A drainer for your dishes that is deeper than normal is great for drying dishes and saving energy.

There are a variety of styles and designs available in dish drainers, with an assortment of size choices, and different arrangements including one piece, two tiers, or one with a bottom tray or silverware holder that can be removed. These great space savers will easily fit inside your sink or on your countertop. Capable of holding 12 - 16 dinner plates, bowls, cups, and a separate place designed for forks, spoons, and knives, this drainer will allow your dishes to drain quickly.

A piece of kitchenware of this nature comes in a stainless steel, wire-coated plastic, or in bamboo to offer a varied choice.

The features of the well-made stainless steel dish rack include a removable upper-tier, separate compartments, and an independent utensil holder. You will likely find the drainers equipped with raised legs quite useful for keeping dishes from contacting the bottom tray, the rust-resistant stainless steel is also a great option.

An elegant, elongated bamboo dish dryer is an ideal addition in a kitchen with narrow countertops. A drainer with angled board ensures that water drainers that much sooner, and with more efficient airflow for dishes. Plates, cups, or bowls can be position in a diagonal, front, or sideways direction for flexible storage.

A dependable over the sink drainer, with adjustable arms (extendable up to 28-inches) is ideal to rest across most sinks, holds dinner plates plus larger items, such as pots and pans, and with its non-slip grips ensures it remains in place at all times.

Some of the features common to a dish drainer include non-marring feet, wire coating for that extra protection of dishes and sinks, removable cutlery holder, and those racks treated to inhibit the growth of stain or odor causing bacteria.

With the use of a dish rack that is either a compact size or any larger size, you can drain an entire load of dishes in your office, dorm, apartment, trailer, RV or other area whether you have loads of counter space, or your area is less spacious.

Leon Ritten writes articles, reviews, and products reports on a variety of topics, including those on the multi-functional Kitchen Dish Drainer and the versatile Bamboo Utensil Caddy.