I Sure Do Miss . . .

my Dishmaster!! For 30 years I had a Dishmaster for my kitchen sink faucet. (Sorry about the link - I couldn't get the picture to post!) It was not sleek or stylish, but it worked sooooo well!! You put the dish soap in the container on the top and when you press the button on the brush handle soapy water comes out. You release the button and clear water runs. It had a smallish brush head that fit into everything and made quick work of washing everything without getting my hands in the soapy water! I had to replace it one time - so not only was it incredibly handy - it was durable.

I now live in an apartment - it is not mine, therefore my needs are not taken into consideration when choosing a kitchen sink faucet. What I have is probably the cheapest faucet on the market - it sits low in the sink, so getting pans under it to rinse is a pain. I removed the metal nozzle and put this attractive rubber thing on it so I can at least direct the stream of water. Then I attempted to purchase a suitable replacement for my dishmaster. I started with that brush thing - it holds soap and the brush is interchangable with a spongy pad thing. The pad came apart from its holder after about a week, so I put the brush head on. It is HUGE - it is also stiff and misses most of what I want it to scrub off before dishes go into the dishwasher!! It does not fit into anything - and since the soap goes in on the side of the handle and leaks, the handle was always covered with dry dish soap!! I quit putting soap in it and that sort of defeated the purpose! SO - - I purchased the thing with the pad on it - nice little scrubby thing - holds soap, looks handy - soap goes in from the end, and does not leak. It unfortunately does not come out the scrubby end EITHER!!! Well, I take that back - after I hold the sponge under water then use my fingers and squish the pad 10 or 15 times I can get some soapyness to appear on the sponge!! It is very stiff, and because of that does not fit into many things!! It does an acceptable job on totally flat items - crummy on things with a curve!! SO -- I purchased that attractive red thing - it dispenses dish soap and has a little slot for a sponge, that I use when the brush and the round scrubby don't fit and I'm feeling the need to get my hands wet and soapy!!!!!!!!

I've done a little research and discovered that Dishmaster has come up with a new model - they put the soap holder under the sink and make the whole unit more updated. Check this one out - now we're talkin'!! Hubby and I will (hopefully) be installing this one shortly after we move in to our home up north!! (I say hopefully, because there are certain hole measurments that it needs to have - hopefully they are what my sink has!!)

You are probably shaking your head in amazement that an intelligent woman could pine for a Dishmaster - and I don't blame you for that! But it's true - I reeeeaaaaally dooooo miss it!!