Abstract: A dish drying apparatus including a dishholding member, a housing disposed above the dishholding member, a plurality of outlet openings in the face of the housing adjacent to the dishholding member, a plurality of inlet openings in another face of the housing, duct member connecting the outlet openings in the face of the housing adjacent to the dishholding member with the inlet openings in another face of the housing, air transferring mechanism disposed along the length of the duct member, heating mechanism disposed in the duct member for heating air being transferred therethrough, electrical drive mechanism for the air transferring mechanism, activating mechanism for the electrical drive mechanism and the heating mechanism, housing support mechanism in a face other than a face adjacent to the dishholding member.