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Dish Rinsing in a Bucket - How to Have Three Sinks in Two May 2018
When I wash my dishes by hand, I insist on having a clean, hot rinse - I'm just not satisfied with the cleanliness of the dishes without it. Thankfully many kitchens have double sinks for rinsing, but when dishes have been soaked, having both sinks full of water leaves nowhere to tip out the soaking water (which is not always suitable for grey water). Rinsing by tap into the washing water ends up over-filling the main sink unless you only have a few dishes to wash.
So instead of filling the second sink, I simply place a laundry bucket in it, and fill that with clean rinsing water. I can tip out soaking water beside the bucket.
The bucket also makes it easy to take the rinsing water out as grey water afterwards.
Using a bucket would also work if you have a single sink, but enough bench space by it to place both the bucket and the dish rack. My house has dish racks with trays underneath to catch drips, so the racks can go on the bench too.
Personally I like a square-ish mop bucket for my rinsing water, but round is fine as long as your dishes can fit in it.
Contributed by Gabrielle Angelico
So instead of filling the second sink, I simply place a laundry bucket in it, and fill that with clean rinsing water. I can tip out soaking water beside the bucket.
The bucket also makes it easy to take the rinsing water out as grey water afterwards.
Using a bucket would also work if you have a single sink, but enough bench space by it to place both the bucket and the dish rack. My house has dish racks with trays underneath to catch drips, so the racks can go on the bench too.
Personally I like a square-ish mop bucket for my rinsing water, but round is fine as long as your dishes can fit in it.
Contributed by Gabrielle Angelico