For two years I have had a drying mat for dishes. I upgraded to this rack and it is awesome! I was very skeptical about fitting thanksgiving dishes in it, but I’m pretty sure you can. It is very easy to assemble and there are different options for setting it up. I have since gotten better at stacking it full. I have also had no incidents with anything falling out. I can fill it with a sink and counter’s worth of dishes. It makes this dishwasher happy!