This dish drainer will never again be this empty. |
Or at least it was a bit of a mess.
In their latest spring cleaning campaign, they sent out some useful items that motivated me to organize the area around the sink. I'm not promising it's going to stay this way, but at least I have a fighting chance.
The major change was the nifty new dish rack and drainer
While most of my dishes can go into the dishwasher, there are some delicate things I wash by hand as well as some that don't fit into the dishwasher.And, since I air-dry my dishes in the dishwasher, there are sometime a few pieces that don't dry completely before the next re-load, so they need a little more air and a little more dry before I put them away. Now I have an organized way to let 'em dry.
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Sponge holder, soap dispenser, and scrubby tool. |
A scrubby with a handle and a drip tray
In the photo, the soap dispenser is also an OXO product, but it wasn't part of this promotion. It's actually a hand-soap dispenser that I've had for a number of years, but I bought it to use it for dish soap. I couldn't find exactly this model online, but they've got plenty of other pump-style soap dispensers, if you're looking for one.
I also received a sink mat
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Sink mat- keeping small things out of my garbage disposal! |
But when I had it in the sink and I was about to mark the drain hole, I thought, gee, that's where the garbage disposal is - why not leave the mat as-is and let it catch anything that's trying to go down the drain?
Anything that doesn't fit between the mat's slats shouldn't be going into the garbage disposal, whether it's food bits or forks.
I've accidentally dropped silverware and small measuring tools and other petite items into the garbage disposal. When I see them disappear, it means I get to stick my had down there to retrieve them. If I don't see them disappear - well, I've ruined a few things that way.
If the dish drainer catches anything that needs to be thrown away - like potato peels or egg shells - I can just lift the whole drainer, let it drip a bit, and toss the bits into the trash. Or maybe into a compost bin
If I decide I don't like the sink mat as a sink mat, it might come in handy as a trivet for baking sheets. and hot pots and other things that I shouldn't put right onto the counter. We'll see.
Also in the photo with the sink mat is a set of three bottle brushes
They also sent along a set of 4 Piece All Purpose Clips
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Photo by OXO |
The Expandable Utensil Organizer
Much thanks to OXO for providing all of these tools. Now, I just need to finish my spring cleaning!
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