KitchenAid KNS896BXGRA Full Size Dish Rack, Stainless Steel, Gray

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In comparison with most of our other picks (except the Chef’n DishGarden), it has a smaller footprint, but it manages to hold about the same amount of dishes as our top pick does. This lightweight, affordable model does the job, but it is noticeably flimsy, has a small utensil holder, and doesn’t come with a drain board. Made with a soft-touch coating that won't scratch your dinnerware or enamel cookware, and the soft feet keep the dish rack from damaging counters. While plastic models are easier to clean, they still can suffer from mold and discoloration over time (to that end, dark plastic is better).

If a spot for drying stemware is important to you, we recommend the Simplehuman Steel Frame Dishrack, which has a wine-glass holder. Many owners also complain about water leaking onto their countertops, and although that didn’t happen during our eight-hour drying test, it did when we poured three cups of water onto this rack. We tested each dish rack to see how well it could hold and dry all of the dishes a four-person household may use for dinner.You can use it in the sink or on the counter, it holds a surprising amount within a small footprint, it drains well, and it’s well-liked among reviewers.

The ClosetMaid Over the Sink Drainer was the most promising of the over-the-sink models in the quality of the materials and construction—a handful of reviewers wrote that it lasted seven years or more before the coating wore off and it started to rust or otherwise fall apart. If you need something right now that’s a bit smaller and a lot less expensive than our top pick, we recommend the lightweight but decent Rubbermaid Antimicrobial Dish Drainer, which you can pair with the Rubbermaid Antimicrobial Drain Board (sold separately). Washing dishes is a part of life, but how much you have to wash can hinge on factors such as lifestyle, family size, the presence of a dishwasher, and whether any roommates are pulling their weight. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. The X-shaped RSVP Endurance Dish Rack held dishes in place relatively well in our testing, but a substantial number of owner reviews talk about stability problems, so quality control seems to be an issue for this rack.This dish rack is uniquely designed with an exterior utensil rack and one open side to provide more drying space for dishes and to accommodate larger, longer items.

Note, however, that even the best dish racks may not be able to hold every single dish you’ve used throughout the day all at once. She has never let it rust past those early stages, and the rack seems to be holding up well with regular maintenance.And while we always have a mat or towel next to it for overflow, it does fit a decent amount of dishes! Lin also pointed out that constructing a rack out of wood requires drilling a hole to make a joint, and that creates a crevice for mold.