Every bl***y cupboard!

You have ramekins in a holiday rental??
Sometimes we have been lucky to get enough mugs or bowls.
Though we stayed in a gorgeous Airbnb in France once that was someone’s home, they left a full fridge and freezer and bottles of wine telling us just to replace whatever we used. Their cupboards were chock full of any dishes or pans we needed.
The only thing they asked is us was to feed the cats and tortoise which we happily did.
The whole family went, it was a fantastic holiday.

We have stayed in many holiday lets over the years. My little ole heart delights at a very orderly space and keep it as near to the same as I can BUT I cant stand those ones who leave a set of orders- shoes may not be worn in the living room etc etc.

You have ramekins in a holiday rental??
Just sent 9 vintage French ramekins to the charity shop, came home and seen identical ones for sale online for £72 for six! 😯
Let's hope they fetch a good price for the charity.

BigBertha1

We have stayed in many holiday lets over the years. My little ole heart delights at a very orderly space and keep it as near to the same as I can BUT I cant stand those ones who leave a set of orders- shoes may not be worn in the living room etc etc.

Ah, am afraid I ask people to remove their shoes when visiting us, we have expensive wooden floors and a Persian carpets, am not saying a holiday rental would have such expensive flooring but shoes can pick up a lot of muck and is expensive to clean carpets every time. We always take our slippers with us 🌺

Allira

^You have ramekins in a holiday rental??^
Just sent 9 vintage French ramekins to the charity shop, came home and seen identical ones for sale online for £72 for six! 😯
Let's hope they fetch a good price for the charity.

How lovely, the charity should benefit from the sale of those. ✔️
I have some really nice ramekins but have never chanced upon them in a holiday rental.🤔

My kitchen cupboards were so untidy that on making a Christmas food list I couldn't find what I had .
Over the weekend, I pulled everything out and after cleaning each cupboard rearranged them .
What a boring job .
And how did those cupboards get in such a state ?
I've bought emergency supplies and last year when a small convenience store closed I stocked up on lots of cheap canned goods .
Now sorted .
And my list is shorter.

We need cupboard tidiers on the decluttering thread.
I wish some bugger would rearrange mine.

I had a holiday in Southern Ireland which had ramekins!
It also had a potato ricer and a bread oven/cloche and a range of bakeware. It was years ago. Probably 1990s.

We used holiday cottages when we had our little dog. Tbh I’m never that invested in a place to bother to rearrange stuff. We expect it to be scrupulously clean, and in good order, with a comfortable bed. Other than that we are not terribly bothered because we tend to eat out.

Saying that, over the years, we can count on one hand the outstanding places we have stayed in and the obvious care the owners of the business have put into their investment. They are to be commended.

I would expect the weekly cleaners to ensure everything was in good order and correctly placed at every clean.

Babs03

BigBertha1

We have stayed in many holiday lets over the years. My little ole heart delights at a very orderly space and keep it as near to the same as I can BUT I cant stand those ones who leave a set of orders- shoes may not be worn in the living room etc etc.

Ah, am afraid I ask people to remove their shoes when visiting us, we have expensive wooden floors and a Persian carpets, am not saying a holiday rental would have such expensive flooring but shoes can pick up a lot of muck and is expensive to clean carpets every time. We always take our slippers with us 🌺

Blimey😄😄😄😄.

Arriving with one’s bedroom slippers - there’s a first. The hosts must have a panicky moment thinking that you were there for the night!

When we stay in holiday lets I leave the baking trays cleaner than they were on arrival.
Another job on arrival is to clean the dishwasher filter and dryer filter they are always neglected.
A little niggle about kitchen equipment I have never stayed in a house that had a salad spinner not everyone eats bagged salad leaves.
I do put things back where I find them even if I consider the placement illogical.

On the subject of ramekins, I probably use one daily which is why we have a set in the holiday let.

