IKEA Trofe Mug: Dishwasherowned
by Travis Hudson
This isn't so much of a gadget, but an extremely handy device that I wish I would have thought of. This TROFE mug from IKEA has a simple notch on the bottom of the mug that prevents water from pooling up around the base during a dishwasher run.
Some comments from the website:
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These are a perfect example of design without testing. The notch is under the handle. Most dishwashers load cups so that the handle points toward the center of the dishwasher and are tilted upward at the handle so that the spray can reach the inside of the cup. Thus, the notch is at the highest point of the cup when it's loaded in a dishwasher, making the notch useless. A few tests in a few dishwashers would have pointed that out. Now people will buy these thinking they're clever, only to find that they don't work as advertised when they get home.
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I agree with the comments about poor design choice. It would have been easier to make the bottom flat or put two or 3 notches in it.
Plus it's not like Ikea invented this. Look at any cheap plasticware in any restaraunt and you will find drain notches. You can also use them to 'hook' one or two cups onto the rim of another and carry four or six drinks at a time without using a tray.
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I don't own a dishwasher. I am the dish-washer. I put stuff on a wire rack to drip dry. So this cup works. And the image of the cup is seen in IKEA's latest catalogue. No mention of it's intent to optimise dishwasher cleaning in there.
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