On Fri, 15 May 2009 07:50:56 -0400, Tracy > wrote:

>Goomba wrote:
>> Tracy wrote:
>>>
>>> I am almost used to putting the dishes on the right. It still seems
>>> wrong.
>>>
>>> Tracy
>>
>> I can't stand dish drainer racks on counters! How can you stand to give
>> up so much counter space to one and they're usually just ugly? Do you
>> have a double sink? What about putting a dish drainer inside the second
>> bowl? Do you have a dishwasher?
>
>It's just something I have grown up doing. I know people who put them
>away. I do have good amount of counter space. The DH and I were able to
>work in the kitchen recently with out any problems. This kitchen has an
>extra 4 feet of counter than the one downstairs.
>
>I have a dishwasher but I don't use it often. I know I can stick the
>drainer in there but the rack on the counter just doesn't bother me.
>
I use bar mats instead of a drainer. Here's the general idea.
http://www.kegworks.com/product.php?...d=21194&page=1 It works
for me. They come in various shapes & sizes, so you may be able to
work around that attached cutting board (and over it too).


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Sometimes I even put it in the food.