Boon's Grass Countertop Drying Rack

This isn't the first time we've mentioned our quest for the perfect drying rack for baby bottles, sippy cups, pump parts and the like. We recently discovered Grass, a countertop drying rack.

The tall blades of "grass" are flexible but sturdy enough to hold bottles. You can easily hang nipples, straws and every other odd-shaped part you can think of on Grass for quick air drying. The water drains to the bottom tray. Both the tray and grass blades are dishwasher safe. Grass is PVC-free, phthalate-free and BPA-free.

Although we haven't tried Grass for ourselves, we really like the idea. Our only complaint is that we wish it were larger. Get one at Boon's site for about $20. Anyone have one of these?

Comments (12)

I'd just want to make sure there's enough air flow under the grass that the water dries, and doesn't just collect there and let mold grow.

kb1977: that was exactly my thought. I can imagine lots of mold in there...

I worry about the mold, too. I have never found a drying rack I love, so I just gave up and use a dishtowel.

That would be so hard to clean without a dishwasher!

I'm not sure that I love this. Doesn't seem like it would hold too much, yet takes up a decent amount of space on the counter. I'm hoping that it is made so that they bottom allows the water to drain through and then you can empty it (in order to avoid the mold problem that everyone has mentioned). I use the Skip Hop Splash bottle rack and love it! I tried several different bottle racks before finding this one. It holds a lot, the items dry very fast, you can dump the bottom tray out easily, it doesn't take up a lot of counter space, it's easy to clean, and it looks good! I still use it to dry sippy cups and baby dishes.
http://www.skiphop.com/product/302000.html

I have this drying rack and I love it. They are now carrying it at Target. The mold issue isn't a problem. I just pull the grass piece out of the white tray and stick both in the dishwasher about once a week. It holds glass bottles much better than the last drying rack I had. This rack is cute and stylish. Love it!

Mold solution, for those without a dishwasher: Soak in white vinegar. Problem solved.

I think it's cool.

"we haven't tried Grass for ourselves, we really like the idea" ... ha ha ha ha! Sorry. Erm. Very cool product. Yeah.

For the people who said to clean it in the dishwasher: I'm confused. If you already have a dishwasher, why would you need a drying rack? I have a dishwasher and when my baby finishes his bottle, I give it a quick scrub with a brush and stick it in the dishwasher with the other dishes. This nipples, etc., go into a Munchkin dishwasher box thing (I have two).

I don't have that many bottles, and I don't run my dishwasher that often during the week to warrant sticking each bottle in the dishwasher. I handwash the bottles each night, or when I've run out of clean ones. I just have the plain Munchkin drying rack (the one with stand up prongs), it sits next to the sink, and it does its job very well.

As for the mold, not as big a problem as you think. The grass removes from the white base.