S/O why do Israeli countertops have a “gate”

↑ Bnei Berak 10 ↓

Yesterday at 6:30 am

shabbatiscoming wrote:

Are you talking about the bit of tile that is on the bottom of the wall? That is not for paint. Thats to completely close it completely to bugs. Thats at least what I was told.

I thought it was kind of primitive baseboards Smile

Rappel

Yesterday at 6:41 am

I love mine. But my sinks are underhung, so its easy to use, easy to clean.

As for the panels at the bottom of the wall - it's so you can wash the floor without damaging the wall/cupboards

amother

Raspberry

Yesterday at 7:06 am

Those of you who don't spill, how lovely for you. I detest flat sink surrounds with no lip. I had such a sink. My shirts were always getting wet.
I had a lip installed. Problem solved.

I don't mind cleaning the fissure. An old toothbrush does the trick.

↑ Bnei Berak 10

Yesterday at 7:51 am

amother Raspberry wrote:

You have been influenced by the Israelis if using lots of water? Wink

amother

Magnolia

Yesterday at 10:37 am

Rappel wrote:

I love mine. But my sinks are underhung, so its easy to use, easy to clean.

As for the panels at the bottom of the wall - it's so you can wash the floor without damaging the wall/cupboards

What does that mean?

↑ GLUE

Yesterday at 1:06 pm

Rappel wrote:

I love mine. But my sinks are underhung, so its easy to use, easy to clean.

As for the panels at the bottom of the wall - it's so you can wash the floor without damaging the wall/cupboards

amother Magnolia wrote:

What does that mean?

It means that the sinks are attached to the counter from under them.
They are not resting on the counter.

B'Syata D'Shmya ↓

Today at 12:59 am

amother Aquamarine wrote:

While we are discussing the differences in Israel, can I say that I LOVE the over sink drying racks? They keep my counters so clutter free and allow me to almost never dry dishes as they drip dry behind closed cabinet doors. I can't understand why America hasn't yet adopted this amazing invention.

Saw this on Amazon, for anyone interested. This ones on the cheaper side, there are more expensive and double deckered ones. I bought for my dtr and she LOVES it, for the same reasons you mention.
https://www.amazon.com/Sakugi-.....r=8-5

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Today at 1:04 am

amother Raspberry wrote:

Ukranian immigrants to Israel taught me to put a towel over the lip by the sink, for when you do dishes so your shirt doesnt get wet...

With the advent of better cleaning supplies and cleansers, people dont clean with a ton of water anymore so the lip became less necessary.

etky

Today at 3:03 am

The lip is called a קנט (Kant) and it's one of the most polarizing design features of the Israeli kitchen.
I have one because 25 years ago, when we bought our home, it was standard. It was unthinkable not to have one.
Not sure what I would do if we were to renovate. On the one hand I totally prefer the look w/o one and it would be nice to be able to wipe up crumbs and other things directly into the bin rather than sweeping everything into the sink. OTOH I do clean the counters constantly - and with a fair amount of water -and it would drive me crazy to have water drip down onto the floor or worse - into the cabinets beneath the counter. Also, I don't find the קנט an issue in terms of dirt accumulating there. Every now and then I do go over it with a toothpick and that gets out any crumbs that might have escaped my notice in regular cleaning.