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use it to hold dirty stuff before washing, take out dirty stuff
I guess this is the crux of what I object to. Coming to fill a kettle up and not being able to fit it under the tap for dirty crockery. Then again, my rental kitchen is tiny, so we have to stay pretty on-it for washing up or we quickly run out of space in the sink or surfaces.
Polygon-
if it's got that far you haven't done enough washing!
in all seriousness, I never fill the washing basin so full of dishes that you can't use the tap to fill kettles/water bottles etc. Most of the dirty washing sits on the counter top beside sink, rather than in the basin.
I don't like dishwashers, so will wash up several times on a busy cooking day, so as to retrieve counter top space and not have shit loads of dirty dishes/pots and pans sitting around.. -
Recently replaced our tap with a much taller one that was reduced at B&Q for only £13. It's a kettle/pint glass filling machine, regardless of sink status. Also, a two tier drying rack for all your drip drying needs.
cornelius_blackfoot
stevo_com
Been using them all my life, washing up in my GF's place without was a nightmare.
Use it to hold dirty stuff before washing, take out dirty stuff, then fill with soapy water, wash and refill as you feel. Empty food strainer into food waste container.
Empty (scraping any food detritus into food waste container) refill with clean water, rinse dishes, leave to dry, empty water into sink, use that water to clean sink if required.
I suppose it depends on whether you wash and then towel dry dishes, or if you rinse and air dry.
I find washing dishes in a sink without a plastic bowl, a heinously dirty affair, and can't stomach it..