Washing up bowl...yay nor nay?

FLA27

I Kondoed my washing up bowl during the big MK declutter last year but I replaced it with a joyful and, somewhat expensive, Joseph Joseph washing up bowl with a central drainer and handles. I have seen cheaper versions since but I love it!

With the old style bowl, I always hated the bit where you try to hold everything down when you tip out the manky water from the bottom. Something always broke free and clattered noisily into the sink.

LameWolf

Lover_of_Lycra wrote: »

I'm interested in hearing the opinions of the Old Stylers. Washing up bowls...yay or nay?

Definitely Yay in the Wolf's Lair.

• I don't have a dishwasher, all our washing up is done by hand.
• I have arthritic hands, and frequently drop the item I am washing; it is a lot less likely to break if dropped in the plastic bowl than in the metal sink.
• If something is very dirty, I can use the swivel tap to rinse the worst off down the outside of the bowl before putting it in the water (I hate "bits" in the washing up water).
• I can lift the bowl out of the way if I need to quickly use the sink for something else, without losing the half-finished-with washing up water.
• In drought times, I can chuck the "grey" water on the patio pots, thus not having to use more water to keep my herbs/patio plants alive.

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Nope I'm happy with my washing up bowl and use it all the time ,I am the same as PN in that living alone. I wash up as a rule last thing at night and stack the dirty stuff on one side of my draining board until I have enought to warrant filling up the bowl with soapy water.I am on a water meter so I am very careful with the use of water and in the sumer the mucky water gets thrown onto my lawn

happyandcontented

I don't use one but they do make collapsable ones which could be space saving if you just wanted the bowl for other occasional uses. I have a collapsable laundry basket which I love.

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FLA27 wrote: »

I Kondoed my washing up bowl during the big MK declutter last year but I replaced it with a joyful and, somewhat expensive, Joseph Joseph washing up bowl with a central drainer and handles. I have seen cheaper versions since but I love it!

With the old style bowl, I always hated the bit where you try to hold everything down when you tip out the manky water from the bottom. Something always broke free and clattered noisily into the sink.

Funnily enough it’s the Joseph Joseph bowl that I have. It’s the central drainer that keeps getting all mucky. It also sits slightly proud in the sink. #FirstWorldProblems

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Quizzical_Squirrel wrote: »

I clean my washing-up bowl by putting it in the dishwasher.

:rotfl:

I’ve never thought of doing that but it does make sense.

Slinky

We use a washing up bowl. Both OH and I come from families that have always used them. Our new house has an enormous sink not sure what it's made of, not steel, nearly twice the footprint of the bowl, so would waste a huge amount of water trying to get any depth to it.

Bogof_Babe

Also, if you like to rinse the dirty/soapy water off your dishes before putting them in the draining rack (the optional use of which is another matter!), then without an inner bowl your sink will get more and more full of water, and eventually become too diluted with "clean" water to finish off your dishes.

C_J

I have a plastic washing up bowl as I have a Belfast sink which is very unforgiving if you (or your well meaning husband) plonks plates, cups and glasses into it without due care and attention.

iammumtoone

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

Google "Joseph Joseph wash and drain bowl". Best of both worlds, although you do have to pop your hand in to let the water out the bottom. But only quickly!

I want one, but finding it hard to justify that much on a washing up bowl :eek:

I can see it has advantages, the best being no more water filling in the bowl if just running the tap for drinks etc (that does annoy me about my bowl keep having to empty it of standing water). It also seems to stand on legs? does that mean the bottom of it doesn't need cleaning as much?