{"product_id":"quick-flow-silicone-mat","title":"Quick Flow Silicone Kitchen 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;\"\u003eWhich Colour disappears next to my sink?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll five are the same silicone mat, so this is purely about whether you want it to blend into the counter or read as a chosen object.\u003c\/strong\u003e A sink mat sits in your eyeline every time you walk into the kitchen, which is more often than you think.\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\u003eSand Beige\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYour counter is butcher block, oak or a warm laminate, and you want the mat to look like part of the surface rather than a thing sitting on it.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSlate Grey or Charcoal Black\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYou have stone, granite or a dark composite counter, and you would rather not see every water mark and coffee ring on a pale mat.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMint Green or Peach Blush\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYour kitchen is white on white and you want one soft piece of colour in it that is not a tea towel.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf you have a double sink or a coffee station as well, two mats is the usual outcome.\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;\"\u003eWill it damage my countertop?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSilicone is inert and non-abrasive, so it will not scratch or react with a counter surface.\u003c\/strong\u003e The one thing worth understanding is what happens underneath a mat if you never lift it.\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;\"\u003eGranite, quartz, laminate, stainless, tile and sealed stone counters; also works inside a sink basin or on a drainer board\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eLeaving it flat on untreated or unsealed wood for weeks without lifting it, and dragging a hot pan straight off the burner onto any counter mat as a habit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eRinse it under the tap, wipe with soapy water, shake it off and put it back. Once a week, lift the mat and dry the counter underneath. That is the step everybody skips, and it is the only way a mat ever causes a problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: centre;\"\u003eThe puddle by the sink stops being a permanent feature of your kitchen.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is always water beside the sink. It comes off wet hands, off a rinsed colander, off the base of a glass, off the sponge nobody wrung out. It sits there, works its way toward the join at the back of the counter, and eventually you are wiping the same six inches of surface four times a day. A silicone mat gives that water somewhere to be. You stop mopping and start just picking the mat up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Quick Flow Silicone Kitchen Mat in use beside the sink\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/7_6eab97a6-817b-48e5-9e82-a903b7edbb92.jpg?v=4503764465%20cm%20style=\" display: block margin-left: auto margin-right:\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy silicone rather than fabric or plastic\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe traditional answer to a wet counter is a folded tea towel, which works for about ninety seconds and then becomes a damp cloth you have to remember to wash. The other answer is a hard plastic drainer, which cracks, yellows, and traps grey water in its grooves. Silicone sidesteps both problems. It does not absorb, so nothing soaks in and nothing goes sour, and it does not go brittle, so it will not split along a fold line the way plastic eventually does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe properties that matter day to day are grip and flexibility. Silicone has natural friction against a countertop, so the mat stays where you put it rather than sliding when you set a heavy pot on the edge of it, and it grips the base of a glass so wet things do not skate. Because it is flexible, you can roll it, fold it into a sink, or curl it to pour collected water straight down the drain, then lay it flat again with no memory of the crease. That combination is why a silicone mat lasts years while a plastic one lasts a season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe five Colour options on a real counter\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSand Beige\u003c\/strong\u003e is the warm neutral, and it is the closest match to wood and cream counters. The most invisible option in most kitchens.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSlate Grey\u003c\/strong\u003e reads as a cool mid-tone that sits naturally against stainless appliances and grey stone without looking like a black rectangle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCharcoal Black\u003c\/strong\u003e is the most forgiving of the five. Coffee, tea and hard-water marks simply do not show on it, which is why it is the pick for a kitchen that gets heavy use.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMint Green\u003c\/strong\u003e is soft rather than bright, closer to a sage than a mint sweet, and it looks intentional in a white or pale-tiled kitchen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePeach Blush\u003c\/strong\u003e is the warmest colour of the set and the one that reads most decorative, which is why it works next to a coffee machine rather than by the sink.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Quick Flow Silicone Kitchen Mat lifestyle shot on the counter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/18_7c707529-a0dd-464a-8506-19fdf2201c15.jpg?v=4503764470%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 Quick Flow Silicone Kitchen Mat\u003c\/strong\u003e in your chosen Colour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSilicone construction\u003c\/strong\u003e that does not absorb water, hold odour or go brittle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFive Colour options:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mint Green, Peach Blush, Sand Beige, Slate Grey and Charcoal Black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA raised, contained surface\u003c\/strong\u003e so counter runoff stays on the mat instead of spreading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNatural grip\u003c\/strong\u003e against the counter and against the base of wet glassware\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRolls and folds flat again\u003c\/strong\u003e with no permanent crease, so it stores in a drawer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSuits\u003c\/strong\u003e beside the sink, under a drying rack, by the kettle or under a coffee machine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e rinse and wipe with soapy water, and lift it weekly to dry the counter underneath\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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