{"product_id":"ridged-foldable-multi-purpose-drying-mat","title":"Ridged Foldable Multi-Purpose 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;\"\u003eWhich colour should I get?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery colour is the same mat — same ridges, same fold, same size.\u003c\/strong\u003e This one lives permanently on the counter beside the sink, so choose by what it sits on rather than by favourite colour.\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\u003eBeige, White or Grey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYou have a light stone or laminate counter and you want the mat to vanish into it. Grey is the most forgiving of the three between rinses.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlack or Brown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eDark counters, or a kitchen where tea, coffee and turmeric get spilled daily and you would rather not see the evidence.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGreen or Yellow\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eYour kitchen is mostly white and you want one warm object in it. Also the easy pick if this is going in a caravan, a boat galley or a student flat.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwo is not excessive — one by the sink, one that lives in the cupboard for when you are draining a whole colander of washed produce.\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 put it?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnywhere flat that gets wet.\u003c\/strong\u003e It is a flexible ridged sheet, so it folds, rolls and sits on surfaces a rigid dish rack cannot.\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;\"\u003eThe counter beside the sink, inside the sink basin as a base protector, under an existing dish rack to catch the drips, a shelf in the pantry, or lining a drawer.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:8px 10px;border:1px solid #d4cfc8;\"\u003eA lit burner, the inside of an oven, cutting directly on it with a knife, and folding it away still wet with the ridged faces pressed together.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo clean it: rinse under the tap, or lay it flat and wipe with hot soapy water. Because the surface is non-porous there is nothing for grime to soak into — it comes off rather than staining.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom:0;\"\u003eThe step people skip is drying it before folding. Fold a wet mat and the two ridged faces trap water between them for days. Shake it, hang it over the tap for ten minutes, then fold. That single habit is the difference between a mat that stays fresh and one that goes off.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: centre;\"\u003eA dish rack that disappears into a drawer.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wire dish rack is one of the worst objects in a small kitchen. It occupies the best counter space permanently, whether there are dishes in it or not. It rusts at every joint. The plastic drip tray underneath collects a shallow grey pool that you discover three weeks later. And you cannot put it away, because there is nowhere for a rigid steel cage to go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the same job done flat. Dishes go on the ridges, water runs off underneath and away from them, and when the counter needs to be clear you roll it up and it is gone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Ridged Foldable Multi-Purpose Drying Mat in use draining dishes on a counter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/3_54e5f10d-3bfe-498d-930b-2d12cde5b7eb.jpg?v=4503765160%20cm%20style=\" display: block margin-left: auto margin-right:\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy the ridges are the entire design\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA flat absorbent mat takes water in and then holds it against the base of whatever is standing on it. That is why a glass on a folded tea towel still has a wet ring under it an hour later, and why plates dried that way come away faintly damp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRaised ridges solve it by lifting everything off the surface. A mug rim, the base of a pan and the edge of a plate all sit on the tops of the ridges, and the channels between them carry water away and let air pass underneath. The dish dries from both faces at once instead of sitting in its own puddle. Because the material is non-porous rather than absorbent, nothing soaks in, so it does not go sour the way fabric mats do and there is nothing for mineral scale to bond into. And it is flexible — you can roll it, fold it into a drawer, or lay it into the curve of a sink base, none of which a rigid rack will do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat people actually end up using it for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEveryday washing up\u003c\/strong\u003e — the obvious one. Plates, pans, chopping boards standing on edge against the wall.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDraining washed produce\u003c\/strong\u003e — lettuce, berries and herbs straight out of the colander, without soaking a tea towel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnder a bottle drying rack or an existing dish rack\u003c\/strong\u003e — catches the drips that the tray always misses at the back.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIn the sink\u003c\/strong\u003e — laid on the base it stops glasses chipping against a hard stainless or stone basin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall kitchens and travel\u003c\/strong\u003e — caravans, boats, dorms, holiday rentals. It rolls up and packs flat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Ridged Foldable Multi-Purpose Drying Mat lifestyle shot showing the ridged surface\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/6433\/1932\/files\/6_2342c4ba-1368-4e06-aebd-e805791570d8.jpg?v=4503765160%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 Ridged Foldable Multi-Purpose Drying Mat\u003c\/strong\u003e in your chosen Colour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeven colours\u003c\/strong\u003e — Beige, White, Green, Black, Grey, Brown and Yellow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRaised ridge surface\u003c\/strong\u003e that lifts dishes clear of standing water and lets air under them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNon-porous material\u003c\/strong\u003e — nothing soaks in, so it does not go sour or stain the way fabric mats do\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFolds and rolls flat\u003c\/strong\u003e to live in a drawer instead of owning your counter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlexible enough\u003c\/strong\u003e to lay into a sink base, along a shelf, or under an existing rack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCare\u003c\/strong\u003e — rinse under the tap or wipe with hot soapy water; shake out and dry before folding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNot for direct heat\u003c\/strong\u003e — keep it off burners and out of the oven, and do not cut on it\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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