dishes, they go onto a >>> towel on the counter. I can't STAND a dish drainer in the sink - I >>> know some ppl have the drainer living there 24/7. And never give IT a >>> good washing either. Ugh. >> >> I do not know why one would have a dish drainer in the sink, as >> opposed to next to the sink. Unless one was completely tight on >> counter space. > >Oh, now I'm really going to make Kalmia mad! Hee. Yup, in >the small side of the sink is my dish drainer. It just stays >there. You can't see it unless you're standing in front of the >sink. I particularly do not care to see it on the counter. > >nancy, slinking away I haven't used a dish drainer in many years. I lay a clean dish towel on the counter next to the sink and drain my few dishes on that, I developed the habit of leaning those few dishes against my knife block. After like 20 minutes the dishes are dry and I drape the damp towel over a ceramic canister to dry. I hand wash my fine glassware the same... it's my bar tender system. |
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On 12/30/2011 3:57 PM, Steve Pope wrote:
> Nancy > wrote: > >> On 12/30/2011 3:30 PM, Steve Pope wrote: > >>> I do not know why one would have a dish drainer in the sink, as >>> opposed to next to the sink. Unless one was completely tight on >>> counter space. > >> Oh, now I'm really going to make Kalmia mad! Hee. Yup, in >> the small side of the sink is my dish drainer. It just stays >> there. You can't see it unless you're standing in front of the >> sink. I particularly do not care to see it on the counter. > > At least with a sink the size of ours, it would not work to place > a dish drainer in the sink, because it would be impossible to > prevent splatter of detergent-y water onto the dishes in the drainer. > I am Nationalist Socialist about not wanting ANY detergent residue > in my dishes/utensils/glassware. Oh, it wouldn't work if I was washing dishes in the same sink where the drainer was. It's a double sink, so unless I'm all frisky and careless washing something, soapy water doesn't get on the clean dishes. > So. We wash dishes in the sink, several times per day. The sink > and its mat get washed with cleanser about every three days. > The drainer and its mat, about every three weeks. Nothing gets > particularly skanky in this length of time, in my estimate. I'm the one with the attention to detail in this area, so I try to check on it every day. I don't want people to think my sink is gross/whatever. nancy |
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On 12/30/2011 4:14 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:47:34 -0500, Nancy Young<replyto@inemail> >> there. You can't see it unless you're standing in front of the >> sink. I particularly do not care to see it on the counter. > I haven't used a dish drainer in many years. I lay a clean dish towel > on the counter next to the sink and drain my few dishes on that, I > developed the habit of leaning those few dishes against my knife > block. After like 20 minutes the dishes are dry and I drape the damp > towel over a ceramic canister to dry. I hand wash my fine glassware > the same... it's my bar tender system. I've done that in the past when I didn't have a dishwasher and there were a lot of dishes. It's a fine way to drain dishes as far as I'm concerned, and as you say, once you hang up the towel there's nothing left on the counter. nancy |
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On 12/30/11 3:47 PM, Nancy Young wrote:
> Oh, now I'm really going to make Kalmia mad! Hee. Yup, in > the small side of the sink is my dish drainer. It just stays > there. You can't see it unless you're standing in front of the > sink. I particularly do not care to see it on the counter. > > nancy, slinking away Yes, I have a set of deep double sinks where one side has an insert rack in to drain anything handwashed..Id rather see things drying in the sink, in that rack, than sitting on a counter. That looks so messy to me. But most of my dishes and cookware go directly into the dishwasher when dirtied so I don't keep a lot of dishes hanging about the sink area. I like to keep my second side of the sink open for washing veggies and such. I sure don't want to do that around a pile or mess of dirty dishes, ugh. |
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On Dec 30, 3:30*pm, (Steve Pope) wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:28:40 -0800 (PST), Kalmia > > > I try to store the dishpan and the dish drainer under the sink if I'm > > not feeling too lazy. *If I wash a small amt of dishes, they go onto a > > towel on the counter. *I can't STAND a dish drainer in the sink - I > > know some ppl have the drainer living there 24/7. *And never give IT a > > good washing either. *Ugh. > > I do not know why one would have a dish drainer in the sink, as > opposed to next to the sink. *Unless one was completely tight on > counter space. > > Steve That's what I use my double sink for. If only one sink, then I would have to have it on a drain board. |
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On Dec 30, 2:26*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:30:13 +0000 (UTC), Steve Pope wrote: > > I do not know why one would have a dish drainer in the sink, as > > opposed to next to the sink. *Unless one was completely tight on > > counter space. > > I don't get it either. *Especially if they don't have a double sink > (which nobody mentioned, just referring to it as "the sink" - which > implies a single sink). > > -sw Double or single it's still a sink. You wouldn't tell some one to get something of the "left" sink would you? |
