Does a squeegee dry a counter better than a paper towel?

Pick 0036 · Vikan 71256 table squeegee

A squeegee pulls water off a counter in one pass instead of spreading it around the way a towel does, and the soft blade flexes to follow an uneven surface. AddToPick rates the squeegee worth buying, with a caution: only seven five-star reviews exist for this product and most are several years old, so the evidence base here is thin.

Product	Vikan 71256 table squeegee
Width	10 in
Material	Polypropylene body with a soft rubber blade
Category	Hygiene grade, the brand used in food production
Surfaces	Counters, shower glass, spills on the floor
Storage	Hangs rather than sitting in a drawer
Evidence	Thin: seven five-star reviews, most several years old
AddToPick	Worth buying, with the evidence caveat

What it is

The squeegee is a ten inch hand tool with a soft rubber blade in a polypropylene body. It belongs to a professional hygiene range rather than a housewares line, which is the reason reviewers give for choosing it over a supermarket squeegee.

The blade is the part that matters. It is soft enough to bend along a surface rather than skipping over dips, which is what leaves streaks with a stiff blade.

How it works

Counters are the primary use. One pass takes standing water off a worktop, which reviewers contrast with a towel that moves water around and then has to be wrung out or thrown away.

Shower glass is the second use. Pulling water off glass immediately is what prevents the mineral spotting that appears when droplets dry in place.

Floor spills are the third. A ten inch blade sweeps a spill toward a drain or a cloth in one movement rather than blotting it.

Storage is part of the argument. The squeegee hangs by the sink instead of living in a drawer, which is what makes it get used at all.

What reviewers report

AddToPick found only seven five-star US reviews for this product, totalling roughly 2,200 characters, and five of those were written between 2018 and 2020. Everything below rests on that. AddToPick has not verified whether the current product matches what those reviewers received.

Named limitations from these five-star reviewers:

The blade is soft and flexes to the surface, reported by more than one reviewer as the difference from a stiff squeegee.
Glass is left without spots after a pass.
One reviewer notes the same brand supplies larger squeegees to food production facilities, which is where the hygiene grade positioning comes from.
Reviewers report using fewer paper towels as a direct result. Named limitations from these five-star reviewers:
Fitting a handle reverses the direction of the hanging hole, according to one reviewer, so the tool hangs the other way round once a handle is attached.
One reviewer reports prices differing between colours, which is a purchasing note rather than a product one.

Who it is not for

Anyone who needs a well evidenced purchase. Seven reviews, most several years old, is a thin basis and AddToPick says so rather than filling the gap.
Anyone without a place to hang it. The argument for a squeegee over a towel depends on it being within reach of the sink.
Anyone wanting to absorb rather than move water. A squeegee pushes water somewhere; something still has to catch it.
Anyone attaching a handle and expecting the hanging hole to stay put. One reviewer reports the orientation reversing.

Questions people ask

Does a squeegee replace paper towels on a counter?

It removes the water in one pass rather than absorbing it, so a cloth or the sink still receives what is pulled off. Reviewers report using fewer paper towels as a result.

Does the blade leave streaks?

Reviewers report the soft blade flexing to the surface and leaving glass without spots, which is what a stiff blade fails at.

Is this the same brand food plants use?

One reviewer notes the same manufacturer supplies larger squeegees to food production facilities. This is a reviewer's statement rather than something AddToPick verified.

Can it be used on shower glass?

Reviewers use it on shower glass and report no spotting, which comes from pulling water off before it dries in place.

How reliable is the information on this page?

Thin. Only seven five-star reviews exist and most were written several years ago, so this write-up rests on a small and dated sample. AddToPick states this rather than presenting the product as well tested.

Where to buy

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Pick 0036 · Last updated 2026-08-31 · Reviewed by AddToPick