The dishcloth over the tap

[jugglingmonkey]

This is a thread about a thread... But here goes!

Where are you supposed to put the wet dishcloth if not over the tap?

Thank you! Will sit and watch..

Options as I see it:

Leave to fester in sink
Drape over washing up utensils holder/pot thing (just the same?)
Straight in laundry? Yeah right...
A new jay cloth everyday?

Some enlighten us please!

Oooooh I know people who shudder at the sight of a dishcloth over the tap.

I do it, just because I can't figure out an alternative.

Mine goes over the tap. I use e cloths and wash them after 2 days.

Just lay it in the nice clean empty dry sink, all wrung out. That is sufficient.

They look awful draped over the tap.

I use a fresh dishcloth every day and boil wash them all at the end of the week anyway so there's no need to drape them.

I must admit, it looks a bit unsightly... But, not sure where else/what else to do with the damn blue and white check devil rag...

I don't use a dishcloth but for the cloths I use for counters and cupboard doors and such, I fold them in half and lay them on the windowsill so they're half on the sill and the other half hangs down over the edge IYSWIM. My sills are tiled, so the cloth dries without damaging sill or wall, and the sun shining in through the window helps with drying it out. They're nice cloths in good, bright cheerful colours so they add a bit of colour and don't ruin the look of the kitchen.

But if I had a big fancy kitchen whose aesthetic was a priority, I'd probably have a bucket in one of the cupboards and hang them over the edge to keep them out of sight.

I also use Kim and Aggie's tip - at the end of washing up, fill the sink with a small amount of water, add bleach, leave the cloths in there for about half an hour or so. That way the cloth never stinks and you can come back later and hang them up or put them away or whatever way you store them to dry out and they come up fresh and clean to use again until they're ready to wash. I do a tea towel wash every week and the cloths go in with them on a sixty degree wash.

Mine is hung over the draining rack. But it's not really a dishcloth, it's a cheeky wipe (small micro fibre cloth). I have a massive pile of them and use a freshly washed one every other day.

Sponge for washing up is used for a week and then slung in the washing machine. If scourer bit still ok then will re-use in kitchen, or will put to other household use.

Don't care if other people put over their taps though, just the design of our tap prevents it

I have a jar (that matches the kitchen) on the windowsill with bottle brushes, sponge on a stick thingy (not for what the Romans used them!), the plug for the sink etc. The wet cloth goes in there, but I chuck them in the washing machine at the end of every day so the never smell. They get washed with whatever happens to be the next was, so some a slightly blue, others slightly pink - but I don't care!

We have a caddy for the washing up liquid, brush and dishcloth so it goes in there. I use a new one each day so they are slung into the washing machine then all washed on a hot wash on Friday night with all the tea towels.

The reason I don't like the dishcloth over the tap is because it gets in the way when you're washing your hands. I rinse and squeeze the dishcloth out well and put on the sink surround next to the tap. They go on a hot wash with towels.

I rinse mine out then put it at the side of the sink. I put my rubber gloves over the tap

I hang mine up to dry in the cupboard under the sink! Doesn't smell or look unsightly. Rubber gloves and washing up liquid go next to it in a little holder.

I have a little towel rail inside the cupboard under the sin, cloth gets hung up there and put in the wash every few days.

Fold and lay by the taps. Hot wash every week or two with towels or tea towels.

I don't like bleach in the sink - risks bleach splashes on best jeans if in a hurry.

I don't have a dishcloth.

Solves the problem nicely.

Folded and draped over the edge of the bowl - me.

Slung over the tap - DH.

I use kitchen paper which I think is not good for the planet. I used to use a cloth but DH kept complaining about it being unhygienic so I switched. Now he complains about how much kitchen paper we use! I think I should switch back to cloths and get a proper routine to keep them clean. Tell me off for using paper

On one of these?

Along with some of these as they are anti bacterial, an open weave that dries out more quickly, and smaller so they don't drape on the counter top.

I use a sponge for dishes, which always goes on the right side of the taps, and another one for surfaces, which goes on the left side of the taps. I change them between every couple of days and weekly. I used to change both daily, but have relaxed a bit now.

Always hang mine over the tap & change daily. My lovely, late mom did this and so does my daughter!

I don't have a dishcloth. I use a sponge. Problem solved.