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Sqwertz > wrote:
>On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:30:13 +0000 (UTC), Steve Pope wrote: >> I do not know why one would have a dish drainer in the sink, as >> opposed to next to the sink. Unless one was completely tight on >> counter space. >I don't get it either. Especially if they don't have a double sink >(which nobody mentioned, just referring to it as "the sink" - which >implies a single sink). Apparently some people squick at the sight of a dish drainer in use on a kitchen counter. Whereas to me, this is a completely normal, almost essential part of a kitchen. Steve |
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On Dec 30, 3:56*pm, ItsJoanNotJoann > wrote:
> On Dec 30, 12:28*pm, Kalmia > wrote: > > > I try to store the dishpan and the dishdrainerunder thesinkif I'm > > not feeling too lazy. *If I wash a small amt of dishes, they go onto a > > towel on the counter. *I can't STAND a dishdrainerin thesink- I > > know some ppl have thedrainerliving there 24/7. *And never give IT a > > good washing either. *Ugh. > > My dishdrainerand drain tray lives on the counter 24/7 as I don't > have a dishwasher. *But it doesn't bother me that it sits out > continually as that's what all dish drainers did when I was growing > up. *Nobody had a dish washer, unless they counted the kids as one, so > it doesn't bother me to see it squatting there patiently waiting on > me. *That being said mydrainerand tray both get regular scrubbings > and scaldings and the area beneath these benign objects is cleaned as > well. > > Bar Tenders Friend not only makes pots and pans shine like a new > minted coin, it also has the same effect on my stainless steel sinks. Each to her own. I just like to see it put away when not holding drying dishes. I also don't like to see other kinds of 'tools' in sight - had a friend whose mother had the ironing board up in the living room for a friggin year. |
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On 12/30/2011 5:30 PM, Chemo the Clown wrote:
> On Dec 30, 2:26 pm, > wrote: >> On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:30:13 +0000 (UTC), Steve Pope wrote: >>> I do not know why one would have a dish drainer in the sink, as >>> opposed to next to the sink. Unless one was completely tight on >>> counter space. >> >> I don't get it either. Especially if they don't have a double sink >> (which nobody mentioned, just referring to it as "the sink" - which >> implies a single sink). > Double or single it's still a sink. You wouldn't tell some one to get > something of the "left" sink would you? Mine is a double sink and I guess I refer to the drainer side as the small side. The sinks aren't equal in size. nancy |
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On Dec 30, 3:47*pm, Nancy Young <replyto@inemail> wrote:
> On 12/30/2011 3:30 PM, Steve Pope wrote: > > > On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 10:28:40 -0800 (PST), Kalmia > > >> I try to store the dishpan and the dishdrainerunder thesinkif I'm > >> not feeling too lazy. *If I wash a small amt of dishes, they go onto a > >> towel on the counter. *I can't STAND a dishdrainerin thesink- I > >> know some ppl have thedrainerliving there 24/7. *And never give IT a > >> good washing either. *Ugh. > > > I do not know why one would have a dishdrainerin thesink, as > > opposed to next to thesink. *Unless one was completely tight on > > counter space. > > Oh, now I'm really going to make Kalmia mad! *Hee. *Yup, in > the small side of thesinkis my dishdrainer. *It just stays > there. *You can't see it unless you're standing in front of thesink. *I particularly do not care to see it on the counter. > > nancy, slinking away Nah, nothing anyone could say here could make me mad, at least not about a @$#% dish drainer. f you want it there all the time, fine by me. I just like to see the sinks empty as much as possible. |
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Kalmia > wrote:
>Each to her own. I just like to see it put away when not holding >drying dishes. I also don't like to see other kinds of 'tools' in >sight - had a friend whose mother had the ironing board up in the >living room for a friggin year. We have a built-in ironing board in the kitchen, typical of 1920's houses. As for the dish drainer, it is far larger than any available cupboard space, and it is almost always either holding some recently-washed dishes, or about to be re-filled with newly-washed dishes. So it would be pointless to move it back and forth. (We also leave the tea kettle and the cast-iron skillet on top of the stove 24/7. I imagine that would also freak some people out.) Steve |
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On Dec 30, 3:33*pm, Nancy Young <replyto@inemail> wrote:
> On 12/30/2011 3:15 PM, Kalmia wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > On Dec 30, 3:09 pm, Nancy Young<replyto@inemail> *wrote: > >> On 12/30/2011 2:43 PM, Kalmia wrote: > > >>> On Dec 30, 2:28 pm, Nancy Young<replyto@inemail> * *wrote: > >>>> Not that it matters much since we don't use it for food preparation. > >>>> (laugh) *The rack that sits in it would prevent that anyway. > >>> What IS the purpose of those racks? *Isn't it just one most thing to > >>> clean every once in a while? > > >> To keep pots from banging on thesinkwhen I wash them or just > >> phut them in there. *I'd rather have a rack than a mat, but that's > >> just personal preference. *I want some type of cushioning. > > Oh. * *I see. > > > I will say that maybe a rack will level the washing field a bit and > > prevent a tower of dirties from toppling. > > Or for pot filling. *I really don't put a lot of dishes in thesinkas they go right into the dishwasher. *Same with the > rack once in a while. > > nancy YES.... and also to keep a colander from tipping and half the spaghet ends up in the sink. Esp. if you have one of those ancient colanders on the 3 legs. |
