Saving Counter Space & Money With Rubbermaid & the Target Cartwheel App...

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Being a mama, a food blogger, and a home cook, I find myself having to wash certain dishes and items by hand pretty often.

From my wood & bamboo cutting boards to my slow cooker insert to the various pieces of vintage and delicate dishware I have bought for my food photography, I am washing a sink full (or two or three) of dishes at least three times a week.

Yes, once upon a time I was under the impression that once I had a dishwasher in my kitchen, I would never again hand wash a dish. 

And yes, I tested that theory out for a bit and lost a fabulous wood cutting board to warping and some pretty glass dishes that really were too small for the rack and ended up on the floor of the dishwasher with chips in them.

I learned my lesson the hard way, folks.

So, now I suck it up and fill that sink with suds and hand wash those suckers.

The biggest problem I have faced with hand washing dishes is where to put them as they dry. I did buy one of those fabric drying mats, but it took up so much space when laid out & I was always precariously stacking my dishes so they would all fit on the mat.
Which kind of defeats my goal of hand washing my dishes because it is a safer option for them. Am I right? ;)