A device that keeps kitchen sponges handy—and off the sink bottom—means easier, safer cleanup every day.
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I added a few drops of maple syrup to the back of the suction cups and haven’t had any slide issues.
No idea why my comment from yesterday was removed. Anyway, the OXO Good grips Stainless countertop model is far better than any suction cup model as it resides on the countertop near your faucet where few things fit and it is never in your sink basin where it would be knocked around and fall off.
I bought a cloth holder that is movable and thus can be moved to a position that's perpendicular to the wall and it dries really fast that way.
Can recommend!
Mine hangs on the wall behind the sink. And there I also have the sponge holder.
Who would have guessed these points to consider?!
Ah a 4 minute sponge holder video, just what I was hoping for from a test kitchen!
I got mine at the Container Store. It’s great.
Im confused about the review, if its in the kitchen sink wont the sponge be wet anytime you wash your hands?
I bought the SimpleHuman one a while back and it gets nasty with mold in surprising short order. Any and all suction cups that I have used, well, suck, and detach after a while so never buying one of those. Currently use a Silicone Sponge Holder that sits on above and drains into the sink. It's ok at best as it gets dirty both above and below it.
I have a double sink with a dish drying rack in one of them. I attached my sponge holder to the rack.
I just bought a new sponge holder this week, a flexible rubber one from Walmart, one of the first ones shown. Yes, in hangs down into the sink, but it is flexible, not rigidly attached, so when you bump it, you don't knock it off, as you do with the suction cup types..which also hang down into the sink!! The flexible rubber hanging around the faucet is easy enough to move out of the way when you need the extra space.
She's not wrong.
I put them in the dishwasher top rack.
My sponge holder is not attached to my sink – it is suctioned to the tile backslash. Before I put a sponge there, I squeeze the dickens out of it.
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I use the top rack of the dishwasher as my sponge holder.
Does the suction grip to silgranite sinks? Thanks.
I use the brush stick from IKEA. The idea of using a sponge grosses me out. 🤢
I’ve used my madesmart suction cup sponge holder on the counter behind the sink for years and it dries my sponge just fine. I’m sure it’s damaging my counter somewhat but it’s a worthy trade off to avoiding a wet smelly sponge
Always so informative!
I bought a different style of sponge holder. It looks a bit like the over the faucet models, but instead of a loop at the top, the wire is welded to a back plate. The back plate is attached to the sink by a piece of double stick foam. I bought it on the Big Online Shopping Site, I don't remember the vendor.
Before installing I carefully thought about placement, then washed, rinsed and dried that part of my sink completely. That was over 4 years ago … not only hasn't it budged, but the area around it looks very clean. The wire is stainless steel, it still looks great.
When I do need to remove it, I expect I'll need a razor blade and strong chemicals to remove the glue. That does not scare me … until then, the sponge holder is doing its job perfectly.