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Graham1982:
In Europe (not often in the UK) they have cupboards above the kitchen sink with a draining rack as the base - you wash your dishes, and rack them in there and the excess water drips into the sink. You then put the plates away.
That is in fact a Finnish invention from the late forties. I don't think I have seen that elsewhere, and many foreign visitors used to wonder why nobody dries the dishes in Finland. Most people just keep the daily kitchenware there, though, and never bother to move them anywhere until next meal...
Wikipedia entry (in Finnish, sorry, but includes an image)
Mika, I never use mine either, it's full of kitchen ware. But my dishwasher also dries the plates after they are washed, so I guess this is one of the reasons why I never use it :)
I would have guessed it was a Scandinavian invention, even better now when we know it's a finnish invention.
I think it is a really good idea -addresses the problem at hand and makes the kitchen look less of a mess. Such a simple concept - take bottom out of cupboard, screw draining board in its place. Why it is not more popular in the UK I will never know.
I once saw a cupboard like this in Cannazei, Italy.
They are very poplular in Italy.
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Graham1982:
Very mundane entry:
In Europe (not often in the UK) they have cupboards above the kitchen sink with a draining rack as the base - you wash your dishes, and rack them in there and the excess water drips into the sink. You then put the plates away.
Why do the British keep using draining boards? - there are always plates on display unless you keep on top of the washing up and I think this is unsightly.
I know they exist, but I've never seen one in Holland. Like the British we seem to be happy with drianing boards.
Not mundane i don't think, i reckon it's interesting! Wow i've never seen one of these here, i live alone, and being male i can't stand dishes - 99% of the time the dish rack is out with dishes on it left to dry and never put away!
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