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I’ve got one for doing cleaning jobs round the house, like washing down the front door and steps, but not for washing up.

I’m a bit baffled by these sinks that get scratched - are they not fit for purpose?

Will to live…..

I don’t have a dishwasher, and always use a washing up bowl. If I washed crockery in the sink, I think glasses and china would get chipped.

Same as Sue D, wu bowl for external cleaning but never in the sink.

grannypiper

I use a washing up bowl as does my 24 year old StepSon but he doesn't have a kettle. He doesn't drink hot drinks so doesn't see why he should make one for anyone else !

never mind about hot drinks, and i can understand why he wouldn't want to have a kettle just for others' benefit, but.........
how on earth can he mange without the possibility of pot noodles, cup-a-soup, and cous-cous ??????
i'd be only eating open sandwiches without a kettle.

Yes. I have a dishwasher but I rinse dishes sometimes before putting in. I use a large round mixing bowl. It holds a nice amount of water for cleaning worktops hob etc. No point in filling a sink.

I use a bowl in the kitchen sink as I like to keep a bowl of hot water with washing up liquid to drop things in as I've used them. I've never had a dish washer.

If I just used the sink without the bowl it would prevent me using the tap to wash my hands and I'd have to keep using the basin in the bathroom instead, which is not very practical when I've been preparing food.

I do use a washing up bowl it uses less water it has a plug of it’s own yes both daughters use one but not sure about my daughter in law I don’t think she dies as they have every kitchen appliance made
I don’t have a dish washes and have never wanted one by the time you rinse them all and pack them let them spin then unpack I ll have washed up put away walked to town and done a mornings shopping ??

Spinning your dishes BlueBelle ?

I have one but use it for defrosting large items or, like other, use it for lugging round the house to clean windows, etc.

I use a bowl as I think it saves water

welbeck

grannypiper

I use a washing up bowl as does my 24 year old StepSon but he doesn't have a kettle. He doesn't drink hot drinks so doesn't see why he should make one for anyone else !

never mind about hot drinks, and i can understand why he wouldn't want to have a kettle just for others' benefit, but.........
how on earth can he mange without the possibility of pot noodles, cup-a-soup, and cous-cous ??????
i'd be only eating open sandwiches without a kettle.

Many people in France and other parts of the world don’t have kettles, they heat up water in a saucepan. Many people don’t have teapots which I find annoying. I swear there is a difference between a strong cup of tea brewed in a teapot to that in a mug,

I have a double sink which I wash before do the washing up, so I don’t use a bowl, one less plastic item. I don’t rinse under running water, such a waste. I do have a dishwasher which eats up energy.

I don’t have a dish washes and have never wanted one by the time you rinse them all and pack them let them spin then unpack I ll have washed up put away walked to town and done a mornings shopping ??

Sometimes I think the same, especially as my husband rinses them so well, they're clean before they go into the d/washer.

You are recommended not to rinse plates before putting them in the dishwasher. It says so in my dishwasher instructions and it is a waste of water and any watersaving advice sheet says not to do it.

I just scrape any debris on a dinner plate into the bin and put the plate in the machine. I wouldn't dream of rinsing mugs, cutlery, or plates or bowls that have just had bread or cereal in them. On occasion I fill cooking dishes with incrustations round the edge, with water and a drop of detergent and soak them before putting in the dish washer.

I also use the short wash, not the full cycle. it is quite sufficient. Modern dishwashers are designed to use very little water and be economic with electricity. With two of us I only run it once every two days and the amount of water saved over constant handwashing must run into 10s of litres.

Just thought I'd point out that a full sink is not the only alternative to a washing up bowl!
I wash up using the largest of the things I want to wash as my "bowl".
If that's a cup and a spoon, I wash up in the cup!

My dishwasher is always packed full. I consider myself to be careful with water but would be unable to wash this quantity of crockery and cutlery using the tiny amount of water my dishwasher uses, with or without a washing-up bowl.
Granted, it also uses electricity.

I've always used a washing up bowl, it helps you to use less water. I had to get a new one because the old one no longer fitted in the new kitchen so it's been put to use outside to clean out garden items.

Haven’t had a washing up bowl for years. Use second smaller sink if needed for hand washing bits.
Use mixing bowl if washing up baking stuff.
Don’t find stainless steel sink abrasive. After all before washing up bowls were plastic weren’t they made of enamelled metal?

I’ve never seen an antique or non-plastic washing up bowl Purpledaffodil. I guess I never thought about it, but your post has inspired me to do some research. I shall be inspecting the kitchen sink in any heritage sites we visit.

In my youth we had round enamel washing up bowls.

So did we! Bucket too…

My mother, ocd and neurotic about most things in life, would have had a total meltdown if she knew that I or my sister or grandchildren didn’t use a washing up bowl.
It was used, washed, dried and put away in its allotted space in the cupboard ever all times a day. It was brought out for every washing up session during the day.
My poor dad often got told off for not following her rules.
I don’t have one.

Yes, I always have.

For a wedding present, we were given an orange plastic set of washing up bowl, dish rack and large tray to stand the rack on.
I never used the tray but dutifully did use the dish rack until it cracked and broke, although I really didn't like it.

Shortly afterwards, my mother turned up with a new dish rack she had kindly bought me.
I couldn't face more years of dutiful rack use, so I had to tactfully tell her I didn't want it.

I wouldn't be without a washing up basin, tho.

I have a dishwasher. I was invited to a neighbours boxing day event in 1994. I offered to wash up and she showed me her new gadget.
I ordered one the next day and would now never be without one. I put everything in it , even wooden spoons , all comes out fine.
I used to spend so much time washing up with three children and lots of baking sessions.

NotAGran55 I use mine for pedicures too.
And for washing woollies now and then.
Except for the odd item that can’t, washing up largely goes in the dishwasher though.

You are recommended not to rinse plates before putting them in the dishwasher. It says so in my dishwasher instructions and it is a waste of water and any watersaving advice sheet says not to do it.

I know Monica. Try telling my husband! I too use the short cycle, pat tops of cups and glasses dry and leave to air dry.