Figure 53. A Rack for Draining Dishes
Through the center of this drainer the
wires are bent so that plates and saucers
may be placed upright. The tray at the
right end is for draining flat silverware.
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high enough so one may stand erect while working at it. Is
the sink at your home high enough ? If not, plan some way to
avoid stooping while working at it. Put a pan or a wooden
rack underneath the dish pan.
Do you make unnecessary motions while washing dishes?
If your sink has only one drain board, and that drain board
is on the right side, you make unnecessary motions. As stated
on page 143, when washing dishes you hold a dish in your left
hand and wash it with a cloth held in your right hand. Since
the dish is in your left hand, it could be placed to drain with the
shortest and easiest motion on the left side of the dish pan.
If there is only one drain board and it is on the right side of a
sink, the left hand will need to make a longer motion in placing
the dish to drain.
In case your sink nas but one drain board and that board is
on the right side, if possible place a shelf or small table on the
left. Make dishwashing as easy as possible.
It is interesting to arrange utensils so that you can wash
dishes well in a short time. Sometimes the amount of time
that can be saved is surprising.
How should a sink be cleaned ? Very often coarse scouring
powder is used to clean a sink. Let us see if it is wise to use this
substance :
A coarse scouring powder will remove the dirt. But if the
sink is of enamel or porcelain and has a smooth surface, the
coarse scouring powder will, with repeated use, roughen the sur-
face. Then the sink with its roughened surface will be more
difficult to clean. A smooth surface is usually easier to keep
clean than a rough surface. Dirt settles in crevices and
grooves.
In cleaning a sink with a smooth surface, use some material
that will clean the sink, but not roughen the surface. This can
be done with common soap and water if the soap is applied in the
right way. Keep the sink as dry as possible when applying the
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soap. Wring out the cloth used in cleaning and then with the
hand push any water standing in the sink down the drain pipe.
Apply soap to the cloth and wash the sink. Do not let the water
run from the faucet while applying the soap. After using the soap,
rinse the sink by opening the hot-water faucet.
In case a sink has much dirt and grease on it, it can be cleaned
more easily with kerosene than with soap. It is convenient to
keep on hand for cleaning purposes a small bottle of kerosene.
Apply kerosene to a cloth by holding the cloth to the mouth of
the bottle and tilting the bottle. Then rub the part of the cloth
containing kerosene over the sink.
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Figure 53. A Rack for Draining Dishes
Through the center of this drainer the
wires are bent so that plates and saucers
may be placed upright. The tray at the
right end is for draining flat silverware.
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167
high enough so one may stand erect while working at it. Is
the sink at your home high enough ? If not, plan some way to
avoid stooping while working at it. Put a pan or a wooden
rack underneath the dish pan.
Do you make unnecessary motions while washing dishes?
If your sink has only one drain board, and that drain board
is on the right side, you make unnecessary motions. As stated
on page 143, when washing dishes you hold a dish in your left
hand and wash it with a cloth held in your right hand. Since
the dish is in your left hand, it could be placed to drain with the
shortest and easiest motion on the left side of the dish pan.
If there is only one drain board and it is on the right side of a
sink, the left hand will need to make a longer motion in placing
the dish to drain.
In case your sink nas but one drain board and that board is
on the right side, if possible place a shelf or small table on the
left. Make dishwashing as easy as possible.
It is interesting to arrange utensils so that you can wash
dishes well in a short time. Sometimes the amount of time
that can be saved is surprising.
How should a sink be cleaned ? Very often coarse scouring
powder is used to clean a sink. Let us see if it is wise to use this
substance :
A coarse scouring powder will remove the dirt. But if the
sink is of enamel or porcelain and has a smooth surface, the
coarse scouring powder will, with repeated use, roughen the sur-
face. Then the sink with its roughened surface will be more
difficult to clean. A smooth surface is usually easier to keep
clean than a rough surface. Dirt settles in crevices and
grooves.
In cleaning a sink with a smooth surface, use some material
that will clean the sink, but not roughen the surface. This can
be done with common soap and water if the soap is applied in the
right way. Keep the sink as dry as possible when applying the
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soap. Wring out the cloth used in cleaning and then with the
hand push any water standing in the sink down the drain pipe.
Apply soap to the cloth and wash the sink. Do not let the water
run from the faucet while applying the soap. After using the soap,
rinse the sink by opening the hot-water faucet.
In case a sink has much dirt and grease on it, it can be cleaned
more easily with kerosene than with soap. It is convenient to
keep on hand for cleaning purposes a small bottle of kerosene.
Apply kerosene to a cloth by holding the cloth to the mouth of
the bottle and tilting the bottle. Then rub the part of the cloth
containing kerosene over the sink.