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?

I air mine over the drainer.
I didn't realise putting it on the tap was offensive though

Mind, I should know by now there are MNers that would find something to be offended about if alone in a padded cell.

I have a supply of glow in the dark microfibre cloths that are put in the washing machine when I do a wash (most days). I also drape over the tap (to air dry). There's nowhere else really. When I go into the kitchen at night they glow eerily (orange, green and yellow).

Which is the orignal thread please?

Was a thread last night "you know DM has been round when ..." Or something like that and this question was bugging me too. If I had a drainer I would put it on there but we don't (as most stuff goes in dishwasher) do on the tap it goes. Once dry I might take if off - but usually it gets used again before that happens!

I also microwave mine (wet, for one minute) every couple of days - kills any germs and stops it smelling. Never gets washed eg in machine - just regular microwave until it falls apart.

Thank you

Love the microwave tip, genius!

Use disposable wipes?

I put my dishcloth over the tap. It goes in the wash if it gets smelly or if it has been used to clean anything particularly dirty

Mine gets hung very neatly over the tap, and washed whenever I remember, probably every week - never smelly and only ever washed on 30 degrees blush ...i consider myself houseproud and clean too!

even

Mine go in the dishwasher every night last wash and during the day they live in the tin bucket in the cupboard under the sink along with the other kitchen cleaner stuff.

Or in the sink on the rubber cage thing I have to stop the sink getting scratched. Rubber gloves live in the bucket as well.

You'll never see a dishcloth hung over my tap, ever. Why do you need to? Just bung it in the wash and get a fresh one out the next day, it's not like they cost much. It's more hygienic.

I don't get why people have stuff out all around their sinks,washing up liquid, cloths etc -that's what cupboards are for.

My sisters dishcloths stink and she does the tap thing.

Don't use dishcloths they are vile and they stink.
They are vile, and they stink. Repeat Ad nauseum.

I agree, mrsGuy, nothing round my sinks either.
All washup liquids, detergents, dishwasher stuff etc stored out of view in the cupboard under the sink. We never use linen clothes to dry any cups etc, but leave them to drain dry.

I find it a total pain in the neck to have get things you use frequently out of a cupboard to use them. Our kitchen cleaning stuff is in a caddy on the tiled windowsill behind the sink. It's pretty tidy.

Yours might venus, but mine don't because I air them in between each time I use them by spreading over the drainer. I guess the same would work for the tap.

Disposable wipes ?? What a landfill nightmare . I don't consider myself to be overly 'green' but that is really excessive.

I agree with you Wowfudge -someone wipes a spill or some crumbs with the cloth many, many, many times during the day - it would be ridiculous to be continually having to look in the cupboard for the cloth - plus of course it wouldn't get aired so well if it were enclosed in a cupboard.

I use a sponge wipe. I find them more effective. Haven't had a dish cloth in years

Sponge wipe is squeezed out and left on the draining board

The reason cloths might stink is because they're a) not dried after use and b) not cleaned often enough. If you do a) you don't have to do b) quite as often. I prefer to hang them to dry after every use, bleach them every few days and wash them once a week.

I use a sponge for washing up and I like that all it takes to clean it is a quick blast in the microwave.

Those green scourer sponges don't wipe down the surfaces properly though - there's always a thin coating of water left behind which drives me nuts.

Dish cloths always seem really unhygienic to me, not sure why exactly, I think they remind me of the stinky unwashed flannels we had growing up. As a result I only use sponges and in fact can't figure why you would use a dish cloth...

I drape it over the edge of the sink. Use a new one every other 3/4 days. Buy them from a pound shop (10 for £1.)

I have sink caddy thing that sits inside the sink, which is handy for the dishcloth, so I just wring it out and change daily.

Blah - a sponge is probably less hygienic as you don't usually change it daily.

Why is a sponge more hygienic than a dishcloth?

Yes sponges are generally very unhygienic - they are harder to properly rinse out and take a lot longer to dry so make a great breeding ground for bacteria. But I blast mine in the microwave to kill all the nasties.

I have actually alternated over the years between using sponge, cloth and brush, although it's been a great long while since I last switched to sponge so I'm due a changeover soon. Might go for brush this time.

BackCrack I couldnt figure out what you meant about a film of water on dishes and thought maybe there was some uber-clever awesomely dry dish washing method I didn't know about, heh. But I finally realised you mean for wiping surfaces like counter tops and such. Now it makes sense! Yeah I wouldnt use a sponge to wipe down surfaces in the kitchen either, unless I'm cleaning the stove top and hobs.

Mine goes in the basin in bleach and hot water til next set of dishes needs done.