5 Best Dish Drying Racks and Mats, Tested by Our Experts

We tried stainless steel dish racks, racks that drain over the sink, and mats that absorb some pretty big amounts of water

Consumer Reports Home & Trends Writer, Jodhaira Rodriguez.

By Jodhaira Rodriguez
Home & Trends Writer

October 11, 2024

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Kitsure, Target Room Essentials, and IKEA FLUNDRA Dish Drying Racks each with various white dishes, silverware, and glasses — Different dish rack and mat types have pros and cons. We tested 10 to find the best ones for your kitchen.

With extremely limited kitchen counter space in my New York City apartment, I had a few non-negotiables for a dish rack or mat. It had to be easy to store and have a small footprint, plus be easy to clean and not cut into my apartment furnishing budget too much.

It was a harder decision to make than I expected. Should I buy a rack or a mat? Should it be made of stainless steel, plastic, silicone, or fabric?

In this article

The Dish Racks and Mats We Tried: Ikea Flundra Simplehuman Room Essentials by Target Ikea Lillhavet Oxo Good Grips Kitsure Mainstays Wiselife MicoYang
How We Tested

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Jodhaira Rodriguez

Jodhaira Rodriguez is a senior multimedia content creator at Consumer Reports. Before joining CR, she tested and wrote about cleaning and organizing products and major appliances like washing machines and dishwashers at Good Housekeeping. In her free time, you’ll find her reading, listening to true crime podcasts, or working on her latest hobby of the month.