• "When I need a dishpan, this is the one I reach for..."

Review excerpt:

These last a LONG time. Everytime mine wears out (years of use) I buy another one just like it. I may choose a different color, but always the same style dishpan. The Sterilite ones just don't hold up.

Today was the day I planned to replace my old one--just a plain dishpan without any handles on the ends--seemed like a simple project.

Well, my simple project for the day wasn't...there wasn't a Rubbermaid dishpan to be found at the local retailers I usually frequent. Walmart doesn't carry them anymore. I checked both our local Super Walmart Store and a second Walmart Store as well as two other stores. I never thought I would be reduced to buying a dishpan online and paying postage to get it to boot. However, I have tried the Sterilite dishpans before and I am not going there again.

I don't like to just put the plug in my kitchen sink when washing fine crystal and china by hand. Sinks are HARD and a little bump can cause damage to expensive items. The mats that fit on the bottom of the sink are not as much protection as a full dishpan. I much prefer to use a rubbermaid dishpan filled with suds for the job of washing my nice dinnerware and crystal to reduce any chance of chipping. This dishpan is a little more flexible than the Sterilite brand.

We use our dishpan in the kitchen in the traditional way, plus we put this style dishpan to a lot of other uses. It goes camping with us. It can withstand a trip to the garden to be filled with fresh produce. You can shuck corn into it, thaw a chicken or small frozen turkey breast in it (covered with water), soak your feet in it, use it as a baby bath or use it as an undersink container for cleaning supplies. (I recommend you keep a second one for the feet and bathing jobs.)

This dishpan is a nice "tool" to have in the kitchen or bathroom and should give years of service.

(5 Stars)

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