Smart Tip: Hang Dish Gloves Over the Sink to Dry

Faith Durand
Faith DurandSVP of Content
Faith is the SVP of Content at Apartment Therapy Media and former Editor-in-Chief of The Kitchn. She is the author of three cookbooks, including the James Beard Award-winning The Kitchn Cookbook. She lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband and two daughters.
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Look at this bright idea from one of our recent kitchen tours: Hannah and Nathan, the cooks in this kitchen, hang their dish gloves to dry right over the sink!

(Image credit: Leela Cyd)

I only just noticed this as I was rereading this tour and I laughed out loud at the rather whimsical sight of these gloves dangling from their red yarn.

But it’s also a practical, smart tip. This lets the gloves drip dry right into the sink. It looks like Hannah and Nathan rigged a cord from the low ceiling over the sink, and if you also have a low beam or sill over your sink this wouldn’t be hard to do.

I could also imagine rigging a similar setup but placing it over a houseplant or herb pot.

What do you think? Would you hang your gloves over the sink? Do you even wear dish gloves? I don’t — but I’ve been wondering if it would be nicer on my hands.

→ See the whole tour: Where We Cook: Hannah & Nathan’s Carriage House Kitchen

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