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The easy-to-clean Boon Grass has developed a strong following online, not only for its unique look, but for its ability to help dry items faster. Read More
We like that this one folds up when not in use, and that there are different sized prongs based on what you need to dry. Read More
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When bottles, accessories, pacifiers, and other random pieces of baby gear start piling up, the question quickly becomes: Where do you put everything while it dries? Inevitably there won't be a pre-existing place in your kitchen specifically designed to easily hold items upright, and you'll find yourself in the market for a bottle drying rack. Thankfully, bottle drying racks are generally pretty inexpensive and utilitarian, but you'll still want one that fits both your kitchen's design and counter space.
We browsed the best of the best to find the number one drying rack out there—one that will allow your bottles to air dry faster, is efficient with space, and is easy to clean. Our pick for best overall, the Boon Grass (available at Amazon for $14.99) is a tried-and-true member of even the most modern kitchens, and will be right at home on your countertop, thanks to its efficient and effective design. We also liked the Dr. Brown’s Universal Drying Rack (available at Amazon) as a great alternative should you want to get something that can be folded up and put away when not in use.
The Boon Grass bottle drying rack performed best in testing.
The Dr. Brown's bottle drying rack can be folded flat for easy storage.
Solid construction and materials
Extra cup is useful for utensils
Compact and efficient design
Short prongs increase drying time
Crevices are hard to clean
Prongs are very close together.
Spins
Lifts bottles higher to allow for air flow
Unique shapes to fit specific parts
Lots of crevices to clean
Limited capacity
Taller design takes up vertical space
Includes smart placement of smaller parts
Easy to clean
Elevated bottle placement provides good airflow
Doesn’t fit much
Lots of crevices
Flimsy plastic materials
Elevated tray provides good airflow
Holds a lot of parts
Second rack
Second rack gets in the way
Hard to clean
Lots of crevices
We know that space is at a premium, so finding racks that managed to hold lots of bottles and parts in a space-efficient manner was chief among our concerns. While there are a lot of crazy designs, generally speaking, the ones that allow enough space for bottles to not touch, while still giving a minimal amount of room for odds and ends were rated the highest.
Obviously, you want something that will hold as much as you can throw at it. While you need to be efficient, you also need to get the job done with one rack and not six. We made sure that each rack could hold enough bottles and parts to aid a family of one or two kids in their bottle drying quest.
You would be surprised to find that some models, given their materials and design, actually take significantly longer to dry a bottle than others. Whether it’s the tip of the prong, or the amount of air that can get in the bottle, certain models performed better than others due to their design and structure.
Matthew DeLauder
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Matthew DeLauder is a certified Child Passenger Safety Technician and baby gear expert with a decade of experience in the specialty product space.
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