What is a washing up bowl for?

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I've never used a washing up bowl in my house but when I go away at Airbnb there's often one there and I don't understand their purpose. Please can you break it down for me.

Thanks.

My draining racks are stainless steel and get wiped after every use, as does my washing up bowl.

I assume posters who don't use washing up bowls either use a lot of water by washing up under a running tap, or have very small sinks.

Missed this - yes, IMO you're missing something. There shouldn't be any crevices to get gunk in.

Mine is a nice enameled wire one. The only real complaint I have about it is that if you drop a teaspoon, they fall right through and are a devil to retrieve without dismantling everything.

@JonahAndTheSnail I put my draining rack in the dishwasher! Comes up beautifully

How on earth do you fit all your plates and pots on the draining board without one? Do you expect them to levitate?

Much easier than having one, by stacking plates on top of one another?... None of the busy kitchens I worked in as a potwasher as a teenager had them. Maybe if you have enthusiatic dryer uppers on hand to assist, then they work?

I only fill the sink with about an inch of hot water, then start washing cutlery and glasses. Then fill slightly more for lightly soiled cups and plates, followed by slightly more for heavily soiled crokery and plates. Short rinse of crockery as needed in between. It never fills more than two thirds a standard sized sink full, which equates to about the same as a washing up bowl. Personally I don't see the point of a drainer that I need to dismantle or clean in the dishwasher, but to each their own.