I've ordered a dish-drainer
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341330)
Rockingham, Australia
November 29, 2022 2:52am CST
When we are house-sitting, we often pick up good ideas or see things that we think would suit us. In the photo, you can see a dish-drainer. This is the second house we’ve been in that doesn’t have a dish-washer.
Although we have a dish-washer at our ‘real’ home, I often have a couple of items draining on the side of the sink. The water doesn’t drain away as well as I’d like it to and I’ve now ordered one of these online.
You can see how any excess water drains into the sink. The top part lifts off easily if you want to clean the bottom tray. With a bit of luck, it might get here before Christmas, not that it makes any difference.
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@DaddyEvil (137404)
• United States
29 Nov 22
I have a dish drainer but mine doesn't have the little spout to drain into the sink. I put mine on a folded towel and the water drains off into the towel. Once a week I put a different towel down and pitch the used towel into the laundry. (The towels always dries between times I wash the dishes.)
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@GardenGerty (160820)
• United States
29 Nov 22
That looks very nice and practical, too.
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@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
29 Nov 22
Looks very efficient. Hope your drainer arrives soon. I'm expecting, a parcel of Bilberry, finally arriving Honolulu in a day or so.
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@JudyEv (341330)
• Rockingham, Australia
2 Dec 22
@oahuwriter The bathers arrived today and they fit quite nicely.
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@oahuwriter (26777)
• United States
1 Dec 22
@JudyEv
A pool, nice. Enjoy, in January!
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@Beestring (14648)
• Hong Kong
29 Nov 22
I don't have a dish-washer. I always use a dish-drainer.
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@allknowing (137433)
• India
29 Nov 22
We have one too but a simple one. I use a plastic basket (with perforations)as you can see in the photo. The drained water is collected in a tub below. We keep the washed utensils over night there and they all get fully drained.
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@RebeccasFarm (90192)
• Arvada, Colorado
1 Dec 22
Oh you ordered them a dish drainer like this one for your house?
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@RebeccasFarm (90192)
• Arvada, Colorado
2 Dec 22
@JudyEv Oh I see good Judy hope it is fine then
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@FourWalls (68768)
• United States
29 Nov 22
Oooh, I like that one! Mine is a little bigger than my sink (I have a double sink in my kitchen), so it doesn’t fit “exactly.”
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@FourWalls (68768)
• United States
30 Nov 22
@JudyEv — it’s not your fault. You’re correct, a dish-drainer should be a dish-drainer!!!! It’s like a spatula, but then who knew that part of adulthood was having a favorite spatula? 
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@JudyEv (341330)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Nov 22
@FourWalls I hear you! My best one broke and do you think I can find another one as good? They need to have just the right amount of flexibility but a smidgeon more and they are just a continual frustration. 
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@Fleura (30522)
• United Kingdom
29 Nov 22
That's quite useful. We have a dish-washer but have only used it about a dozen times in the six years we've lived here, we normally wash by hand. But there's usually more stuff to drain than there is space on the draining board, we really need two as I hate having to stop and dry things!
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@Fleura (30522)
• United Kingdom
29 Nov 22
@JudyEv Me too, I hate having the dirty things hanging around. But I dislike dishwashers, that horrible distinctive smell, and sometimes if someone doesn't completely clean stuff off (such as bits of cheese off the grater) then it comes back with melted cheese stuck all over it and makes me think that other things can't really be properly clean. And it destroys glasses.
I don't mind washing things by hand and of course it can be quite sociable! But I hate soggy tea-towels. I guess the answer is just to get a lot more tea-towels!
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@JudyEv (341330)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Nov 22
@JudyEv I've never actually noticed a smell attached to them. There are quite a few items I don't put in the dish-washer - another reason to have a decent drainer. My glasses seem to come out sparkling. It's one thing I really like about them.
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@JudyEv (341330)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Nov 22
This isn't the best for holding lots of items but it will be ideal for the few things I have from time to time. And it will save all the water sitting on the bench top. My friend doesn't have a dish-washer and refuses to let any guests help with the dishes. She does what will fit on her drainer them comes back an hour or so later and does another batch. That would drive me crazy. lol
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
29 Nov 22
Oh that's smart - and what a fun way to try out new products
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@FayeHazel (40243)
• United States
1 Dec 22
@JudyEv That's cool, you see how it works with real people using it or doing it. I know I just ordered some solar power outdoor lights that someone I dog sit for uses , because I thought they were cool
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@MarieCoyle (38408)
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3 Dec 22
I don't like dish drainers for my kitchen, as I refuse to leave them out, so if I had one, I would need a place to put it. I use a KitchenAid drying mat--it's a heavy mat that soaks up water when needed. I only need it for pots and pans as I use a dishwasher. When I'm done using it, I can hang it up, which beats trying to find a cabinet to put the dish drainer in. But some people like dish drainers.
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@MarieCoyle (38408)
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3 Dec 22
@JudyEv
I have a drying rack in the laundry room off the kitchen, so that's not a problem for me. And yes, what works for one doesn't work for another, it's nice to have options!
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@Tampa_girl7 (50444)
• United States
1 Dec 22
I haven’t used one in years. I just use a dish towel that I dry them on.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
30 Nov 22
well now, aint that jest a fancy gizmo? dang 't, now i've gotta find me one :) i've a dish drainer, but 'tis plain jane 'n requires a towel 'nderneath. i've a dishwasher, which aint been used'n years. use 't to store large platters 'n fancy eatin' schtuff.
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@JudyEv (341330)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Nov 22
I will suit our purpose although it might take up a bit much room.
