I'm using a mat that I store below the sink. I was really tempted to get a roll-up dish rack that you place over the sink, but I haven't pulled the trigger for a couple of reasons. 1.) the mat is working, and 2.) we have quite a bit happening at the sink with the soap dispenser, main faucet, water faucet, and air switch, plus Towelephante on the corner. (33" sink)

xtra Large Roll-Up Dish Drying Rack, Multipurpose Over the Sink Compact Stainless Steel Dish Rack 20.5" X 16.5"

Following. I have a Kohler Riverby and right now I'm using the rack that came with it. However it seems like the feet are marking the sink, so thinking of putting something under or switching to countertop. Also I rinse my coffee pot every day, and if I don't do a perfect job, the coffee drips out and stains the sink.

I have the 30" Whitehaven and I use a drying mat for pots and pans. Like this:

https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/the-original-trade-xl-dual-dish-drying-mat/204386?categoryId=14569

This is what I have: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00P8KHRIU/ref=s9_acsd_hps_bw_c_x_1_w and I really like it, but I usually use it for smaller things like knives or coffee mugs. I put my pots and pans through the dishwasher.

I have an elderly family member (read: hand wash EVERYTHING! lol) living with me and there are always dishes draining on my counter. I'm just lucky my person is able to wash their own dishes. My drying mat was never, ever empty of dishes so I finally broke down and bought this dish drain from Simplehuman. It's small enough to fit in the sink and holds a lot of dishes. Not my original vision but it looks better than a heap of dishes on the drying mat all day long.

https://www.simplehuman.com/slim-wire-frame-dishrack-stainless-steel?gclid=Cj0KCQjwwevLBRCGARIsAKnAJvcVd-FwVK0-wWdaKzMiVl-UWO8AIPmET8mzHXFMh5A50Ok9ea9jj4kaAuTVEALw_wcB

I think SimpleHuman make some great products - good quality that last a long time while still looking good.

Cheryl..what sink is this?

Caligirl...will you post a pic of your Riverby, please?

I have one of those stainless steel roll up mats like the one Cheryl posted and I have a collapsible dish drainer I keep collapsed under the sink till I need it. It has extendable pull out side pieces so it can sit over the sink if you want it to. Has a tray for under it. I have a matching collapsible wash tub I can use in the sink as a separate dish washing area. And I have the collapsible strainer that expands to fit over the sink, love it, I use it for vegetables, pasta, dishes, so many things.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00F4I5WO2/ref=dp_ob_neva_mobile

Strainer colander

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B018DKJ93M/ref=ya_aw_oh_bia_dp?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I have a 7.25" wide drainer that suspends from the sink edge, so the drainer is in the sink but not resting on the bottom? Because it's narrow, it doesn't take uo much space leaving most of the sink free, and is just the right size to hold the few things that don't go in the dishwasher, because they don't fit or are old or whatever. It's a (hated) 50-50 sink. I could put it away everything time, but I find myself using it a lot to handwash a knife, set an empty cup from measuring water, etc. It's by Rubbermaid but Ive never seen it in a store; I found my treasure at a rummage sale! Best 25 cents I ever spent.

I'm having the hand wash everything right now so I have a basic dish rack that lives next to the sink (will be happy to have that gone!), but for pots and pans I've always just dried them with a towel and if they needed extra air dry time set them on my stove top! I figure they look best there and aren't in the way. They aren't usually out long.

I use a Simplehuman dish rack in my 36" Whitehaven sink and a pretty little wood rack on the counter. I like this Simplehuman rack because the solid side helps keep the dishes from getting splashed, and I like the silverware section for my paring knives. I put rinsed recyclables and pots in that rack. The little wooden rack is for glasses and some antique and china dishes that we enjoy using.

This worked fine till I bought the grills for the bottom of my sink. I removed the legs from the dish rack and bottom drain piece so it could sit on the grill, but it is not flat on the bottom, so rocks a bit. Once items have dried off a little, pans go on the range to finish drying.

I have a drying mat I bought at Bed Bath and Beyond. I only use it when I entertain and use dishes that must be hand washed. I always dry them immediately as I'm a neat freak! Day to day, I hand wash pots and pans and just dry them as I wash them. Dog dish lives on a folded towel next to the sink.

In the summer, we rent a house with a dishwasher that holds very little. Their is a dish rack on a Rubbermaid pad next to the sink. It drives me crazy that there are always pots/pans in it - when DGS's empty the dishwasher, they never empty the dish rack. I don't want one in my house!

this was news to me, so I'll share.

My mom gave up on dishwashers a few years ago and she's got a great system. She rinses with such hot water that the dishes are dry as soon as the rack is full. She might have to wipe some drips with a dish towel, but for the most part dishes, etc. get put away right away and the rack goes back under the sink.

I've read some folks put the rack in the sink and pour a tea kettle over their dishes for quick drying (and sanitizing, I suppose.)

She just uses an old-school style dish drainer with a mat that drains to sink. Kind of like this. It's not the prettiest kitchen feature, but it's not left out very long.

Interesting with the hot water. I hand wash quite a bit, and hate to towel dry dishes. I might have to try that method. Thanks!

I've read some folks put the rack in the sink and pour a tea kettle over their dishes for quick drying (and sanitizing, I suppose.)

Yep, that's how they used to do it. I've lived in rental properties where the temp was set so low and the water heater too doubtful to mess with, so I had to do it that way, too, and it does speed up drying quite a bit.

We use an OXO plastic/rubber dish rack. I've found that wire ones always rust, no matter if it's a cheap or expensive one. It's always on thr counter because we are always using the kitchen when at home. Its a kitchen, it gets used for cooking and eating. I'm not ashamed of that fact and don't need to hide it and pretend that I live in a showroom.

My dad did the same thing with the boiling water. He rarely used the dishwasher.

I'm with freeoscar, except I do have a wire rack. The mat underneath is the color of my counters. I do a lot of hand washing and that's not about to change. For large pots and pans, my sink grid serves perfectly as a rack. My dish rack is never hidden away. Cleaned and emptied, yes.

I hand wash as little as possible, but for my quality pots and pans and delicate items I dry them on one of those microfiber pads. If you stack stuff so it gets a little air underneath, it dries quickly. The good thing about the pads is they don't take up permanent residence on precious counter space in my very small kitchen or in my very small sink.

I use the DW for everything but the santoku. Life's too short to hand wash dishes.