How do you economise on kitchen paper towel use?

snowleopard61

And dealing with the minefield of animal related nastiness (bleurghhhhs or eeeewwwwwws, mostly ), IMO, requires something instantly disposable and can't disintegrate in your hand, depositing said bleurghhhhhh or eeeeewwwwwww in between your fingers _pale_.

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Splendidly put! Although I do use cheap loo roll for said purposes, I have occasionally had the unpleasant experience described above. Bleurghhhh and eeeewwwww was very much my response. _pale_

Primrose

I find newspapers can substitute on many occasions - for sopping up grease from the grill pan (although I also stir in oats to absorb the fat which I use to feed the birds), cleaning windows, absorbing water splashes from the kitchen floor, putting small folded over pieces into the bottom of big pots of peppers, chillies, etc. to stop compost seeping out the holes at the bottom into drip saucers. Also really old clothes which are too far gone for giving to the charity shop can be cut up for rags instead of using kitchen tissue for mopping.

katieowl_2

Basics kitchen roll here for mopping grease, dog spills :rotfl: or greasing tins for baking.

Everything else is basics j cloth, or sponges, which go into the washing machine daily, and I use tons of tea-towels too.

But I'd second the suggestion of blue catering rolls from makro or bookers or somewhere similar. We use that at work and a roll lasts for ages. You might have to buy a dozen or so rolls at once but if you cost it out you might be quids in.

Kate

valk_scot

Primrose wrote: »

I find newspapers can substitute on many occasions - for sopping up grease from the grill pan (although I also stir in oats to absorb the fat which I use to feed the birds),

That is such a good tip! I'm on the hunt for money saving ideas for bird food and a pack of Value oats is cheap enough after all.

Primrose

Our birds love the fatty oats we put out for them in winter. The oats do a great job of soaking up the fat which would otherwise be wasted. . We store them in a lidded box and ration them out. In cold weather birds need energy based food and they're queueing up at the bird table for them.

ALIBOBSY

Again another vote for using cloths here. We do have kitchen roll, but it is mostly used like others have said for those really yucky jobs.

I don't like traditional dishcloths, but do get those blue and white cloths from the pound shop sometimes-the ones I get open out quite large so I cut in half for use, and wash out a fair few times before they go.

We have alot of dish towels and the older ones get used for wiping up sometimes-straight into the washer.

The cloths I like the best though are those microfibre cloths. Have quite a lot as we have picked them up when spotted cheap and stocked up over the years. They seem to last for agggggggeeesss (years and years). Initially I thought they were only for dusting, but they are just as good wet for wiping the worktops/cupboards etc.

OH spotted some on offer in Tesco earlier in the year. They were sold as car cleaning cloths and are really thick. Think they were 3 cloths for 50p or simular (it may have been a glitch he got from here not sure lol). We bought loads and have been using them for everything.

TBH there is too much obsession with anti bacterials and all the ads make out you have to use their product or the deadly bugs will strike you are your kids down immediately . What nonsense good hot soapy water is fine for 99% of cleaning. To be 100% safe anti bac spray is good for wiping up chicken blood or where meat juices have been-plus perhaps a squirt of bleach down the loo every now and again lol.

Ali x

ukclare

I notice that a couple of posters say they put their cloths through the dishwasher - how do you do this? Are they ok spread out on the top rack or will they float about?
(Never thought about doing my washing this way, although DH has been know to put oily car parts through the dishwasher!)

katieowl_2

We put them through the dishwasher at work...Just open them out over the dishes, they've never floated off?

Kate

cornishchick

for the "plenty" lovers

mr coop has them on offer 8 for £4.

Edwardia

I_luv_cats wrote: »

I tend to stick to 50p per roll budget or fat roll equivalent.

6 rolls for 99p from 99p Stores