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On Dec 30, 5:30*pm, Chemo the Clown > wrote:
> On Dec 30, 2:26*pm, Sqwertz > wrote: > > > On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:30:13 +0000 (UTC), Steve Pope wrote: > > > I do not know why one would have a dishdrainerin thesink, as > > > opposed to next to thesink. *Unless one was completely tight on > > > counter space. > > > I don't get it either. *Especially if they don't have a doublesink > > (which nobody mentioned, just referring to it as "thesink" - which > > implies a singlesink). > > > -sw > > Double or single it's still asink. You wouldn't tell some one to get > something of the "left"sinkwould you? Maybe only if he were blind? |
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Steve Pope > wrote:
>(We also leave the tea kettle and the cast-iron skillet on top >of the stove 24/7. I imagine that would also freak some people out.) Here's something even worse: we store all the cookie sheets and several other baking dishes inside the oven, when it's not in use. Freakout! S. |
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On Dec 30, 4:24*pm, Nancy Young <replyto@inemail> wrote:
> On 12/30/2011 5:30 PM, Chemo the Clown wrote: > > > On Dec 30, 2:26 pm, > *wrote: > >> On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:30:13 +0000 (UTC), Steve Pope wrote: > >>> I do not know why one would have a dish drainer in the sink, as > >>> opposed to next to the sink. *Unless one was completely tight on > >>> counter space. > > >> I don't get it either. *Especially if they don't have a double sink > >> (which nobody mentioned, just referring to it as "the sink" - which > >> implies a single sink). > > Double or single it's still a sink. You wouldn't tell some one to get > > something of the "left" sink would you? > > Mine is a double sink and I guess I refer to the drainer side as > the small side. *The sinks aren't equal in size. > > nancy I know but if you said to someone to get the knife from the sink I don't think they say...which side? |
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Kalmia > wrote:
>YES.... and also to keep a colander from tipping and half the spaghet >ends up in the sink. I'm negative on placing a colander into the sink at all... I have a colander with a handle, so that I can hold it rather than setting it down. Even with a very clean sink, you do not want a buildup of spaghetti water that has run into the sink to re-touch the spaghetti. Steve |
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On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:35:27 -0800 (PST), Chemo the Clown
> wrote: >On Dec 30, 4:24*pm, Nancy Young <replyto@inemail> wrote: >> On 12/30/2011 5:30 PM, Chemo the Clown wrote: >> >> > On Dec 30, 2:26 pm, > *wrote: >> >> On Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:30:13 +0000 (UTC), Steve Pope wrote: >> >>> I do not know why one would have a dish drainer in the sink, as >> >>> opposed to next to the sink. *Unless one was completely tight on >> >>> counter space. >> >> >> I don't get it either. *Especially if they don't have a double sink >> >> (which nobody mentioned, just referring to it as "the sink" - which >> >> implies a single sink). >> > Double or single it's still a sink. You wouldn't tell some one to get >> > something of the "left" sink would you? >> >> Mine is a double sink and I guess I refer to the drainer side as >> the small side. *The sinks aren't equal in size. >> >> nancy > >I know but if you said to someone to get the knife from the sink I >don't think they say...which side? I'd tell you you're some kind of ****ing moroon... because there should NEVER be a knife in a sink. |
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Sqwertz > wrote:
> On 31 Dec 2011 02:14:50 GMT, Mike Muth wrote: > >> When we lived in Germany, our sinks had a stainless steel surface to >> one side. The surface was slanted so that water would drain back to >> the sink. We usually put our drainer on that. > > Now that would be cool (assuming a 15 degree or less slope). It was 5 - 10 degrees. You always had the one you liked because, in Germany, you almost always provide your own sink when you rent or buy. -- Mike Visit my forums at: http://www.facebook.com/groups/mikes.place.bar/ http://forums.delphiforums.com/mikes_place1/start You can find my books at my Amazon.com author page: http://tinyurl.com/695lgym |
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On 12/30/2011 9:33 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On 31 Dec 2011 02:14:50 GMT, Mike Muth wrote: > >> When we lived in Germany, our sinks had a stainless steel surface to one >> side. The surface was slanted so that water would drain back to the >> sink. We usually put our drainer on that. > > Now that would be cool (assuming a 15 degree or less slope). > I find it a waste of good kitchen counter space. My sink has a stainless drainboard on each side. I would prefer a Rubbermaid-type drainboard, to be put on the counter when needed, rather than taking up valuable kitchen space all the time. |
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On Dec 30, 6:28*pm, (Steve Pope) wrote:
> > Here's something even worse: we store all the cookie sheets and > several other baking dishes inside the oven, when it's not in use. > > Freakout! > > S. > > Me, too! |
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