Kitchen Roll Alternative!

[Wanderlust20]

Now hear me out - I know my title sounds weird!

So I used to buy and use a lot of kitchen roll. In the past couple of years, I've made an effort to be more eco friendly but the one thing I couldn't quit was the kitchen roll! I know it sounds silly but, to me, it just seemed way more hygienic than sponges or cloths etc as it was single use - convenient too but so wasteful as you obviously can't recycle it (due to it not being made of paper but lots of little fibres).

So my question is this - what do you wipe down spillages/your kitchen worktops with? And if you do just use a wet cloth or something else, where do you store/dry it? And how often do you wash them? We cook every night (and sometimes make a right mess) so I could imagine any cloths getting quite stained and dirty after one use.

The thought of using the same manky cloth or sponge makes my skin crawl! But then my husband pointed out that you'd do the same with a washing up sponge so he has a point!

So many questions ha ha, I know, I'm strange .

Cloths waiting to be washed don't smell as long as you let them dry. I hang mine over the edge of the sink to dry overnight, before they go in the laundry basket. I soak them in Napisan before I wash them, to sterilise - better than bleaching every day, which is also bad for the environment.

As well as everyone else's good suggestions, I cut-up old T shirts etc and use as rags for really manky jobs like bacon fat, then chuck the rag.

@Buntysbosom I use these. All been washed multiple times now and going strong so far

Thanks, I will check them out.