Bamboo Steamer for Bathroom Organization?

We've never actually used these in the kitchen, and perhaps we'd be a little skeeved out by this idea if we had. But free from association with actual food, the bamboo steamer strikes us as particularly well suited for cotton ball and Q-tip storage.

And it doesn't stop there. Rolled up washcloths and hospitality items for guests would fit in a larger one. Chunky jewelry might look nice against the slatted bottoms.

Appealing, natural and renewable — check; compact and stacking — check; inexpensive — check, check, check. Has anyone tried this before? Or is even suggesting such a use for the bamboo steamer an offense to chefs everywhere?

Image: Legend Cookshop

Comments (7)

No. No no no. They are for food, not anything else. But I am really quite traditional...

I was also looking at Bento boxes for bathroom storage. http://www.plasticashop.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=P&Product_Code=BNTOBX&Category_Code=OS2

Another option are the big dim sum steamers. I have a vintage aluminum rack like the one in this picture except mine stands on the floor in my studio and I use it to store paints etc.
http://indo2007.blogspot.com/2007/06/breakfast-in-kota-bunga.html

I love the idea.

The only concern with the steamers that I would have is the cotton balls, q tips, etc becoming moist/moldy if they're in a wet environment (like, say, a bathroom with a shower). For that reason alone I'd stick with glass or metal containers.

Actually, they're great for jewelry storage!

Those Bento boxes are great! I'm going to get one for all my random sewing/mending notions.

they look excellent for many uses but ive only ever seen them in oriental restaurants for holding stacks of chinese pancakes (available here)...and yummy they were too!