Washing up bowl...yay nor nay?

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elsien wrote: »

I'm slightly baffled by the concept of any washing up equipment sparking joy.
But as I don't have a drainer sink, I like the washing up bowl because I can still tip the dregs of tea and rinse things out mid washing up without having to pull the plug out first.

I suppose the sparking joy is really thinking about whether the washing up bowl serves a purpose or enhances the washing of my dishes in anyway. I think it's just one extra thing to clean and as someone else pointed out, the sink holds more dishes than the bowl.

iammumtoone

My washing up bowl certainly doesn't spark joy but I couldn't be without it.

I put the soapy water and dishes in the washing up bowl. Once an item is washed it gets rinsed and put on the rack (I rinse some things as I air dry).

I couldn't rinse without a bowl as there would be nowhere for the rinsing water to drain.

If I had a fancy two sink set up it would be different. My friend has two sinks and a tiny one inbetween I always get sink envy when I visit :rotfl:not sure if she has a bowl I will look next time I go

iammumtoone

Lover_of_Lycra wrote: »

I suppose the sparking joy is really thinking about whether the washing up bowl serves a purpose or enhances the washing of my dishes in anyway.

On that bases then my washing up bowl does spark joy :eek:

maman

I'm on the side of bowls!


I have a dishwasher (which maybe makes what I'm saying illogical) but aside from all the other reasons offered surely with metred water it's more economical to fill a small bowl for dish washing, preparing veg etc than a large sink?


I like a relatively small bowl (with space around it) and find these increasingly difficult to come by.


Old ones get pensioned off for carrying laundry to the line and other household jobs. If DH (it's always DH:D) makes one particularly filthy then it's binned.

Bogof_Babe

I'd be worried about crockery, pans and cutlery making scratch marks on the bottom of the stainless steel bowl. Or do you no-bowlers have one of those mesh plastic mats in the bottom?

Biggles

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

I'd be worried about crockery, pans and cutlery making scratch marks on the bottom of the stainless steel bowl. Or do you no-bowlers have one of those mesh plastic mats in the bottom?

Certainly not, it's called 'stainless steel' for a reason. Anyway, I could see plastic mesh harbouring all kinds of unhygienic debris after washing up.

Brambleberry

I don't have one, but two:eek: bear with me though...

We rarely need a washing-up bowl, so I used to keep mine under the sink with all the other cleaning liquids / sponges etc in (but it was a bit of a faff to get the bowl out to use it).
We now have two cheap and cheerful identical bowls nested, and I just drop the bottom one out of the stack when needed - it barely takes up any more room.

System

I dont use a bowl to wash up in, i just use the sink. I do have a smallish sized bowl that i keep under the sink though for cleaning windows/walls etc.

Callie22

I do use a washing up bowl, mainly because a) we have an horrendous cream plastic sink that scratches if you even breathe on it and b) we don't have a 'mini-sink'. I wouldn't be able to wash up 'properly' if I didn't have a bowl - how do you empty out the dregs in mugs or rinse off stuff that's particularly grotty? I also think that using the bowl uses a lot less water than using the sink. I suppose it's different if you've got a dishwasher or a 1.5 bowl sink (I've had these in the past and I think they're great), but I like a bowl. Having a bowl means that I can use the dirty water for other things too, like watering the garden in summer.

Edited to add: I don't think that MK advocates that we look at *everything* in our houses to decide whether it 'sparks joy'. It's been a while since I read the book but I think she does recognise that there is some essential stuff that you need that isn't particularly joy-inducing, like brooms, mops and buckets. I read it as meaning other stuff that we tend to have too much of, like clothes, books, and general detritus.

POPPYOSCAR

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

I'd be worried about crockery, pans and cutlery making scratch marks on the bottom of the stainless steel bowl. Or do you no-bowlers have one of those mesh plastic mats in the bottom?

Same here.

We have a ceramic sink and I use a bowl inside.

It is invaluable as it protects the ceramic from scratches and boiling water.