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

lostinrates

LittleMissAspie wrote: »

See we only use 1 teatowel a week (is that gross? maybe I should be changing it twice a week?), a duster will last a couple of weeks before it's covered, and cleaning cloths for bathroom and kitchen will last a couple of weeks as they are only used once a week with me using wipes/tissue mid-week and for spillages. Maybe I should change them more often and/or put them in with the bath towels.

envy you your limited dust! I'll often use a duster per room, then another cloth for ''wet'' cleaning and sometimes yet another for manky window frames etc..but yes, I would personally change teatowels more often, and kitchen cleaning clothes. For bathroom I use a new face cloth each day for me, and then wipe bathroom clean areas (bath, sink,tiles) over with this, discard and leave, much like cleaning cloths. I then also give a ''proper clean'' once a week and then clean that cloth...so one use. Kitchen, likewise, its a clean cloth every day for benches and daily wipe downs and spills.

jackieglasgow

I use the muslins I used for nursing as catch alls in the kitchen - for clearing up worktop spills and the like. Newspapers for the windows microfibre cloths and sponges for general cleaning.

DianneB

A vote from me FOR kitchen roll, I don't use masses but I think it's cheaper to use kr and throw it away than put chips (for example) on a clean tea towel then use detergent, hot water and electricity to clean it.

M.E.

I use kitchen roll sparingly, about three rolls a year at most. Mostly wiping out non-stick pans and baking trays. The grotty wipe is then composted.
For all cleaning jobs I use cut up T-shirts etc.
Cut up underwear (minus crotch!) is also used for cleaning jobs.
When these have finished being useable in the kitchen/cleaning they go into the garage for really dirty jobs.
The used cloths go into the wash, after a rinse in washing up water if needed.
Eventually the remainder goes into the rag bag at the tip.

jinky67

I dont use tea towels either, they are thoroughly unhygienic

afrugalbrunette

I use cheap jay cloths and wash them over and over till they're thread bare

marmiterulesok

GreyQueen wrote: »

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

After reading through this thread,I have now decided to no longer buy kitchen roll!

I use it sparingly,mainly to clean the cat's dishes daily.I cut one sheet into four and use a quarter at a time.So it does last ages.

I have loads of sad looking tea towels that I can cut up and use instead.Then wash and re-use.:)

lostinrates

marmiterulesok wrote: »

After reading through this thread,I have now decided to no longer buy kitchen roll!

I use it sparingly,mainly to clean the cat's dishes daily.I cut one sheet into four and use a quarter at a time.So it does last ages.

I have loads of sad looking tea towels that I can cut up and use instead.Then wash and re-use.:)

My pets share a brush we've replaced...so everytime its ready to get rid of the kitchen one they get it and I get a new one (but this is easy for me to maintain because we have a separate sink for their washing up!).

lostinrates

jinky67 wrote: »

I dont use tea towels either, they are thoroughly unhygienic

What do you do when you need something back on the cooker straight away? When I don't need to dry I don't(as taught at school!), when I do I use a clean tea towel.

sausagesandwich19

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.

Boil them that's what i do.

Sorry OP i can't help you i use kitchen roll like it's going out of fashion i buy it when it's on offer. the good brands that is