Absorbent Kitchen Counter Drying Mat

This Drying Mat from Velleora Home Decor absorbs the water that comes off washed dishes, so a worktop can be used as a draining area without a puddle spreading to the wall or the edge of a unit.

It is the answer for a kitchen with no draining board, or one where the rack is already full. It rolls up and goes in a drawer between uses, which a rigid rack cannot do - so the worktop is clear again as soon as the washing up is done.

Eight size and colour options are offered. The absorbent face holds water while the backing stops it reaching the surface underneath. Hang it to dry after use rather than leaving it flat and damp on the worktop, which is what makes a drying mat smell, and machine wash it regularly. Skip fabric softener, which coats the fibres and destroys absorbency.

• Absorbs water off washed dishes
• Backing protects the worktop
• Rolls up into a drawer between uses
• Eight size and colour options
• Hang to dry after each use
• Machine wash; skip fabric softener