Switched from paper towels to rags for cleaning counters and it changed my kitchen routine

I used to rip off three paper towels every time I wiped down my counters after dinner, spending maybe $15 a month on rolls. Then a friend told me to buy a pack of 12 cotton bar mop rags for $8 at Target and just toss them in the wash with my towels. Has anyone else made the switch and actually stuck with it or did you go back to paper?

2 comments

2 Comments

the_drew27d ago

The real game changer for me wasn't just saving money or the environment. It's that my rags actually hold more bacteria killing power than paper towels. I keep a spray bottle of diluted bleach water under my sink and hit the rag before I wipe. Paper towels just push the bacteria around since they dry out so fast. A damp rag with a little bleach actually kills stuff on contact. I've been doing this for about two years now and I haven't had a single counter related stomach bug. Plus I never have to buy paper towels for spills on the floor either.

nathan19328d ago

Big time... I did the same thing about six months ago and haven't bought a single roll of paper towels since. My rags are way better at soaking up spills and I just bleach them in the wash every week.