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Look!: Extra Space for Drying Glassware

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As the post-party glow of a long weekend wears off, we're left staring at a MASSIVE pile of dishes. Being a dishwasher-free two-person household, we get by with a small counter-top drying rack most of the time with little complaint. But these summer barbecue-heavy weekends kill us and totally screw up our standard wash-and-load method. Lucky for us, Martha gave us a nifty little tip for adding some extra space to dry our glasses. Jump below for the details...
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Grab a dishtowel and a few pairs of chopsticks. Line up the chopsticks and stick your glasses (or anything else, really) on top. Ta-da! The air circulates, the glasses dry and you don't have to pile scary amounts of heavy bowls on top of your precious glassware....

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wah! thank you!

posted by amt230 on 2008-07-07 17:27:52
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OMG, i needed this tip. I'm too cheap to by a dish drying rack and the glasses always get washed by hand.

posted by protogarrett on 2008-07-07 17:29:55
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Chopsticks aren't a bad idea... but I generally just use the knives I've just washed.

posted by alina on 2008-07-07 17:33:55
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SUCH a great idea! Thanks Martha & AT...

posted by lakegeneva3 on 2008-07-07 19:10:36
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So simple yet so genius! Thanks for the tip. I will definitely be using this one. :)

posted by mrsmc on 2008-07-07 19:25:53
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Martha as in Ms Stewart?

posted by quiltmaster on 2008-07-07 19:25:55
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Bodum Pavina FTW! Best (albeit delicate) glasses ever. There's something to be said about an ice cube that can last for 2 hours (or more) outside of the freezer.

posted by chrisr on 2008-07-07 19:41:15
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Shayna! We have the same Bodum IKEA glasses :)

posted by sallyTV on 2008-07-07 21:24:34
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Ahem, Bodum & IKEA glasses.

posted by sallyTV on 2008-07-08 01:38:34
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How funny. I was just on Crafting a Green World reading about recycling takeout bamboo chopsticks. This is a good one.

posted by whytephoenix on 2008-07-08 10:03:12
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Yes, that would be Ms. Martha Stewart...

Sally- Apparently great minds think alike, eh? That's so funny!

posted by shayna r on 2008-07-08 11:55:32
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Looks like my dish rack every nite after dinner :D

Except I tend to stack even higher with more precarious pyrex glass items. I secretly enjoy the challenge and yes even the occasional disapointments I hear from the livingroom ....*!cRasH!*

posted by regus_fillman on 2008-07-14 18:51:00
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