Good at preventing micro scratches on actual sink form tossing dirty dishes and utensilsEasy to clean.The mat has some structure and not just a silicon piece that flops aroundI personally use it as a surface to defrost meat since the mat is easier to clean than the whole sink area before prep.I also use it on table top to put hot bowls, pots on to let it cool downI like the individual raised rubber feet on bottom. Has a good gripDoesn’t have a circular hole to align sink drain strainer (probably since not all sinks are designed the same).Depending on how much food residue is brushed off may have to hand sweep or use water to push all residue to drain collector area once you remove the mat