They are great for; used teabags, nuts, crudités, dips, coddled eggs, condiments such as mustard, mint and finally butter.

harrigran A salad spinner is about the only piece of equipment we don’t have!
I can boast a meat thermometer, scales, food processor, self sharpening knife block and immaculate oven trays though!

I’ve never needed a salad spinner harrigran I just put washed flat lettuce leaves in a clean tea towel, bunch it up in one hand and swing it forcefully outside! You can take a girl out of Old Trafford but …. 😁

You shouldn't have to do all that harrigran.
All saucepans, frying pans and baking trays should be checked. We had a second set in stock, so if they were too bad they got changed over and cleaned up for the following week.
Dishwasher filter always rinsed, cooker hood grills soaked and the inside, especially the roof, of the microwave wiped.
A kitchen clean between guests, (sleeps 12), probably takes 2 hours, including removal of all fridge shelves and so on. Even smaller properties require at least an hour on the kitchen I think.
Salad spinners, yes, certainly in France, (maybe not in Old Trafford!), but they are a bit of a pain if drawer space is limited, as in an appartement.

We have fresh salad almost every day.
I have given my salad spinner away (and my mother's after she died) as I never used it!
I'm a tea-towel person too - Also from the North West...

I do use ramekins most days btw

I no longer use egg coddlers though!

I assume your ‘outrage’ is a joke OP?😂

We stayed at a charming holiday let in Croatia. The owners used it themselves and met us with the strongest G and Ts I've ever drunk , a request to feed the cats and a huge selection of alcoholic drinks with a casual, help yourself! The kitchen was packed with equipment, mostly rather ancient and of little purpose but we either ate out or had BBQs by the pool. Our daughter, who had been driving through Europe in her campervan met us there. Her Hungarian Viz was tormented by the cats who gathered in the vines just out of reach and she washed every item of clothing and bedding so we were constantly surrounded by flapping washing! It was a bit like taking a holiday in a laundry. Certainly not the smartest holiday ever but very memorable and a lot of fun. We were even given gifts to take home with us!

Love it NotSpaghetti! My mother did it that way. 😁

I do the tea towel fling, too, as did my mum.

Our worst holiday let experience was in France, after a long journey we arrived at the Château, as advised we had called Madame to give an ETA, there was no answer so we left a message.

Madame was asleep upstairs so we waited nearly an hour until monsieur arrived home and roused her.

Madame came out to greet us and show us the converted outbuildings that were to be our accommodation for the week but before we could get inside we got a history lesson.
At this point I was beyond angry and asked for access to use the lavatory and make a drink.

When we were eventually in and sorted I checked the kitchen cupboards.
Our equipment for the week was a tiny scratched frying pan a pressure cooker without a lid and a roasting tin.
No tea towel or oven gloves.

There were however at least 3 beautiful dinner services in display cases, I could have served dinner for 60 people or more!

Oh dear ... I'm worried now that I may not have replaced everything in its original place when we've been away ...

Our worst holiday let experiences ( and one of our best) were in France.
One was incredibly dusty, poorly equipped, too many unhygienic items eg unwashed throws everywhere. No hanging space, bed set under a low sloping ceiling made it unsuitable.

The other was remote, on a compound where the manager was meant to be living, providing laundry and freezer facilities as well as a welcome, but they had done a bunk, taking anything they could lay their hands on with them, including the TV and radio from our cottage. The site was deserted, with one building crumbling dangerously and unguarded.
So little to put away and nobody to care if we got it wrong.

Sago

On the subject of ramekins, I probably use one daily which is why we have a set in the holiday let.

They are great for; used teabags, nuts, crudités, dips, coddled eggs, condiments such as mustard, mint and finally butter.

harrigran A salad spinner is about the only piece of equipment we don’t have!
I can boast a meat thermometer, scales, food processor, self sharpening knife block and immaculate oven trays though!

I've still got a few more in the cupboard!

And a salad spinner.