Dishmatique

I have been using ths dishmatique tool for a very long time and it's perhaps the most useful kitchen tool we have. It's ideal for washing up and I think every restaurant should have one for when they wash things by hand. They are available to buy in places such as Tesco and Asda and are basically cleaning brushes with heads that can be replaced. The heads are like scourers and you have to buy new ones when yours gets too dirty. The brush despenser itself costs around £1.15 to buy and it comes with one head, but you need to buy new heads, which cost around £1.73 for 3. They aren't cheap but one head can last a long time depending on the amount of washing up ...  Read the complete review

First off I should say I've never much liked washing up. Plunging your hands into half dirty water, that's either scalding hot when you first start or nastily lukewarm by the end. Or using washing up gloves that leave your hands feeling dry and scratchy. It also never seemed particularly hygienic washing dishes in water that's already full of the dirt from the ones that have gone before, I guess along similar lines to why I'd rather have a shower than a bath. Now to be fair, with a dishwasher in the house, there isn't that much need any more to wash up by hand, but there are the odd items that can't be dishwashed or occasions when you need a dirty item but ...  Read the complete review

It's more than ten years ago and probably nearer fifteen since I got my Dishmatique. It was an impulse buy in Tesco and my husband scoffed, but the same one is still living in the cupboard under the sink and it's in regular use. It's the most effective aid to washing up that I know. Take a clear plastic tube about nine inches long. Put a screw cap on one end and then fit a scouring pad diagonally to the other end. If you can't picture it have a look at http://www.easydo.demon.co.uk/dishmatique.htm and you'll see exactly what I mean. Fill the tube up with your favourite washing-up liquid and you're ready to go. It's clever, ...  Read the complete review