Help out a dimbo please

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We got a new kitchen a while back, and the sink came with a wire basket which fit's into it.
Wot's it meant to be for?
We're used to a placcy bowl in the sink and were bemused by this thing. The fitters didn't bother telling us,there's no instruction book, so we're puzzled. You can't wash up in it by filling the sink 'cos the teaspoons slip through the gaps.
Help!

 

[Arch]

God knows, never seen such a thing. Maybe it's to turn the sink into a deep fat fryer?

 

[graham56]

Frying chips?

 

[TheDoctor]

I'm guessing it's a ceramic sink? The wire basket stops the sink from shattering if sommat heavy falls in.
I'd use a plastic bowl myself too...

 

[Andy84]

Is it for draining things after washing up?

Then after use, it conveniently fits in the sink.

 

[Greedo]

It's a shopping basket ya dafty for your bike. They knew you were a cyclist.

 

[Aperitif]

Is it for draining things after washing up?

Then after use, it conveniently fits in the sink.

Gold star for Andy!

 

[Greedo]

it's for washing vegatables and fruit and you can just leave them to drain.

Not for dishes though and leaving them as that would be for what an umm let me think. eh ummm





A draining board is for

 

[Browser]

it's for washing vegatables and fruit and you can just leave them to drain.

That was what Mrs B. surmised, though I can't see what's wrong with just...doing..that...in...the, errrmm..sink???

 

[Greedo]

That was what Mrs B. surmised, though I can't see what's wrong with just...doing..that...in...the, errrmm..sink???

Mrs B is a bright woman then as that is what they are for. Have had a conversation with people in kitchen showrooms and they have all said this is the purpose

 

[Over The Hill]

If it is in the sink before you put stuff in the sink you can take everything out of the sink easily by just removing the mesh basket rather than each thing individually.

Some people like to peel spuds etc in water so they can just lift out the peeling with the mesh basket.

 

[jonny jeez]

At the risk of taking the OP seriously, I'm gonna jump in and have a go....this is a joke tho,... right?

Okay, porcelain and resin sinks are very "unforgiving" when compared to aluminum or metal sinks. China chips and cracks with ease when place directly into the sink.

The wire basket protects your dishes and stops unwanted damage to your crockery.

A word of warning, do not place hot pans into the basket "straight off the hob" the plastic on the basket will melt, revealing the wire, and the wire will rust like a "son of a biatch".

Always run your pans under cool water before placing them in the basket.


but you're still kidding right?

 

[Browser]

At the risk of taking the OP seriously, I'm gonna jump in and have a go....this is a joke tho,... right?

Okay, porcelain and resin sinks are very "unforgiving" when compared to aluminum or metal sinks. China chips and cracks with ease when place directly into the sink.

The wire basket protects your dishes and stops unwanted damage to your crockery.

A word of warning, do not place hot pans into the basket "straight off the hob" the plastic on the basket will melt, revealing the wire, and the wire will rust like a "son of a biatch".

Always run your pans under cool water before placing them in the basket.


but you're still kidding right?

No, we genuinely didn't know what it was for. Ours is a stainless sink with a chromed wire basket.

 

[Arch]

Not so clever now then Jonny?

Why would anyone choose a sink that is likely to chip their crockery? Oh, I suppose it's all about style and not utility, silly me....

The draining aspect sounds about right, although I've managed 40 years without such a device, so I can't see that it's vital. Does it look like it might be useful for anything else - storage or something? It would just annoy me, in the sink.

 

[swee'pea99]

Sounds daft to me - I'd chuck it out. It's only going to be getting in the way for years. Think about it: can you imagine any situation down the line where you find yourself thinking 'Oh, if only we'd kept that...umm....thingie'? No? Then chuck it.