Silicone pop-up bowl, drainer, bucket, etc - Wilko

B&M have some of the pieces for around £5 and The Range has a reduction of 50% on some bits in there end of season clearance. Buckets were £4.99.

We bought a folding bucket there the other day.

Got a bucket from Aldi  but when they are gone they are gone.

Lakeland currently have an offer on their oval silicone dishes. 

And Outwell make a similar kettle with steel base.  We really like the look of it but I find it hard to believe that the tea and coffee won't taste of plastic.  Out of 30 odd reviews on Amazon only one says it leaves a plastic aftertaste.  Has anyone tried one?

I have a folding bucket which I think is a wonderful invention. But why would anyone want to use a kettle of the small construction? You can buy an aluminium one which is probably lighter?

David

I think it's the 'foldability' factor, David, because it folds into a space much smaller than that taken up by a standard kettle.  We bought our drainer for the same reason - it fits perfectly into a small amount of leftover space above a drawer.

Our cupboard is too small to take even a small size washing up bowl but the collapsible one stands on its side and fits well. Similarly a collapsible colander fits in a drawer where a conventional one wouldn't and two collapsible buckets take up less space than half a normal bucket.

It's space rather than weight in our case.

We've had a couple of collapsible buckets for a while, but when we were in Malta OH saw an oblong one with handles bit like the washing up bowl only deeper. He bought it to use for taking the dishes over to the dish wash, says its easier to carry than a washing up bowl. Fits perfect in the m/h sink too.

Not only do you get kettles made of silicon but saucepans as well, very popular among the campervan  brigade.

Where did you get your oblong washing up bowl, Tammygirl?  Our bowl is many years old and due for replacement, and also doesn't really allow the glass lid to go down fully when it's in place.  A folding oblong one would be great.

Sorry, just had a mental block - our bowl is square......................!  Duh!