Dish drying rack question

[Anonymous]

Not sure if this is a home decor forum question.

I've notice during the last several visits w/ friends that none of them had a dish drying rack. When I host a larger group of people, I will stow mine away but generally I leave it out. Do you use one? Do you keep it out or put it away when not in use?

[Anonymous]

I don't have one. We stack dirty dishes straight into the dishwasher. I have very limited counter space and the dish rack takes up too much room.
If something needs to be hand washed I dry it with a towel and put it away at once.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't have one. We stack dirty dishes straight into the dishwasher. I have very limited counter space and the dish rack takes up too much room.
If something needs to be hand washed I dry it with a towel and put it away at once.

+1 can't stand the sight of dishes dirty or clean. They're in use, in the dishwasher or put away.

[Anonymous]

I have a boon lawn for my never ending washing of baby bottles, and use a drying pad for larger stuff that i don't put in the dishwasher. I store the drying pad away when not in use.

[Anonymous]

Get one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Grey-Over-Roll-Up-Drying-1434/dp/B00HET3GEW

Mine rolls up and gets stashed under my sink when not in use. It's awesome in a small house.

[Anonymous]

I have a small one that sits in one side of my double sink. I hand wash my pots/pans, Tupperware, knives, etc so it's always out. It's IN the sink though, so you don't see it unless you're standing right there.

[Anonymous]

I just threw mine out because I haven't used it since I was washing bottle nipples (youngest is 7). I do wind up washing a few things by hand daily when they don't fit in the dishwasher but I just lay them on a towel, dry them off, and put them away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Get one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Grey-Over-Roll-Up-Drying-1434/dp/B00HET3GEW

Mine rolls up and gets stashed under my sink when not in use. It's awesome in a small house.

Op here...thanks!

[Anonymous]

I have a wood drying rack that DH bought when he was in college! I use it every day. It looks nice out. We have a ton of dishes, and it's always got something on it. I don't have the time to dry everything and put it away, so I have to have a drying rack. Very small house, limited counter space, but this is a must for us. It sure beats the old plastic one my mother had on her formica countertop when I was growing up! It's not really ugly, not pretty, but life is too short to be drying dishes!

[Anonymous]

I use one of those microfiber drying mats that is the same color as my countertop (almost black). I don't leave anything drying on it for more than a night and hate the bulk and look of drying racks. We have a dishwasher and the only things I hand wash anyway are pots and pans and Tupperware and those don't fit in racks very well anyway.

[Anonymous]

I have one that stays out all the time. I don't really care what guests think of it. It's functional.

[Anonymous]

We used to have a drying rack but after we redid the kitchen we switched to one of those drying mats and are happier (might even have learned about it here)

[Anonymous]

Can't live without one and don't know how others don't.

Also, I find it annoying when I am at someone's house and trying to be a good guest by washing my glass and then I don't know where to put it when it's clean.

[Anonymous]

No way. I hate dishes being left out. They get rinsed and go straight into dishwasher. Anything that is hand washed is in a clean towel on the counter that gets replaced daily. Just got a boon thingy for new baby, will see how that goes bc I like my counters as clear as possible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can't live without one and don't know how others don't.

Also, I find it annoying when I am at someone's house and trying to be a good guest by washing my glass and then I don't know where to put it when it's clean.

It goes in the dishwasher! Or in the sink if dishwasher is full.