{"product_id":"flora-flow-silicone-drying-mat","title":"Mandala Kitchen Dish Drying Mat","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"background:#faf8f5;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;border-radius:8px;padding:20px 22px;margin:0 0 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:0;\"\u003eWhat size fits the counter beside my sink?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeasure the clear run of worktop between the sink edge and whatever is next to it — that number decides this, not how many dishes you own.\u003c\/strong\u003e All three sizes are the same mat and the same mandala; you are only choosing how much counter it claims.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:14px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#f0ede8;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eChoose\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eIf this sounds like you\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e30 × 41 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eA galley kitchen or apartment counter with about a foot of free space, where anything bigger would run into the kettle. Enough for a couple of mugs, a pan and a chopping board.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e41 × 51 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eThe standard household choice — a dinner's worth of hand-washed things, or a landing pad for whatever comes out of the dishwasher still wet.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e51 × 61 cm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYou cook properly and wash up in stages, or you have a big sink with a long stretch of worktop that gets wet all along its length anyway.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf you are between two sizes, take the smaller one — a mat that overhangs the counter edge gets caught by hips and cupboard doors.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#faf8f5;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;border-radius:8px;padding:20px 22px;margin:0 0 28px;\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-top:0;\"\u003eWhere can I actually leave it?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt is a drying mat, so its whole life is spent wet — the question is what it is sitting on.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:14px 0;\"\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"background:#f0ede8;\"\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eWorks on\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eAvoid\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eSealed stone, quartz, laminate, stainless steel and tiled worktops. Anywhere you already put wet dishes down.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eDirectly under anything straight off the hob, and unsealed or oiled wood left permanently covered — lift the mat between uses so the wood can dry.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRinse it under the tap and hang it over the sink divider or the oven rail after a big wash-up. Machine wash cold when it needs more than a rinse, and let it air dry flat. The step people skip: lifting it. Leaving a drying mat face down on the counter for a fortnight is how the underside gets that grey ring, and no wash entirely undoes it. Thirty seconds over a rail after dinner is the whole maintenance routine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eSkip fabric softener — it coats the surface and a drying mat that repels water is just a doily.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: centre;\"\u003eThe puddle beside your sink stops being a permanent feature.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery kitchen has the same wet patch: the strip of counter to the right of the sink where the colander lives, where the pan you couldn't fit in the dishwasher is balanced, and where a folded tea towel has been slowly going grey since roughly March. That tea towel is not a drying mat. It saturates in one pan's worth of water, it slides, and it puts the water back on the counter within the hour. This is the thing that was actually designed for that spot — it takes the drips, it holds them, and it comes off the counter to be washed instead of quietly becoming part of the kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Mandala Kitchen Dish Drying Mat in use beside the sink\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/7_1932533f-c118-494e-911e-2432911baf70.jpg?v=4503764485%20cm%20style=\" display: block margin-left: auto margin-right:\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA drying mat is judged on how fast it gives the water back up\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbsorbency is easy. Any thick cloth will take on water. The part that decides whether a drying mat is still in use six months from now is whether it dries out between washing-ups, because a mat that is still damp when the next round of dishes lands never gets ahead, and a mat that never gets ahead is the one that starts to smell. What you want is a surface that pulls water in off the base of a pan quickly, spreads it through the mat rather than pooling it in one spot, and then lets it evaporate off a wide flat area. That is also what keeps the counter underneath dry, which is the actual point — a mat that holds water against a laminate seam is worse than no mat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eChoosing a colour for your counter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBlack\u003c\/strong\u003e — the practical pick. Against a pale quartz or white counter it reads as a deliberate dark rectangle rather than a cloth someone left out, and coffee and turmeric marks are invisible on it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ebeige\u003c\/strong\u003e — the one that disappears. If your worktop is oak, cream or warm stone, this blends into the run of the counter and the mandala shows as a soft raised pattern rather than a contrast.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhite\u003c\/strong\u003e — crispest of the three and the one that shows the mandala most clearly. Best in a kitchen with dark counters or navy cabinets, where it works as a bright break in the surface. Accept that it will need washing more often than the other two.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Mandala Kitchen Dish Drying Mat mandala pattern close-up\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/1_6d4c345a-6505-4622-9d8a-9c932e537cc9.jpg?v=4503764490%20cm%20style=\" display: block margin-left: auto margin-right:\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat You're Getting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOne Mandala Kitchen Dish Drying Mat\u003c\/strong\u003e in your chosen Colour and Size\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThree sizes\u003c\/strong\u003e — 30 × 41 cm, 41 × 51 cm and 51 × 61 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThree colourways\u003c\/strong\u003e — Black, beige and White\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMandala pattern\u003c\/strong\u003e across the face, so the wet corner of the counter looks intentional\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAbsorbent through the body of the mat\u003c\/strong\u003e rather than pooling water in one spot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLies flat\u003c\/strong\u003e — no rolled edges catching the base of a pan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRinse under the tap\u003c\/strong\u003e day to day; cold machine wash when it needs more\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAir dry flat\u003c\/strong\u003e, and hang it over a rail after a heavy wash-up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDoubles as a landing mat\u003c\/strong\u003e for dishwasher unloading or a draining rack to sit on\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: centre;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFree tracked shipping to your door. 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