Goodbye Bulky Dish Rack, Hello Counter Space — This Is The Drying Solution Your Kitchen Needs

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Goodbye Bulky Dish Rack, Hello Counter Space — This Is The Drying Solution Your Kitchen Needs By Ashley M. Jacobs Oct. 6, 2025 4:20 pm EST

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I used to get into little tiffs with roommates in an old apartment about the dish drying rack and draining tray. Did we really need them? Do they have to be out all the time? Countertop space was limited in our tiny place, with almost half of it taken up by a giant dish rack, usually overladen with wet dishes. It wasn't very appealing to look at. This was years ago, but today, a new era of organized air drying is here: Enter the over-the-sink dish drying rack .

This type of novel dish drying rack is usually an adjustable one-, two-, or three-lev