If you are like me, you pop everything into your dishwasher… plates, pots, cups and a variety of plastic containers. All is good in our house until the wash cycle is done; then a problem begins… all the plastic pieces are still wet, soaked with water droplets and they need drying out 🙁
When we first bought a dishwasher I was hoping for more kitchen space and really wanted to get rid of my dish rack, which would give me the option to replace our kitchen-sink for a smaller one… well this wasn’t an option as I still needed space to dry my soaking wet plastic dishes.
Mess bothers me (unless it is my own mess, the so called organized mess) and a pile of plastic bits stuck one on top of the other to dry out simply drives me mad. Yes, I know that there are such inventions as tea towel or even kitchen roll and I could simply dry them out and pop into the cupboard but I truly dislike drying dishes, almost as much as ironing. When I was a child this was my chore… help with the washing up by drying the dishes… I hated it so much it left me with a not so positive feeling towards drying things.
Anyhow, a while back, Joseph Joseph got in touch asking me if I would like to try their new expandable dishrack with draining plug.
Yes, please… there was no option I would pass on this fantastic opportunity.
So I now have an expendable dishrack and my life is a lot easier and calmer. I have more than enough space to dry all plastics without creating a Mount Everest in my kitchen.
Joseph Joseph expandable dishrack with draining plug comes in a choice of two colours: white (with green) and grey (with white cutlery drainer). They are priced at £50, which might seem a little bit high for a dish rack but believe me it is worth it.
First of all it looks great, which is actually very important as you will look at it every time you enter the kitchen. The rack is made to very high standards and its finish is simply perfect.
Secondly you can expand it to almost double its size; from 32 × 36.4 × 16.1 cm when closed to 52.7 × 36.4 × 16.1 cm fully extended. That is a lot of drying space.
Third it has a draining plug. You can leave it closed if for some reason you should want to trap the water on your dish rack (maybe useful if you’re worried about losing very small items) or you can open it, which will allow all the water to simply drain away, leaving your dishrack looking nice and clean and fairly dry most of the time.
Fourth it is customizable to your particular needs. It has a movable cutlery drainer, which allows you to place it in any spot you desire and it also has a removable steel rack, which also can be moved if needed.
Oh, and did I mention that it can be almost doubled in size? 😉 Very useful I found after visits from friends and family where the dish volume has shot up.
Mark thinks that I am silly by getting excited about things like a dish rack but keeping the home looking nice and fairly clutter free is obviously far more important to me, so if the dish rack makes me happy why not share some love?
I am loving this expandable dishrack. It is truly a great idea to incorporate a flexible size into the design.
What do you think?
Do you like the idea of this new dishrack or are you like my Mark totally indifferent to its existence?
How do you deal with wet plastics coming from the dishwasher?
I think this is a clever contraption. I hate soggy things coming out of the dishwasher!
I’m going to save my pennies for when they make a purple one Looks so useful, Joseph Joseph do make some lovely things, the drip drip drip of the tupperware boxes & lids drives me a little bonkers too! 🙂
yeap I know what you mean… I wish they just dry like the rest of kitchenware
Ohhhh I really like that. Looks fab
oh i quite like the idea of these! i love their stuff anyway
Love this design, I actually refuse to have a traditional one as I hate the look! I can only dream of a dishwasher, until then I will have to keep attempting to train my Hubby!
Joseph Joseph are such a great brand and this looks lovely, really stylish like the rest of their products.
I love everything Joseph Joseph
I love this – I definitely need one! Thanks for sharing x
Very snazzy! I don’t have a dishwasher, no room for one, drives me mad washing and drying dishes about 3 times a day!
This is a very clever idea. I lay a tea towel on the work top next to the dishwasher to dry plastic items when they come out.
oh i do love this , its definitely something that could be used in my kitchen
Love this idea – ours is battered and we need a new one – this looks ideal
This looks great and genuinely useful too!
Ooh, I really like this idea, very useful and such a clever design
We have a dishwasher too but often do the odd bit by hand! I like Joseph Joseph designs anyway and this is no exception!
Now that is one stylish looking draining rack! I might just have to treat myself.
I dont have a dishwasher and could definitely do with one of these, the plug is genius x
Oh this is so stylish and it looks great too. I love the colour
I don’t have a dishwasher, we actually threw one out when we moved in because I just can’t get my head around them! Your dish rack is very nice and would get lots of use in our house 🙂
I do like this idea a lit. We have a Joseph Joseph washing-up bowl and I love it – well as much as you can love a washing-up bowl!
Very handy – I like that look of that. Good design.
This is an awesome little design indeed, only thing that puts me off is the price.
Stew
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i need this in my life, I might not have a dishwasher but I could still use this in my kitchen
I am probably one of the only people that doesn’t have a dishwasher, but I can see how this would be useful for day to day useage. It’s got a very clever design with its little plug and drainage spout!