Do you change kitchen cloths every day?

Shortie

Hi all

Okay... I've recently been converted from the throw away J-Cloths to the thick yellow ones in sainsburys, yellow dusters and the white ones that are like think netting tubes sewn at the ends with red stitching (sorry, I have no idea their names)

I do it for a bit of money saving, but also alot to do with the environment and not throwing stuff away for the sake of it etc. BUT...

How do you recomend I clean them? I have been rinsing them our as I go and then putting them overnight in think bleach once a week, but the think yellow sainsburys ones are leaving fluff on my windows now, and the red stiching on the white ones is coming undone.

Can anyone give me a crash course on how to keep them really clean for the kitchen (e.g.) but make them last at least a little bit longer than they seem to with me?

lil_me

I put them in disinfectant bucket which I always have for cleaning cloths (old nappy bucket comes in handy). Replace the disinfectant when needed. Sometimes use milton if I don't have any disinfectant. Could use bleach if that's what you have in. They stay in the bucket soaking, then I do a cloth wash weekly (occasionally more often)which is also my 'hot wash' to keep the washer running right as recommended on this site as I usually do 30/40 degree washes. Yellow ones be careful as sometimes colours run.

Pink.

Hi Shortie,

I soak dishcloths in a weak bleach solution in the sink every night and then when I'm putting a hot wash on (two or three times a week) I throw them in as well.

This older thread might give you ideas on what others do:

Do you change kitchen cloths every day?


Pink

girlsmum

I just stick them in the machine with other clothes, they go in almost every day

lady_isa

I use a sponge for washing the dishes, which i stick in the microwave for a minute afterwards, this kills the germs. I replace the sponge when it's by it best.

I use kitchen roll for wiping down surfaces with anti bacterial spray.

In the bathroom, I bin the cloth after I have cleaned the loo. I buy the cheapest I can, usually from the £ shop or value ones from supermarket

HTH

balmaiden

I put my dishcloth in the dishwasher every time the dishwasher is used.(every couple of days) in between times it is soaked in very weak bleach or I find they disintegrate if the bleach is any thicker. All other cleaning cloths, which are microfibre, are put in a bucket with disinfectent and boiling water I wait untill the water is hand hot and give them a pummelling rinse and hang somewhere to dry, depending on the weather.

poppie,s_dream

the yellow fluffy ones i take it are microfibre cloths? i soak mine in white vinegar when not in use then wash all my cloths in the washer once a week but never put softener in the washer when washing microfibre, cloths use a capful of vinegar instead.

angelatgraceland

If they are fluffy i am guessing they are ordinary dusters? I stick with microfibre clothes in white or pale colours and just put them in the wash with everything else after a rinse by hand. In the loo I use antibacterial wipes and dispose of them. In the kitchen its the cloths and a sponge/scoure. The sponge, I soak in mild bleach in a dish every couple of days until the sponge is a bit dead. I only ever buy Mr Ts cheap ones-the expensive one do not last any longer.