Dish draining closet

The Geschirrabtropfschrank (Finnish astiankuivauskaappi ) is a utility furniture that is found in almost every Finnish cuisine.

It was invented towards the end of the Second World War by the home economics teacher Maiju Gebhard (ibid. born September 15, 1896 in Helsinki, † 18 July 1986). Until its invention dish in Finland after the washing was initially placed on Abtropfgestellen Swedish type for drying, usually covering ground on the dining table itself; often it was also tedious dried by hand and then stored in a second operation in the closet. Gebhard's brilliant idea now was to replace the shelves of Verwahrschränke over the sink by dry grid.

The patent on the Geschirrabtropfschrank acquired the company Enso -Gutzeit Oy, which began with the standard production 1948. Since 1954, thicker plastic coated iron wire is installed for the drip tray instead of wood.

When choosing the "Greatest Finns " of all time Gebhart reached the 94th rank.

Similar systems are also common in Italy ( scolapiatti ) and Spain ( escurreplatos ).

• Cabinet
• Kitchen