What cloth does everyone use for their kitchen surfaces?

[agreyrock]

I use these but dh complains it leaves the tops too damp he wants to use a cotton facecloth 🙄 help us settle this argument!

Happy to replace cloth every week or so (if cheap) and I usually soak regularly

Minkey soak ups. The only cloths for me. Incredibly absorbent and last ages.
Micro fibre cloths shed particles which are not biodegradable so end up in the sea or water system. Avoid those for environmental reasons.

Yes - MsLtoe you need to have several : change and wash them regularly at 60 degrees . If they are cotton they can be boiled on the stove with washing powder.

Ecoegg washable reusable kitchen towels made from bamboo. Each one can be used 85 times. They’ve been a bit of a game changer in our house.

A bucket under the sink with green bleach or detol and water in it. As you finish wiping, toss in the cloth. After supper dishes are done, and kitchen is tidied, drain and toss in the washing machine on a boil wash. Tumble or hang, and your good to go

I don't like microfibre cloths. They leave bits of fluff everywhere.

A cleaner came to my house. She's my friends cleaner. I was very ill and my friend was away so didn't need her cleaner. She offered her to me.

Cleaner said I needed micro fibre cloths. And everyone on mn seems to rave about them. So I bought a 2 pack from Sainsbury's. So far, not impressed.

Paper towels. Which are not environmentally friendly.

But neither are e-cloths/microfibre cloths as they lose microplastics into the water when they are washed.

After much household disagreement over what might be the perfect solution of environmental friendliness/actually making the house clean/what we like to use we gave up before a divorce happened and stuck to the paper towels.

I wash cleaning cloths with the rest of the washing on 40 degrees. Am I disgusting?

Cellulose sponges - the kind most sponges were (if not actual sponge) before nylon came in

They squeeze really dry & last for ages. Quite hard to find now but I stocked up on amazon a while back with Scotchbrite ones - yellow with green scourer.

Amazon still has some but they don’t say cellulose so I looked further & found these - scourer looks less effective but ok for minor jobs

amazon.co.uk/MR-SIGA-Cellulose-Scrub-Sponge/dp/B0132GKQ7A/ref=mp_s_a_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1544899628&sr=8-10-spons&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=scotch+brite+cellulose+sponge&psc=1]]

Ecoegg washable reusable kitchen towels made from bamboo. Each one can be used 85 times. They’ve been a bit of a game changer in our house.

Those sound interesting, thanks, Face (tits ? )

I’m very keen on bamboo stuff. I have lidded bamboo storage jars, and a utensil jar (used to be a compost caddy) - unbreakable, no rust & easy to clean. Miraculous!

Microfibres with antibacterial surface spray, then residue dried off with a tea towel. Kitchen work surfaces are pale quartz.

Oh! Mr Siga does bamboo cloths as well as the cellulose sponges (link didn’t work before)

I give sponges/brushes/scourers a soak in dilute bleach every couple of days.

Also use (can’t believe I forgot this!) [[https://richlyrooted.com/2017/04/swedish-dishcloths.html Swedish dishcloth sponges
]] Made out of cotton & cellulose so very green; they air dry quickly & wipe surfaces dry beautifully. They also come up like new in a weak bleach solution, or can go in dishwasher/washer.

And they’re so pretty!

The link above explaining them is American but there are UK suppliers too - Jangneus is one

JANGNEUS!!!

Ooooo the bamboo roll looks v interesting, thank you!

I use a Spontex (or supermarket equivalent) sponge. Microfibre and anything else never gets things properly clean to me and I like the way using a well rung out sponge (used with cleaning spray) leaves the worktop dry.

I have microfibre cloths that I have had for years as they were sold as better for the environment, because you are not supposed to use chemicals with them.
I keep using them as i expect all the little bits will have washed off buy now.
If I ever buy new ones I will probably get cotton or bamboo, although all these choices now seem fraught.

Home crocheted cotton dishcloths. Last forever, washable at 60 (or in the dish washer), super absorbent and pretty!

www.johnlewis.com/e-cloth-kitchen-whizz-cleaning-cloth/p2175378

I have several of these. I stopped using throw away sponges 2 years ago. I use these all over the house. They are fabulous sponge replacements.

Pieces of fake chamois, though we can get this from OH's work that is ends of rolls that aren't usuable in a machine