Reddit mentions of Update International (BSM-1218BK) 18" x 12" Rubber Bar Service Mat

For those looking to purchase just the mat from the site, Amazon sells a comparable 12" x 18" bar mat for $7.60 (as of 7/21/16, 10:30pm PST) with free Prime shipping.

https://www.amazon.com/Update-International-BSM-1218BK-Rubber-Service/dp/B000MVI4ZK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1469165429&sr=8-3&keywords=bar+mat

Welcome to the world of increasingly more and better coffee.

May I recommend something that will help you keep your (what appears to be tiny) kitchen clean? Get yourself a bar mat. It will help catch loose beans/grinds and keep them from getting scattered all over your kitchen. Also if you spill water or what ever it will all stay contained. I got mine from a place I used to work (says Barcardi and Coke on it) Make friends with a bar tender, or spend the 10 bucks now and enjoy your clean kitchen. Also makes it look like you know what you're doing. Seriously, a bar mat is the way to go.

That and a Chemex should be your next purchase.

edit- something like this

I bought this bar mat (https://www.amazon.com/Update-International-BSM-1218BK-Rubber-Service/dp/B000MVI4ZK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1482638096&sr=8-3&keywords=bar+mat) a while back and my grinder and machine (I have a Gaggia Classic) fit on it perfectly with a little room to spare. It has little pokey things (whatever you want to call it) that will trap stray water and grounds. It's really easy to move the machines+grinder and knock everything in the mat into the garbage and throw into the dishwasher to clean. Highly recommend!

https://www.amazon.com/Update-International-BSM-1218BK-Rubber-Service/dp/B000MVI4ZK

Dishwasher safe! All grinds and liquids and stuff just fall into the cracks. They are actually amazing. They have different sized ones

Update International (BSM-1218BK) 18" x 12" Rubber Bar Service Mat https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000MVI4ZK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_liwEybWPZ4F4N

I sit at a desk, kinda at a typist's position, so my elbows form a 90 degree angle to the top of the stone.

Under my stones, I use a bartender's mat, and find it really handy. Keeps the stone in place, and keeps spills to a minimum.

I keep a little dish of water to my right so I can dip my fingers in the bowl and spread it on the stone.

I tend to take lots of breaks, and use Japanese strokes for the bulk of the sharpening, and finish with a variety of x strokes.

I have this bar mat: https://www.amazon.com/Update-International-BSM-1218BK-Rubber-Service/dp/B000MVI4ZK

It has served me well in keeping my coffee space tidy. Electric kettle sits to one side of it, digital scale sits on the other side. Lido manual grinder and bag of beans sits on top of it. Its convenient as a catch tray for brushing out the grinder and grinds jar above after brewing. I empty and wash it every so often if there is much accumulation, but that takes awhile. Importantly though, I no longer have to deal with cleaning up stray coffee grounds every day!

One of the little things I bought that made things a lot more pleasant for me was a bar mat like this

It's big enough to hold my scale, grinder, and room to operate an Aeropress. Catches the coffee dust that always escapes the grinder somehow and minor spills. Once a week I dunk it in the sink, scrub it with a brush, and air dry it.

I was worried about this aswell. I put it on a rubber mat like this one:

http://www.amazon.com/18-Bar-Service-Mat-Black/dp/B000MVI4ZK/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1398510393&sr=8-4&keywords=rubber+mat

Place a bar mat or some dri dek in the space you'd like to keep clear.