trying to save money what do people use instead of kitchen towel

Sunnyday

Another vote for microfibre cloths here too, they are so good at cleaning and polishing that i`ve no need for anything else for general cleaning.

They all get thrown in the washing machine with a dark wash, if you`re waiting to have lots before washing then just peg them on the washing line as they dry very quickly, then you can store them until there are enough for a wash.

I have one kitchen towel hidden away in the back of a cupboard - this lasts months and only ever gets used for cleaning the loo. I can`t stand the thought of washing a cloth when its been used to scrub the inside of the loo so i use a couple of pieces of roll and it gets flushed away afterwards.

HTH

SD

quintwins

oh no i couldn't keep my bathroom cloth for that long, i put them straight in the basket when i'm done, i used to use those detrol wipes but my hands dried out, ikea towels are great i used the acual cheapy towels to clean aswell there really thin and not very fluffy so great for windows, they were orginally used as muslins aswell

rachbc

I wash mine on a quick 60c wash. At least 1 clean cloth and teatowel a day, plus kitchen hand towel and the washable mop cloth means about a load a week. Like the idea of a muslin for draining stuff on - thanks. I'm sick of using paper napkins so going to get a few cheap cloth napkins too

imataloss

I don`t buy kitchen roll. Use microfibre clothes for mopping up, cleaning and dusting.
They go in the washing machine after use. Usually wash with towels and tea towels.
For absorbing grease I use a tea towel, I find the towelling ones are better. This also gets put straight in the wash after use.

Kleopatra

LittleMissAspie wrote: »

How do people wash their cloths and teatowels? I don't like to wash household cloths with other things so I bung them in a bag to save them up for washing but it takes weeks to get enough for a full load, especially as we have a 7kg machine now. Once the bag went all mouldy and I had to throw the lot away. So I tend to use kitchen roll and disposable wipes but I know this is wasteful.

In the bad old days people boiled teatowels and cloths in washing soda in an old saucepan on the hob. If you only have a few a week why not do that?

jinky67

I HATE kitchen roll with a passion, why do we need it?
Microfibre cloths get used for everything, and they chucked in the WM with the towels

Linda32

I stopped buying kitchen roll way before I joined MSE. I just decided to stop buying it and see how I got on.

I use microfibre cloths for everything. Wipe up spills with dishcloth, which arn't manky if you wash them oftern

FatVonD

LittleMissAspie wrote: »

See we only use 1 teatowel a week

:eek:

We use 2 or 3 a day but we don't have a dishwasher so all washing up and drying is done by hand (not so much an OS statement as lack of space!)

villagelife

I use old teatowels and towels to mop up spills. Also have large selection of dishcloths used for different purposes depending on how old they are.
Microfibre clothes are great.
Normally wash it all once a week.
DH may buy kitchen roll occasionally but only he uses it in abundance on the few occasions he cleans.

GreyQueen

I use about 1 roll of kitchen paper towel a year, just use a part sheet for something manky like a little bit of white spirit. Use damp microsfibre towels to clean mirrors and inside windows, sponge and hot soapy water to clean outside of windows with a buff off with crumpled newspaper. Other wiping jobs are done with spongettes and I save elderly worn towels and tea towels to use as cleaning cloths. Ill quarter a bath sized towel and hem it to sto it fraying. They go thru the washing machine.

You absolutely don't need paper kitchen towels. Save a fortune and set yourself free of their tyranny.