Do you keep a drying rack or mat by the sink?

[Anonymous]

I had no idea that not having one was a thing . Putting it away between uses wouldn't incredible ase counter space much anyway, since once I start to cook, if I clean up as I go I need the drying rack.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had no idea that not having one was a thing . Putting it away between uses wouldn't incredible ase counter space much anyway, since once I start to cook, if I clean up as I go I need the drying rack.

Exactly! Who has time to dry? Also, those people who saying drying racks are gross, how is it grosser than using a dish towel to dry a bunch of different dishes? You are just spreading germs that way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rack. Use it every day.

This. In kitchen, function over rules style.

[Anonymous]

A drying rack can also be stored in the sink if you have a double sink.

Then it looks functional vs. tacky.

[Anonymous]

Nope. We use a dish towel and set the dishes there to dry. I don't like mats because they don't get washed properly and I don't like racks bc they are ugly, even the modern ones. If I had a baby I would have one of those grass ones on the counter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had no idea that not having one was a thing . Putting it away between uses wouldn't incredible ase counter space much anyway, since once I start to cook, if I clean up as I go I need the drying rack.

Exactly! Who has time to dry? Also, those people who saying drying racks are gross, how is it grosser than using a dish towel to dry a bunch of different dishes? You are just spreading germs that way.

You are drying clean dishes with a clean towel...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We do. If you hand wash something where would you put it without one?

+1.

[Anonymous]

We hand wash all if our pots, pans, knives and plastic storage containers (I hate how they don't dry all the way in the dishwasher) and we cook a lot at home so there is always something to wash and dry in the dish rack. We have a white quartz countertop and a small white plastic dish rack, so it kind of blends in. Our sink buts up against a higher, bar height peninsula that is L-shaped so you don't see the dish rack from the adjoining (open) living room and dining room. It works for us!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have a mat that we use. When the dishes are dry, we roll it up & stick it in a drawer. Pretty easy & functional for our small kitchen.

Same here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do a lot of handwashing, if i didnt, wed be running the DW 2xs a day. We gave a mat. Same color as the counter. Im a very big cook so, our kitchen seems to be in use all the time. Dont care how the mat looks, its rare im not in the middle of a project, even if its inly proofing dough, simmering broth or roasting something. Therr is always something going on.

Why don't you want to run your dishwasher twice a day? A dishwasher uses less water than hand washing and is faster.

[Anonymous]

I cannot stand the look of a full sized drying rack or even the always out drying mat but I do do hand washing every day. I found a very small (6" x 14"/size of a loaf of bread) stainless drying rack that I keep out by sink (we have an older home so sink is set into a draining ridged stainless countertop so it all blends in visually together) but even that drives my 'can't stand counter clutter' self crazy at times. I use it for knives, daily glass of wine glasses, kid plastic cups but - for hand washing after parties I just set out dish towels. I like the idea of that Japanese cabinet but it looks like it sits over the sink - and I really dislike upper cabinets. I actually have a design for a disappearing drying rack that I hope to proto-type for when we build a new kitchen early next year.

[Anonymous]

We got a small chrome rack - not the regular large size - and it's also tucked in a corner adjacent to our sink so not very prominent. I couldn't live without it. My mom has one of the mats but I don't like it for drying glasses and other breakables - I'm always nervous they will get knocked over.

[Anonymous]

I hate the look of them, but finally gave in and bought the Boon lawn thing for the million bottle and pump parts we now have.

[Anonymous]

We got a small chrome rack - not the regular large size - and it's also tucked in a corner adjacent to our sink so not very prominent. I couldn't live without it. My mom has one of the mats but I don't like it for drying glasses and other breakables - I'm always nervous they will get knocked over.

[Anonymous]

No. I can't stand clutter on my counters. If I need to hand wash, I lay out a towel, wash the dishes, dry the dishes, then put them away. I never leave dishes in the sink either. I am a bit of a neat freak.