Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I have a white one and a green one. They fit nicely stacked under my sink when not in use. They fit side by side in my sink. I'm under water rationing. I use these to wash dishes by hand with less water. First of all, they are smaller than my sink, so I don't need as much water to get to any depth. Second, I run the hot water into the designated rinse bucket until the water is hot enough to wash dishes. Then I already have a bucket half filled with water for rinsing. Third, I can then take the rinse bucket to my garden and water my roses. I've also used these to defrost frozen meat. Weight the watertight-wrapped frozen meat down with a heavier dish and cover with cold water. Again, uses less water than if I did this in the sink, and I can reuse the water. Another water saving tip: Before starting the dishwasher, run the hot water into a bucket until hot. Use the saved water for some other purpose. Now the dishwasher will take less energy to bring the water up to dishwashing temp. OK, that's enough hippie-granola-loving-California-stuff for now. I'll go hug a tree later... Also nice that you can soak dishes and not take up sink space. Just lift it out of the sink and put it on the counter The drain feature is convenient, filters out larger items when draining. On my white bucket (which has a green drain plug) part of the drain plug has chipped off, but it still works and holds water. I don't remember seeing this when I received the item, nor do I remember breaking it myself. I'm slightly disappointed, but like I said, it still holds water. I wish these were dishwasher (even top rack) safe. Then when it gets all greasy (like when my husband uses it to wash the deep-fryer basket (See, we don't just love granola, we love all foods equally (not true).)) I could throw it in the dishwasher instead of having to wash it by hand.