The Rack

Over a year ago, I was having problems with my dishwasher. I finally decided to get rid of it and revert to washing my dishes by hand. It hasn't been too bad. I just know I have to wash dishes every day. I have a system. I'm a soaker. I start with the plates and glasses. I put them in super hot soapy water and I leave them to soak. By the time the water cools enough for me to handle them, they're pretty much clean. All I have to do is give them a quick wipe, another really hot rinse, and plop them in the dish rack to dry. And then on to the next batch. What that means is that there are almost always dishes on the cupboard. Up until recently, the dish rack where they were drying was quite disreputable. It was one of those plastic-coated wire things. I hated it. No matter how much I'd try to clean it, it still looked like hell. Finally, I gave up. I was a bit worried that the new bamboo rack that I ordered would be too small. Oh my gosh, was I wrong. It can hold twice as much as the old one, and the silverware container holds three times as much. And the dishes dry better. There's enough space between each that most of them are dry in a matter of minutes, especially the glass and ceramics. Plus, I think it looks pretty awesome. So, I would easily recommend it to anyone who is considering such a purchase. I've had mine now for probably about three or four months. Doing dishes is no longer quite as loathsome as it used to be.