Customer Reviews

Better Houseware 3423 Compact Dish Drainer Set, Stainless

5 star:		(17)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

Ordered this because of size and it fits and does fine. Would have liked it to have rubber feet to avoid scratching sink which it does not have. Went to HD and bought and glued feet on. Since was limited by size of small sink it is exactly what we needed.

I bought this to sit in the sink and hold a quick wash worth of dishes from dinner. I doesn't hold thick plates, multiple pots and pans, not any bowls. Well, to be fair, of you are only washing one bowl, or one pan, it would be fine, but nothing will nest together and the silverware holder falls off. The clear tray doesn't have a pour-off area, so it just fills up with water!

My new kitchen sink has a very large bowl and a very small bowl. This drainer is perfect for the small bowl since I occasionally have an item to drain and don't want to clutter up my big utility sink with a drainer and don't want to use the counter for draining and drying. The little plastic tray was not needed by me but would be great for anyone using the drainer on the counter.

PROS:
- Small. It comes in a pretty hard to find size. You can search up and down all of the internet and Amazon and nothing comes close.
- Does not rust! Many rush after a few weeks of usage, this one does not.
- Does not have run-off tray, but rather a catcher tray. For many of us this is actually a huge plus.
- The grill comes in a v-shape. So items like cups can rest in the middle.

MEDIOCRE:
- The cutlery holder can come off because it only seats into its place, as opposed to snapping on or something. (This is somewhat of a plus because it makes it easy to rinse/clean.)
- The packaging was done great, however some of the plastics included did not specify which type they were, and so I was not sure if I could or could not recycle them.

CONS:
- None!

Good but small stainless dish drainer. If you plan to use this in a stainless sink you will need to install pads on it otherwise it will scratch the finish on your sink. It's good for cleaning up after maybe two or three people. Anymore than that, forget this one. We're very happy with it after I glued pads on it. Hope this is helpful.....

While pricey at $26.99, this compact dish drainer is very good quality and the perfect size for my Mom's sink. My Mom recently moved into a smaller place, a cottage, and her sink was smaller than the normal sized sink. She needed a small dish drainer, one which did not take up the entire area of her sink. This drainer was perfect! We wanted it inside the sink, so the plastic bottom tray was removed, and we saved it, thinking she could use it as serving tray of sorts. The dimensions of the dish drainer are small, so she's able to wash dishes to the right of it and then places the washed dishes to drain on the left side. It's perfect for a person who lives alone, like she does. I searched and searched stores, as well as various other ones on line (Amazon made it very easy for me to search and compare what was out there), but this one was the perfect selection for her. It shipped quickly and it's very good quality, obviously, I highly recommend it, you won't be sorry. :)

I have searched extensively for a compact dish drainer that is not plastic and does not require repeated washings and EUREKA!, I found it. This drainer is stainless, has a generous sized utensel holder, thirteen slots for plates and a removable drip tray that can be washed. Even though it doesn't have a holder for cups and glasses, I still think it is better than countless others I've looked at over several years and the price was right, therefore it warrants five stars. Along with this item I also purchased the Original Dish Mat Drying Kitchen Mat from Amazon and they work well together.

We've always used a small dish drainer in one side of our double sink, because I refuse to lose the counter space for a larger one. We recently moved, and the new sink's bowls are a little smaller than old sink (and the old drainer really was kinda grungy, too.) Didn't find anything locally that I liked, so off to Amazon.

This drainer is short (which makes it less obvious when empty) and seems to be nicely made. However, the utensil bin doesn't seem to be made to really fit well (it's super easy to knock it off.) As is clear from product description, it's really more for plates and utentsils than for other types of dishes. In all, it doesn't have the capacity of my old drainer, but it's much nicer looking, and it is big enough for my 2 person household. I removed the plastic tray that came with it, and was pleased to be able to use that to store various dishwashing supplies next to my sink. Bonus!

Searched the Internet to get the right size dish drainer because we recently installed a new stainless 60/40 sink. This drainer fits the 40% side perfectly.
Very well made, very sturdy. As mentioned in some other reviews it needs rubber feet cushions on all four feet inorder to not scratch the sink and prevent it from slipping around. I got some rubber wedges, slit them and secured them in place with Gorilla Glue. Works like a charm. The manufacturer should include rubber feet as standard.

Not only is it half the size of my previous drainer, this model will take full sized dinner dishes...two types of soup bowls... and smaller side dish bowls and dessert plates all at once. With my other unit, different sized dishes would tend to flop onto each other. With this drainer dishes are held in a tight, upright position which allows you to fill the rack completely and effectively air dry dishes in minutes. The utensil basket will even balance taller items (spatula, serving items) in place.